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Category: In The Media

Leveraging Technology to Enhance Mental Health Services for Children and Families

Technology-driven approaches to mental health care have transformed the way services are delivered, making support more accessible and tailored to individual needs. Children and families can particularly benefit from this movement because digital tools enable novel pathways to the implementation of impactful and effective interventions. Utilizing telehealth and interactive platforms can transcend traditional barriers to mental […]

Hochul makes involuntary commitment proposals top state budget priority

One of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s top priorities is making it easier to hospitalize people with serious mental illness involuntarily and hold them there until they stabilize. The proposal would change the standard for what clinicians should consider when deciding the likelihood that a person with a mental illness would “result in serious harm.” Click here […]

Hochul’s proposed mental health reforms offer real solutions

Many New Yorkers facing serious behavioral health challenges are discharged from the hospital without the necessary support they desperately need, which leads to cycles of hospitalization, shelter stays, or homelessness. Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed mental health reforms offer real solutions. While involuntary hospitalization is a controversial topic not to be taken lightly because it impinges on people’s […]

NYC Council press officials to cut wait times for mobile mental health teams

City Council members pressed health officials Monday on the long wait times New Yorkers with serious mental illnesses face when trying to enroll with teams that connect them with treatment and housing. “These are extremely important programs and we are looking to expand them,” said Councilmember Shahana Hanif, a Democrat representing parts of Brooklyn. Click […]

Mental health pilot for the chronically homeless shows signs of success on unrelenting issue

In the litany of mental health initiatives being tested to solve one of the city’s most persistent issues, at least one is showing early signs of success. A pilot program focused on transitioning homeless people from intensive street outreach programs into more stable community-based services is producing promising results, according to data shared with Crain’s. Click […]

16 Ways Nonprofits Can Improve Board Diversity

Successful nonprofits recognize the power of diversity from the top down. Staff members from different backgrounds, communities and sectors all work together to enhance decision making and boost the impact of limited resources. With nonprofits often serving a variety of constituents, cultivating diversity not only at the employee level but especially with leadership and the […]

Mayor Eric Adams And Dr. Katz Axpand Program For Vulnerable Homeless

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Health + Hospitals CEO Dr. Mitchell Katz today announced an expansion to its medical respite bed program. The program offers patients experiencing homelessness a place to stay for up to 90 days after a major health event, in addition to expanded medical services that are not available […]