Rally for Behavioral Health 11:00 am on Tuesday December 21
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ must increase funding for mental health and substance use services. More than 40% of residents in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ report that COVID resulted in increased mental health issues. Overdose deaths have increased 38%. Overwhelmed community agencies are at the brink. Mental health and substance use recovery providers do not have the staff they need to provide care – 97% of organizations report that it is extremely difficult to recruit and retain staff.
Join the Association for Community Living, ASAP NY, NAMI ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State, NYS Coalition for Children’s Behavioral Health, the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Families Together in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State, MHANYS, COMPA, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, the Supportive Housing Network of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, the NYS Care Management Coalition, and the Coalition for Behavioral Health to rally in support of 5.4% COLA and a $500 million investment in workforce, service, and support in the Executive Budget.
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