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 […]
Get seriously mentally ill people vaccinated
With the COVID vaccine in short supply, there’s broad agreement that prioritizing people most vulnerable to the virus is the right thing to do and an important strategy to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed. So why aren’t people with serious mental illness being moved to the front of the line? That needs to change now. […]
New Community Support Program in East NY, Brownsville Helping Residents in Need
ICL Connects helped over 180 people in East New York and Brownsville get mental health, housing and food services last month There’s a brand-new program for East New York and Brownsville residents that addresses the skyrocketing disenfranchisement caused by the pandemic. ICL Connects, run out of the Institute for Community Living’s East New York Health Hub, provides […]
Telehealth is Helping New York Tackle Our Mental Health Crisis, But It Must Be Funded
When we first met Alice two years ago, she suffered from schizophrenia, depression, uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol. Even though we set up pill boxes for her and arranged home health aides, she chose to seek treatment only in emergency rooms. Her health continued to deteriorate. Last year, Alice finally began to engage in […]
Univision 41 speaks to Gerardo Ramos about ICL Connects
Watch full interview here ICL Connects program is a joint effort between ICL and Mother Cabrini Foundation that connects people to housing support, nutritious meals, health care, and mental health services. The pandemic has increased demand for mental health services and has affected everyone, even people without a diagnosis. And the best way to help […]
BIPOC Mental Health Month
Challenges for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) To commemorate this special month dedicated to the unique mental health struggles of underrepresented groups. This discussion could not come at a more important time — as communities of color face the enormous challenges resulting from the COVID pandemic, the resulting economic decline and the ongoing […]
