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 […]
Successful mental health pilot at risk as city stalls release of promised funds
Irma Garcia-Vargas, who lives with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, struggled to find stable housing and treatment years after she moved to New York. Garcia-Vargas, who came to the city from Puerto Rico in 2016, cycled in and out of city shelters, where she said it was difficult to access help for her mental illness. She […]
Meeting Crisis With Connection: The Power of Peer Specialists on Mobile Crisis Teams
Over the past several years, New York City has increasingly shifted toward community-based responses to behavioral health crises. In the past, individuals experiencing psychiatric emergencies were often limited to hospital emergency departments or interactions with law enforcement. While those systems still play an important role, there has been a growing effort to develop alternatives that […]
STEPS program shows promise in first two years
A pilot program designed to help New Yorkers with serious mental illness transition out of intensive mental health programs shows promise in early results, according to the Institute for Community Living. A report detailing the STEPS program’s progress over its first two years shows that 97 percent of the individuals who went through the program remain housed. Roughly 89 […]
Notable Leaders in Health Care 2026
Our 2026 Notable Leaders in Health Care represent the driving force behind this industry. The 80 honorees below are leading innovations in neuroscience, making mental health support more accessible, advising health care organizations on digital innovation, leading workforces that are thousands strong, and more. Click here to read more.
Opinion: New York’s Mental Health Crisis Demands We Invest in Programs That Work
For years, New York City has struggled to meet the needs of people living with the most serious behavioral health challenges. We saw the consequences on our subways and in shelters, emergency rooms, and jails. But in the last few years, the city, state and nonprofit providers developed even more effective programs—including Intensive Mobile Treatment […]
Op-ed: Mamdani should scale affordable housing services to help the homeless
No single policy will solve New York City’s homelessness crisis on its own, but a little-known program with tremendous potential offers one of the most effective paths from shelter to permanent housing. Affordable Housing Services is a proven model that can help thousands of New Yorkers move into deeply affordable, stable homes, and it deserves […]