Governor Hochul Highlights $1 Billion Plan to Overhaul New York State’s Continuum of Mental Health Care
FY 2024 Budget Provides $890 Million in Capital and $120 Million in Operating Funding to Establish and Operate 3,500 New Residential Units
Includes $30 Million to Expand Mental Health Services for School-Aged Children
Dramatically Expands Outpatient Services Throughout the State
Closes Gaps in Insurance Coverage that Have Posed a Barrier to New Yorkers Needing Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Services
Governor Designates May as Mental Health Awareness Month, May 7-13 as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
Governor Kathy Hochul today highlighted her $1 billion transformative, multi-year investment to overhaul the State’s continuum
of mental health care and drastically reduce the number of New Yorkers with unmet mental health needs. The Mental Health Care Plan was passed as part of the FY 2024 Budget, and will increase inpatient psychiatric treatment capacity, dramatically expand outpatient services, boost insurance coverage, and develop thousands of more units of supportive and transitional housing for people with mental illness. Governor Hochul made the announcement at the Delavan Grider Community Center in Buffalo, and was joined by Congressman Brian Higgins, Mayor Byron Brown, and mental health and community leaders.
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Governor Hochul Announces More Than $7 Million to Support Medication for Addiction Treatment
15 Providers to Receive Funding to Establish Programs Designed to Facilitate Same-Day Access to Buprenorphine and Addiction Care Management
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $7 million for 15 providers across New York State to support medication for addiction treatment by establishing comprehensive, low-threshold buprenorphine services. These programs are designed to meet the ongoing need for medication and other addiction services by providing same-day, immediate enrollment in buprenorphine treatment and care management. This funding is being distributed through New York State’s Opioid Settlement Fund.
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BestSelf plans East Side mental health clinic less than a mile from Tops
The project is part of a larger $8.5 million multi-use development at the corner of Jefferson and Dodge streets, less than a mile from Tops Friendly Markets.
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