Jody Rudin Named CEO Of Premier Whole Health Nonprofit Institute For Community Living (ICL)

—Rudin has over two decades of experience as a leader in the social services sector— (New York, N.Y.)—The Institute for Community Living (ICL), a premier nonprofit innovator of whole health care that serves more than 15,000 New Yorkers each year, is pleased to announce that Jody Rudin has been named President and Chief Executive Officer. Rudin […]
President and CEO David Woodlock on Epicenter NYC talking about long-term impacts of pandemic on children’s health.

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Op-ed: In the Bronx, mental health support is all around you

Last week, hundreds of Bronx residents came through Roberto Clemente Plaza for the City Hall In Your Borough Resource Fair. I was there to talk with them about mental health. As it turns out, that’s a topic the Bronx wants to talk about. Many asked me how they can help their children or other loved ones, who have been […]
President & CEO David Woodlock discusses why a whole health care approach is crucial to the city’s recovery on iHeart radio

ICL Awarded $2.2M Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Grant

Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to Support Behavioral Health Services in Brooklyn. Expansion and enhancement of integrated, whole-health care, with a focus on the Latinx population in the neighborhoods surrounding ICL’s East New York Health Hub. (New York, N.Y.)—Today, the Institute […]
David Woodlock, President & CEO of the Institute for Community Living Announces Retirement After Almost 50 Year Career Working in Mental Health Services

Woodlock previously served as Deputy Commissioner for Children and Families at the NYS Office of Mental Health. Woodlock, a pioneer of whole-person care, was a 2018 recipient of the National Council on Behavioral Health Visionary Leadership Award. (New York, N.Y.)—David Woodlock, President and CEO of the Institute for Community Living (ICL), today announced his retirement […]
Institute for Community Living Announces Launch of ICL Hope Center to Improve Access to Mental Health Support
New Yorkers can call 844-ICL-HOPE for help getting clinical appointments,housing placements, or to speak with a trained ICL staffer (New York, N.Y.)—Today, the Institute for Community Living (ICL), a premier innovator of whole health care that serves more than 10,000 New Yorkers each year, announced the launch of the ICL Hope Center, which will help […]
Black, Brown families struggle to obtain access to mental health services as funds evaporate

View full interview on Pix 11 Mom Sheila Sutton is enmeshed in the world of mental health services and wellness by choice, and out of necessity. It’s the kind of time consuming and emotionally draining work that is required when the patient in question is your own son. “His diagnosis of bipolar with schizoaffective disorder […]
City policy threatens vulnerable families

It’s widely accepted that families in East New York, Brownsville and other poor neighborhoods have borne the brunt of the COVID’s impact in lost lives, jobs and educational opportunities for their kids. The emotional toll of all this trauma will be felt for years. So why is the health department making it harder for these […]
A Day in the Life: Psychiatrist Tackles Mental Health Crisis on NYC Streets

As the pandemic stretches into its second year, the need for mental health services has only heightened. On the streets of New York City, those who treat patients in need of life-saving care are presented with several challenges. Dr. Jeanie Tse, chief medical officer of the Institute for Community Living, spends her day in […]