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April 8, 2022

News 12: B-HEARD program launches in South Bronx to combat mental health crises

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April 8, 2022

WNYC: The city is expanding a program that diverts some mental health emergency calls from police to social workers and medics

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March 17, 2022

CBS: NYC expanding B-HEARD mental health teams to parts of Manhattan and South Bronx

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June 9, 2021

Gotham Gazette: Letter to the Editor: Keeping 911 in the City’s mental health emergency response

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May 28, 2021

NBC New York: NYC Readies to Send Social Workers Into Uncharted Territory — 911 Mental Health Calls

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March 3, 2021

NY1: De Blasio administration briefs City Council on mental health response pilot program 

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March 3, 2021

NBC New York: NYC to test no-police mental health crisis response in Harlem

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March 3, 2021

NY1: Emergency mental health pilot program to launch this spring in Harlem and East Harlem

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February 22, 2021

Testimony of Susan Herman on the City’s progress on and plans to continue strengthening mental health crisis prevention and response

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November 10, 2020

USA Today: Pilot program will replace NYPD for mental health 911 calls in 2 neighborhoods

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November 10, 2020

Associated Press: Mental health workers to take lead in some NYC 911 calls 

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November 10, 2020

New York City announces new mental health teams to respond to mental health crises

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  • About
    • Approach
    • News
    • Our partners
    • Careers
    • Contact us
  • Our work
    • Community Mental Health Incubator
    • 911 mental health response
    • Youth partnerships
  • Get support
    • Support for all New Yorkers
    • How to help someone who needs mental healthcare
    • Resource guides + toolkits
    • Connect to care through NYC Well
    • Understanding and accessing behavioral healthcare
  • Data + impact
    • Mental health data dashboard
    • Impact stories
    • From innovation to integration
    • Progress
    • Issue briefs + reports

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