STATEN ISLAND, NY – Staten Island non-profit, Jewish Board, was one of 13 service providers awarded a share of nearly $3.5 million in conditional start-up funding by New York State Office of Mental Health to expand access to mental health and. drug use monitoring across the country.
The grants will help create new certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics across the state, tripling the number of clinics by adding six in the upstate states, four in New York City, and two on Long Island .
“Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics provide a place where New Yorkers can access integrated substance use, mental health and physical health services in one convenient location,” said the Commissioner of the Office of Mental Health Dr. Ann Sullivan. “By expanding these clinics nationwide, we can greatly improve access to these services and address gaps in our care system.”
Staten Island mental health clinic expansion
The Jewish Board, a non-profit organization that provides mental health and social services throughout the five boroughs of New York City, intends to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic in Staten Island with federal funding, to expand the Morris Black / Staten Island Counseling Center, located at 1765 South Ave in Travis.
The center now operates an outpatient mental health clinic on the South Shore, offering integrated programs for all ages, including psychological assessments and individual, family and group therapy.
Certified Community Behavioral Health clinics across the country
The expansion of Community Behavioral Health Centers is part of Gov. Kathy Hochul of $181.6 million to expand outpatient services, included in her $1 billion plan to strengthen the mental health system in New York State.
Gov. Hochul established 13 locations for the first time in 2017 and expanded funding by $14.7 million for these clinics nationwide in last year’s budget. In July, 13 more clinics were certified, doubling the number nationwide.
These clinics currently provide integrated mental health and substance abuse services to approximately 130,000 people, regardless of ability to pay, residency or age, according to the New York State Office of Mental Health.
The 13 providers were recently awarded $265,000 each in first-year funding with start-up conditions – which will bring the total number of these clinics across New York State to 39.
In New York City and Long Island, the funds went to:
- Jewish Board (Staten Island)
- Federation of Organizations (Suffolk County)
- Children’s Center of New York (Women’s)
- Pesach Tikvah Hope Development (Brooklyn)
- Metropolitan Center for Mental Health (Manhattan)
- Family and Children’s Association (Nassau and Suffolk counties)
In the above section, money was awarded:
- Family Counseling Services Cortland (Cortland County)
- CASA Trinity (Livingston County)
- FLACRA (Yates County)
- Get Assisted Living (Ulster County)
- Fulton County Family Counseling Center (Fulton County)
- Credo Community Center for Addiction Treatment/Success and Recovery (Jefferson County)
- Horizon Health Services (Niagara County)
Certified Community Behavioral Health clinics offer 24-hour crisis support, including telephone crisis groups, emergency intervention, and stabilization. They also provide assessments, evaluations, patient-centered treatment planning, and inpatient mental health and substance abuse services. These clinics connect individuals to primary care and other specialized services, such as case management, cognitive development, peer and family support, and acute mental health care for veterans. old and military members.
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