In 2015,552 suicides were reported in New York City (NYC); approximately two-thirds occurred among males and one-third among females. While the suicide rate among males has been consistently and markedly higher than among females, the gap has narrowed in recent years due to an increase among females
The data brief describes demographic characteristics of NYC adults with SPD, their access to mental health treatment, and trends in the prevalence of health behaviors and chronic diseases.
Data on premature death among Dominican, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Ecuadorian, Colombian, and Honduran (the largest Latino/a groups in NYC) by sex, country of birth, and leading cause.
Highlights self-reported illicit drug use, including cannabis, ecstasy, K2, cocaine, heroin, and prescription drug misuse among youth in NYC public high schools. Heroin use increased from 3% to 4% 2015 to 2017. Cannabis use did not increase.
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) provides standardized data for monitoring; 2015 changes in coding present challenges. This report asseses the impact on pediatric mental health ED visit monitoring.
The Mayor will transfer certain functions and employees from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation to provide medical, behavioral health, and associated social work services for inmates and detainees of correctional facilities run by NYC.
Using data from the 2015 Child Health, Emotional Wellness and Development Survey (CHEWDS), the authors describe the social environments of children ages 3 to 12, by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Over the past two decades, the state has been moving recipients into managed care plans
with the goals of providing better health care and reducing costs.