Mind the Gap: Inside New York City’s Mental Health Crisis

• By: Bruce Collins, PhD
• September 16th, 2026
• B-HEARD, budget, community mental health, health equity, mental health workforce, New York City, psychiatric emergency, unmet need
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Nearly a million New Yorkers cannot access the mental health care they need. A broken workforce, a fraying safety net, and deep inequities are forcing the nation's largest city to reimagine how — and for whom — mental health care is delivered. The Emergency Room at Midnight The...

Governor Hochul Announces $21 Million to Expand Emergency Programs for Individuals Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis

• By: | The Office of The Governor of New York State
• August 12th, 2026
• behavioral health, CPEP, crisis services, hospital funding, mental health crisis, new york, Office of Mental Health, psychiatric emergency
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Comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs provide 24/7 emergency services, extended observation, and crisis outreach. Funding to establish new programs at hospitals in New York City, the Hudson Valley, and northern New York regions; help improve four others. On August 10, 2026, Governor...