Pursuant to Local Law 114 of 2017 this report describes medical health services for individuals in shelters. This report should be viewed against the backdrop of the many services HRA and DHS provide to address social and structural determinants of health and homelessness. Report revised 9/2019.
2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey; prevalence of mental health concerns (depression symptoms, non-suicidal self-injury, suicide thoughts or attempt) by sexual orientation and gender identity, with a focus on describing differences within LGBQ-identified teens.
Data from the 2017 Social Determinants of Health Survey; prevalence of serious psychological distress and associations w/ mental and social determinants including economic hardship, discrimination, environmental stressors at home, and social support.
The Annual Report of the New York City Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee, 2019, which was established through Local Law 61 of 2005. The FRC reviewed aggregate data obtained from the NYPD regarding family-related homicides that occurred between 2010 and 2018.
Published as per Local Law 19, 2018, this report focuses on the work of NYC's Accountability Review Panel. The Panel reviews fatalities of children whose families were the subject of a child protective investigation or otherwise received services from ACS within the last ten years or at the time of
This report by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene examines associations between physical activity and mental health using data from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Are the city’s more than 70 public hospitals and clinics located in neighborhoods with heavy concentrations of the uninsured? IBO has mapped the location of public hospital facilities and the share of uninsured in the city’s 59 community districts.
Every year the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Summary of
Vital Statistics highlights trends in the births and deaths that occur in New York City. These trends are used to inform our programs and policies.