/ January 21, 2026

Crain’s New York: Eva Wong on Health-Focused Responses to Mental Health

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) Executive Director Eva Wong spoke with Crain’s New York Business health reporter Ethan Geringer-Sameth about the City’s evolving approach to mental health care that centers health-focused, community-based responses to crises while connecting NYC to the right kind of care.

Read more about how New York City is expanding access to culturally responsive mental health care in community-based settings so all New Yorkers can lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

🔗 https://www.crainsnewyork.com/health-pulse/qa-nyc-mental-health-chief-eva-wong-we-need-right-type-response-crises

Eva Wong, Executive Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health, pictured in a Crain’s Health Pulse article discussing the right response to mental health crises