New York Vulnerable: A Look at the Governor’s New Mental Health Plan

• By: Rabbi Simcha Weinstein Jewish Autism Network
• July 27th, 2023
• call to action, funding, neurodivergent youth, New York State, opinion, youth mental health, youth with disabilities
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Gov. Hochul’s new mental health initiative proves that there’s strength in acknowledging vulnerability - but one area of oversight is cause for concern. New York’s last governor may have adopted the motto “New York tough,” but current Governor Kathy Hochul’s new mental health...

Stigma Is Being Used as a Political Weapon: Reject It

• By: Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Columbia University School of Social Work
• July 14th, 2022
• homicides, mass shootings, mental illness, opinion, politics, stigma, Summer 2022 Issue
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I and many others have said it before but, as recent events make clear, we will have to say it again and again and again: Mental illness is not the cause of mass murder in the United States. The continuing assertion by the political right that it is has become a core element of the vituperative...

Crisis Intervention: Is the Field Ready?

• By: Joyce Wale, LCSW UnitedHealthcare
• April 20th, 2022
• behavioral health system, crisis intervention, crisis services, crisis stabilization centers, opinion, psychiatric crisis, resources, Spring 2022 Issuer, substance abuse crisis
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The comments below are those of Joyce Wale, LCSW and do not reflect the opinions of United Healthcare or others. The New York State Office of Mental Health should be commended for their leadership and insight into the need for a comprehensive behavioral health system that is equipped to respond...