Conversations on the Block with Ms. Pat Robinson
ICL Chief Operating Officer Dr. Troy J. Boyle joined Pat Robinson on 94.7 The Block to discuss New York City’s $4.5 million investment to expand ICL’s STEPS program citywide. STEPS fills a critical gap in the behavioral health system by helping New Yorkers maintain stability after intensive mental health treatment, while opening capacity in higher-intensity […]
OPEN Wednesday: August 12, 2026
On this episode of OPEN, Laura Savino, Senior Vice President of Care Management at the Institute for Community Living discusses a major investment expanding mental health services across New York City. Click here to watch.
Building the Missing Middle: How Advocacy Helped Create a New Behavioral Health Intervention for New Yorkers With Serious Mental Illness
For decades, our behavioral health systems have faced the growing challenge of meeting the needs of people with serious mental illness (SMI). In New York, where the Institute for Community Living (ICL) operates, and most places in the country, demand for services far exceeds supply. Furthermore, there are critical gaps in the continuum of care. We see […]
Medicine Without Margins
During his time as a young Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, Dr. Glen Davis (M.D. ’04) often witnessed families experiencing harrowing life challenges. Perhaps none moved him as profoundly as the case of a woman with untreated psychosis who was restrained in her family’s hut while her relatives tried to enlist help to get her […]
DSS Commissioner Molly Wasow Park Celebrates Opening of Deeply Affordable Housing Site for New Yorkers Exiting the Shelter System
Through its Novel Affordable Housing Services Program, DSS, in Partnership with the Institute for Community Living (ICL) and Camber Property Group, Creates First-of-its-kind Site in Brooklyn with 182 Homes for CityFHEPS Voucher Holders Program Pipeline Passes the 1,000-unit Milestone, with More than 800 Now Open, Providing Long Term Housing Security for Vulnerable New Yorkers Initiative Builds on […]
New Report Finds Medical Respite Could Save New York Hospitals Millions, Free Hundreds of Beds, and Improve Recovery for People Experiencing Housing Instability
Click here for full report (New York, NY) –As New York faces looming Medicaid cuts and mounting pressure on hospital systems, a new report from nonprofits Institute for Community Living (ICL) and Comunilife highlights how the medical respite model delivers both fiscal savings and improved health outcomes. The report also uncovers challenges to scaling the model, […]
ICL Closes on Redevelopment and Expansion of Emerson-Davis Family Residence in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
NYC’s one-of-a-kind supportive housing program, designed to help parents with serious mental health challenges reunite with their children, will expand at 161 Emerson Place (New York, NY) — The Institute for Community Living (ICL) today announced construction will begin on the $77.6 million redevelopment of the Emerson-Davis Family Residence, a one-of-a-kind supportive housing model […]