Instead of cutting Medicaid, invest in whole care
Featured in AM New York – February 11, 2020 | Page 6 A newly appointed Medicaid Redesign Task Force has been charged by Governor Cuomo with identifying ways to cut $2.5 billion next year without harming the sickest among us — a nearly impossible task. Instead of this risky approach, let’s invest in programs that […]
Mount Sinai, ICL, and Healthfirst Medicaid Savings Project Featured in Crain’s
Collaboration achieves $1.3 Million in Medicaid Savings and reduces hospitalizations for hundreds of people with significant physical and behavioral health conditions Click here to read the Crain’s article New York, NY (January 27, 2020)– The Institute for Community Living (ICL), Mount Sinai Health System, and Healthfirst announced Monday that their partnership in providing improved quality […]
More Care, More Support: City Unveils Public Safety and Public Health Reforms
Recommendations set forth by the Health Department and NYPD will provide new ways for City agencies to reach the narrow population of New Yorkers with untreated mental illness who may pose a danger to themselves or others. Featuring a quote from David Woodlock – ICL President and CEO “Although research shows that people with mental […]
David Woodlock – Power 100 Awardee
Congratulations to David Woodlock, ICL President & CEO, recipient of City and State’s Non-Profit Power 100, a well-deserved recognition for his innovative leadership in creating a healthier New York for all! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jake Oliver, jake@anatgerstein.com, (347) 361-9983 Institute for Community Living’s David Woodlock Named by City & State […]
First-of-its-Kind Health Hub Opens in East New York
$30 million, 40,000-Square-Foot Facility to Tackle Long-Standing Health Disparities and Serve as National Model for Primary and Behavioral Health Care NEW YORK, N.Y. (October 29, 2018) Today, the Institute for Community Living(ICL) and Community Healthcare Network(CHN), along with Council Member Rafael Espinal and other dignitaries, celebrated the opening of the East New York Health Hub. This brand new, […]
NASW/NYC Recognizes Two ICL Leaders
We’re very pleased to announce that two ICL executive leaders are being honored by the National Association of Social Workers -NYC for their contributions to the field. They are being recognized at the group’s Annual Awards Banquet on December 7th. Carmen Collado, LCSW-R, ICL Chief Networking and Relationship Officer, was chosen as Top Social Worker […]
Financing for ICL’s New Hub in East New York secured
The Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC), and Deutsche Bank’s Community Development Finance Group have partnered to provide financing to the Institute for Community Living (ICL), towards the construction and substantial renovation of a $29.8 million, 44,600 square foot, comprehensive service delivery Hub in Brooklyn, New […]
ICL Participates in LinkedIn’s InDay
Working Together to Get People Better On Friday, May 20, 2016, volunteers from LinkedIn, a business-oriented professional social networking service, volunteered for some hard labor at three ICL residences. Every month, LinkedIn’s social impact arm, Linked In For Good, offer employees the opportunity to engage in InDay, a community service day organized around a different […]
The Traumatic Cupcake: What Mental Illness Can Teach Us About Integrated Care
ICL’s CEO David Woodlock explores the emotional dimensions of traumatic experiences and how there is an undeniable link between our emotions, our unhealthy behaviors, and our poor health. A perfect storm in public health has resulted, especially for people with mental illnesses who experience high rates of physical health conditions, use an enormous amount of […]
ICL Receives $750,000 from City Council to Fund Capital Projects in East New York
New York, NY, June 29, 2015—The budget has been approved, and Councilmember Rafael Espinal and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams successfully advocated to provide ICL with three-quarters of a million dollars in supplemental funding to create an Integrated Health Hub at 2581 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. David Woodlock, ICL’s CEO, says the “reconstruction of […]
