Mayor Eric Adams announces a new pathway forward to address the ongoing crisis of individuals experiencing severe mental illnesses left untreated and unsheltered in NYC streets and subways. City Hall, November 29, 2022. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. Action, Care and Compassion: My Administration’s Approach to Addressing Severe Mental Illness Our city is facing a crisis. New Yorkers with severe and untreated mental illness are living out in the open, on our streets... Voices 06 Dec 2022 | 03:25
Council Member Erik Bottcher. Photo courtesy of the Office of Erik Bottcher Bottcher on LGBTQ Mental Health As Pride month came to a close, Council Member Erik Bottcher met with Fountain House, the national mental health nonprofit,... News 08 Jul 2022 | 12:45
Signs at a rally in January 2022 demanding the end of anti-Asian hate. Photo: Ava Manson Asian-American Women and Mental Health Care A study recently found that a significantly lower percentage of Asian-American and Pacific Islander women in NYC say that... Home 25 May 2022 | 01:04
CB4’s Social and Racial Justice Task Force convened on Zoom on Tuesday, February 15. Photo: Abigail Gruskin CB4 Social and Racial Justice Task Force Discusses Equity During Black History Month On Tuesday evening, Community Board 4’s Social and Racial Justice Task Force convened with guest speakers Deputy Manhattan... News 18 Feb 2022 | 09:47
Mayor Eric Adams delivers remarks at the vigil for Michelle Alyssa Go in Times Square on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Crime and Mental Illness In life, her friends say, she shunned any limelight on herself as she helped others less fortunate. So it was a painful irony... News 23 Jan 2022 | 02:30
Rachel Colon, LCSW, of Mount Sinai. Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center ( Dexter) When Back to School Spells Anxiety This fall, in-person learning at New York City’s public schools will become the only option forward, more than a year after... Education Guide 12 Aug 2021 | 02:40
Dr. Alan Manevitz. Photo courtesy of Dr. Alan Manevitz Coping with COVID Survivor’s Guilt Through about forty years of practicing psychiatry, Dr. Alan Manevitz has borne the anguish of many tragedies, whether it... News 09 Jul 2021 | 10:23
COVID Care Connections Early in 2020, as the pandemic was picking up speed, epidemiologists at the National Institutes of Health predicted that... News 25 Apr 2021 | 10:29
City Council candidate Erik Bottcher. Photo courtesy of Bottcher’s campaign Bottcher Pitches Mental Health Plan At age 15, District 3 City Council candidate Erik Bottcher was involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility following... News 15 Apr 2021 | 02:35
How to Get Through the Holiday Blues If you’ve ever been home by yourself on New Year’s Eve because a flight was canceled or you had the flu, or a loved one was... News 15 Dec 2020 | 04:08
MCCAP allows the Mental Health Project to work directly with clients who need access to health care. ( Photo courtesy of MHP) Health Coverage for the Most Vulnerable Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, we have seen hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers access health care coverage for the... Voices 11 Jun 2020 | 11:24
Photo courtesy of Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer. Why Every School Needs a Social Worker The COVID-19 virus has spread through hundreds of thousands of bodies in New York City, but it has also seeped into our psyches.... Voices 29 May 2020 | 12:24
A rainy and empty Times Square on Monday, May 11, 2020. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Mood of the City Friday, May 15th was the first real summer night in New York City, Twitter users declared last week when there was an unmistakable... News 25 May 2020 | 05:21
Social distancing in Manhattan. ( Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim via Flickr) Counseling Through Corona Each year, one in five New Yorkers experiences some form of mental illness, according to data from the New York City Department... News 23 Mar 2020 | 03:29
First Lady Chirlane McCray hosts the Fourth Annual Faith Leaders ThriveNYC Breakfast at Gracie Mansion on April 11, 2019. ( Photo: Joanna Graham/Mayoral Photography Office) Facing a Mental Health Crisis The fatal police shooting of a bipolar man at a Brooklyn nail salon Friday has brought even more scrutiny on the de Blasio... Home 29 Oct 2019 | 09:18
