Testimony to the City Council on the Mental Health Needs of our Youth
November 9, 2022 Greetings Chair Stevens and Members of the Committees on Youth Services and Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction. My name is Jose Cotto and I am the Senior Vice President for Residential Treatment at the Institute for Community Living, commonly known as ICL. ICL is a community-based behavioral health organization with nearly four […]
Our Behavioral Healthcare System is in Crisis; Here’s How We Fix It
September 02, 2022 by Dr. Victoria Pham Very often patients with serious issues such as active hallucinations, self-harm behavior, severe depression, and suicidality wait for days in common spaces or crowded hospital hallways for observation or the next available inpatient psychiatric bed. I’ve seen patients in need of hospitalization far exceed available beds in New York […]
Victoria Pham: 2022 Crain’s Notable Health Care Leaders
August 23, 2022 Under the direction of Pham, the Institute for Community Living provides mental health support, substance use treatments, intellectual disability accommodation services and behavioral health–medical integrative care. She serves nearly 15,000 individuals in 100 programs across New York City. She offers monthly lectures on psychopharmacology to physicians and nurse practitioners at the state […]
Written testimony of Jody Rudin for the general welfare committee
August 9, 2022 Good afternoon Chair Ayala and members of the committee. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify before you. My name is Jody Rudin, and I am the President and CEO at the Institute for Community Living (ICL), a New York City based nonprofit that works with about 13,000 individuals a […]
Navigating the Road to Recovery: An Art and a Science
Jose Cotto, LCSW April 19, 2022 Defining recovery is all-encompassing. It may be recovery from mental illness, substance use, trauma, losses and, as we’ve recently learned, from the effects of a pandemic. Most often it is thought about as a journey toward regaining something that was lost or returning to a former state. In behavioral […]
Overcoming the Stigma of Mental Illness: Peers Play a Critical Role
Edwin Rosario | Jose Cotto, LCSW July 14, 2022 Sharing a lived experience may be the single most important tool we have to address the stigma of living with a mental illness, and the isolation of COVID only exacerbated how important it can be to have someone to talk with who truly understands. Over the past […]
CEO Jody Rudin featured in Crain’s Notable 2022 LGBTQ Leaders
June 20, 2022 Jody Rudin oversees one of New York’s largest mental and behavioral health services and housing organizations. At the Institute for Community Living, she is responsible for operation, fundraising, and government relations. In addition, she focuses on growing the organization and its whole-health model of services, increasing services for children and young adults. […]
Nevins Street Apartments Grand Re-opening – Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams Announce Completion of $72 Million Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Development in Downtown Brooklyn
May 9, 2022 Nevins Street Apartments Adds 129 Affordable and Supportive Homes to Downtown Brooklyn with 6,000 Square Feet of Retail Space 78 Apartments Reserved for Formerly Homeless Individuals, Veterans, Young Adults, and Individuals Recovering From a Substance Use Disorder Part of Governor’s $25 Billion Five-Year Transformative Housing Plan Governor Kathy Hochul and New York […]
Written Testimony of Jody Rudin for the General Welfare Committee
May 4, 2022 Greetings Chairperson Ayala and Members of the General Welfare Committee. My name is Jody Rudin and I am the CEO of ICL – the Institute for Community Living, a nonprofit that provides whole health services to approximately 13,000 individuals a year. Many of our clients live with the most significant mental health […]
New Yorker of the Week: Donna Edwards
April 11, 2022 Watch the full video here Behind this huge desk at the nonprofit Institute for Community Living’s supportive housing residence sits a power house all her own. Donna Edwards’ official job might be staffing the front desk, but in this building, many residents refer to her as “mom.” “She doesn’t give up on […]
