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Fund treatment of mental illness Manhattan: The Daily News Editorial Board is right — jail shouldn’t be the place that people with mental illness go to get better (“Crazy train,” editorial, Sept. 23). There are hundreds of community-based organizations, like…

In 2019, Institute for Community Living (ICL) developed a  Clergy Clinician Community Collaboration (or 4C), a collaboration between ICL, faith-based leaders (FBLs) in East NY and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). to help clergy identify strategies to better address the mental health needs of congregants…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

We are proud to recognize two individuals for their passionate commitment to — and advocacy for – ensuring a stronger future for all people. Like the rest of the country, COVID-19 posed great obstacles to this work but thanks to generous supporters like you, we continue to keep our promise that People Get Better with Us!