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
Featured press News / September 5, 2023 AP: Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams — not police
Announcements News Testimony / May 31, 2023 New Initiative Reduces Wait Times For Mental Health Appointments for Domestic Violence Shelter Residents
Featured press / April 24, 2023 AMNY: How New York City’s ‘B-HEARD’ teams are changing the response to mental health emergencies
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
Testimony / February 7, 2023 Testimony of Jason Hansman Regarding Mental Health Involuntary Removals and Mayor Adams’ Recently Announced Plan
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
Featured press / April 8, 2022 News 12: B-HEARD program launches in South Bronx to combat mental health crises
Featured press / April 8, 2022 WNYC: The city is expanding a program that diverts some mental health emergency calls from police to social workers and medics
Featured press / March 17, 2022 CBS: NYC expanding B-HEARD mental health teams to parts of Manhattan and South Bronx
Announcements / February 18, 2022 Mayor Adams Releases Subway Safety Plan, Says Safe Subway is Prerequisite For New York City’s Recovery
Featured press / January 4, 2022 Daily News: Letter to the Editor from Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health Director Susan Herman
Announcements / December 22, 2021 Mayor de Blasio signs legislation to codify the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health in New York City Charter
