Announcements / December 18, 2025 Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health Celebrates Key Term Accomplishments
Announcements / November 24, 2025 Mayor Adams Announces NYC’s 911 Mental Health Crisis Response Initiative B-HEARD to be Fully Operated by NYC Health + Hospitals in 2026
Announcements News / August 13, 2025 Mayor Adams Announces Progress In Supporting Individuals With Severe Mental Illness, Releases City’s First-Ever Involuntary Transports Dashboard Providing New Yorkers With Unprecedented Accounting Of Program
Announcements / March 19, 2025 NYC Celebrates Mental Health Week with Community Centered Behavioral Health Workforce Initiatives
Announcements News / January 13, 2025 New York City Addresses Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis with New Report to Transform the Approach to Mental Health and Workforce Development
Announcements / December 20, 2024 The Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health Makes Progress in Promoting Mental Health for All New Yorkers
Announcements / September 20, 2024 Mayor Adams Announces key Milestones and Strategies to Improve Crucial 911 Mental Health Crisis Response Initiative
Announcements / May 31, 2024 New Outreach Campaign Informs Taxi and For-Hire Drivers About 24/7 Health and Mental Health Care
Announcements / February 15, 2024 Mayor Adams Announces Lawsuit Against Social Media Companies Fueling Nationwide Youth Mental Health Crisis
Announcements / January 31, 2024 The Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health Announces Increase in B-HEARD Response Rate, Further Ensuring Community-Based Mental Health Crisis Support
Announcements / December 21, 2023 The Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health Makes Progress in Promoting Mental Health for All New Yorkers
Announcements / November 16, 2023 Mayor Adams, DOHMH Commissioner Dr. Vasan Launch “TeenSpace”, Tele-Mental Health Service for NYC Teens
Announcements News Testimony / May 31, 2023 New Initiative Reduces Wait Times For Mental Health Appointments for Domestic Violence Shelter Residents
Announcements / March 2, 2023 Mayor Adams Unveils Ambitious Mental Health Agenda Focused On Improving Family And Child Mental Health, Addressing Overdose Crisis, And Expanding Serious Mental Illness Support
Announcements / December 9, 2022 Mayor Adams Announces Plan to Provide Care for Individuals Suffering From Untreated Severe Mental Illness Across NYC
Announcements / July 18, 2022 Mayor Adams Announces City Expansion of Mental Health Helpline NYC Well, Strengthening Foundation for Federal 988 Crisis Line
Announcements / July 13, 2022 Mayor Adams Opens New, Innovative Behavioral Health Facility for New Yorkers Experiencing Mental Illness
Announcements / July 11, 2022 Mayor Adams Appoints Eva Wong as Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health, Brian Stettin as Senior Advisor for Severe Mental Illness
Announcements / February 18, 2022 Mayor Adams Releases Subway Safety Plan, Says Safe Subway is Prerequisite For New York City’s Recovery
Announcements / December 22, 2021 Mayor de Blasio signs legislation to codify the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health in New York City Charter
