While announcing a new plan to expand New York City’s mental health services, the city’s health commissioner fought back tears as he recalled losing a member of his own family to suicide
While announcing a new plan to expand New York City's mental health services, the city's health commissioner fought back tears as he recalled losing a member of his own family to suicide.Thursday. It will primarily focus on child and family mental health, addressing the overdose crisis, and supporting New Yorkers living with serious mental illness. The plan will include telehealth and suicide prevention programs for NYC high school students.
"The COVID-19 pandemic — with the stress, isolation, and anxiety it brought so many of us — pushed mental health to the forefront of the conversation," said Adams."When it comes to health, we can no longer ignore the brain and focus just on the body any longer; we must address the whole person, and the whole system."
The city also wants to reduce overdose deaths by 15 percent in the next two years, and give New Yorkers with serious mental illness better access to specialty care and housing options."By investing in family and child mental health, addressing the overdose crisis, and supporting New Yorkers with serious mental illness, this plan focuses on where our need is greatest, going upstream to build a healthier city for all New Yorkers," the mayor said.
The issue of mental health is close to Dr. Vasan: He lost an uncle to suicide when he was 10 years old.
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