Bridge to Home: Creating an Innovative Pathway From Psychiatric Inpatient Care to Permanent Housing and Longer-Term Wellbeing

• By: Jason Hansman Chris Keeley NYC Health + Hospitals
• July 29th, 2026
• behavioral health services, discharge planning, homelessness, NYC Health + Hospitals, permanent supportive housing, psychiatric inpatient care, serious mental illness, Summer 2026 Issue, transitional housing
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For many New Yorkers living with serious mental illness, leaving the hospital does not mean they will find stability. Instead, discharge often marks the beginning of another unfortunate cycle — from psychiatric units to shelters, from shelters back to emergency rooms, and sometimes back to the...

Integrating Peer Professionals in Complex Behavioral Health Systems

• By: Gita Enders, LMSW, MA, NYCPS Sophie Pauze, MPA NYC Health + Hospitals
• April 21st, 2026
• behavioral health, career pathways, lived experience, organizational integration, peer support, public health systems, recovery-oriented care, Spring 2026 Issue, workforce development
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NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation’s largest municipal health care system and New York City’s largest behavioral health provider, serves individuals with complex behavioral health and social needs including homelessness, justice involvement, and chronic medical conditions. In this landscape,...

Transforming Access Through Strategic Investment in Behavioral Health Workforce Development

• By: Sophie Pauze, MPA Omar Fattal, MD, MPH NYC Health + Hospitals
• January 19th, 2026
• behavioral health workforce, career pathways, financial incentives, professional training, public health system, recruitment strategies, retention and wellbeing, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce development
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In the face of rising demand for behavioral health care and persistent workforce shortages, NYC Health + Hospitals has made workforce development a central lever for system transformation. Through a suite of programs focused on recruitment, retention, training, and expanded career pathways, we are...