Recommendations set forth by the Health Department and NYPD will provide new ways for City agencies to reach the narrow population of New Yorkers with untreated mental illness who may pose a danger to themselves or others.
For the first time in the city’s history, mental health and medical experts will be the default response to 911 mental health calls in two high-need communities.
Through the NYCx Co-Labs program, the City will accept proposals for two competitions that call for innovative technology solutions that can address tenant housing discrimination and mental health access for Latinx youth in the Inwood and Washington Heights neighborhoods in Upper Manhattan.
Mission: VetCheck is uniting the veteran community through check-in calls to provide connection during this isolating and challenging time and referrals to the essential services veterans may need.