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The Traumatic Cupcake: What Mental Illness Can Teach Us About Integrated Care

April 16, 2016

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…

ICL’s Paving the Way Gala

September 11, 2015

ICL is proud to announce that our Paving the Way Gala is just around the corner and it promises to be a night to remember! We will be honoring Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams and Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna from…

ICL Receives $750,000 from City Council to Fund Capital Projects in East New York

June 29, 2015

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…

Prejudice to Pride: Enhancing a 2015 Behavioral Health Community – A Focus on LGBTQ

June 16, 2015

ICL is committed to addressing the mental health needs, cultural complexities and individual rights of all communities we serve and fostering an inclusive and empowering environment for all staff and clients. ICL’s 2015 LGBTQ Conference will bring together mental health and social…

Veterans at ICL honored by City Council members

December 3, 2014

Veterans sheltered at ICL’s Borden Avenue Veterans Residence were visited by the City Council Speaker, three Council members and the Commissioner of the Department of Homeless Services. One Thousand pounds of food were donated in conjunction with Veterans Day. (read…

ICL is Now Serving All NYC Boroughs

December 1, 2014

ICL is proud to welcome SI Behavioral Network, one of the most respected social service providers in Staten Island as an affiliate program. With this addition, ICL now offers person-centered, trauma-informed and integrated treatment programs throughout New York City (more)

National Council for Behavioral Health Conference

May 15, 2014

In the exciting early May three-day 2014 National Council for Behavioral Health Conference and Hill Day, there were300 speakers and 4,200 attendees – as well as notable speakers like former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and political legacy Patrick…

TEAM PICL Joins NAMIWalks

May 15, 2014

Donning bright green shirts and sneakers, the residents and staff members of TEAM PICL walked the walk in an anti-stigma statement. This May, and the preceding three years, PICL Grove House has joined forces to participate and raise awareness through…

9th Annual Brooklyn Museum Exhibition

May 13, 2014

It was standing room only last week during the opening reception of the 9th Annual ICL Exhibition, Inside Outside: Perceptions & Reflections of Self, at the Brooklyn Museum. Well over 100 people gathered in the first floor Education Gallery to…

It’s a Home Run at Citi Field

May 3, 2014

On a chilly April evening, three ICL PROS participants displayed their artwork at Citi Field. They were joined by a diverse group of artists representing mental health not-for profits agencies from throughout New York City. The Healing Arts Initiative (HAI)…