Communities Thrive
Communities Thrive
City implementation partner: NYC Health + Hospitals
Communities Thrive aims to support communities of color in shaping how and where mental health support is delivered and in exploring new ways to address longstanding barriers to care. Studies show that locating mental health support in culturally-responsive, community-based organizations and health care providers can mitigate barriers to care. In partnership with organizations serving Latinx New Yorkers, Communities Thrive will expand access to mental health care through community partnerships and connection to tele-mental healthcare provided by Health + Hospitals Corporation. The program plans to provide access to mental health care for up to 1,000 members of the Latinx community residing in under resourced and low income neighborhoods.
This program will launch in Fiscal Year 2022; Data will be reported once the program begins serving New Yorkers.
New Yorkers of color
face a higher risk for mental health needs while receiving less mental health care than white New Yorkers. A serious shortage of mental healthcare providers – including too few culturally-responsive and multilingual clinicians, lack of insurance, and stigma all contribute to inadequate and unequal access to mental health care.
Latinx New Yorkers
display higher rates of depression (12%) than white New Yorkers (8%) and are less likely to engage in treatment. Source.