New York State Office of Mental Health

“This actually puts in the law the statement that individuals at risk of serious physical harm due to their inability to take care of themselves is a basis for involuntary commitment. Right now, it’s in guidance. But this puts it into law, which gives it a different level of weight when someone is making this decision.” Watch Commissioner Dr. Ann Sullivan discuss Governor Hochul's proposal to change New York State’s involuntary commitment law on NY1 this week: https://lnkd.in/eCFadgCE

Join us in person for our Child & Adolescent Mental Health for PCPs Spring Intensive Training on Sunday, April 6 from 9:00 am-5:00 pm and Monday, April 7 from 8:30 am-4:30 pm at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, NY. 3 follow up sessions will be held virtually. In total, this training offers 15 CME credits upon completion. Attendees will learn about the assessment, treatment and management of 5 core clinical topics: ADHD, depression and suicide, trauma, anxiety and depression. Spots are filling up fast, register now: https://lnkd.in/gR8rDf5W This program is offered at no cost to clinicians and funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health. #ContinuingMedicalEducation #YouthMentalHealth #ADHD #Depression #Anxiety #AdolescentMentalHealth

#ICYMI: Executive Deputy Commissioner Moira Tashjian joined service providers and stakeholders from around the #MohawkValley to discuss Governor Kathy Hochul's FY 2026 Executive Budget and its proposals related to mental health. The event at the North Utica Community Center also included a discussion about the roughly $2 billion in investments made to expand mental health services and supports in the FY 2024 and FY 2025 state budgets. https://lnkd.in/e4F_ivuw

Commissioner Dr. Ann Sullivan joined mental health service providers and advocates from around the Long Island region at the Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center Tuesday to discuss Governor Kathy Hochul’s FY 2026 Executive Budget. Dr. Sullivan outlined how initiatives in the budget –including expanding Teen Mental Health First Aid, establishing new clubhouses and Youth Safe Spaces, and adding street medicine and psychiatry to Safe Options Support teams –will complement the roughly $2 billion invested in the state’s mental health system since 2023. 

Executive Deputy Commissioner Moira Tashjian joined Central New York Field Office Director Mark Thayer on a tour of The House of the Good Shepherd’s residential treatment facility in Utica. Licensed by the state Office of Mental Health, this facility provides around-the-clock mental health and psychiatric services to youth between the ages of 12 and 16, preparing them to return home to their families. Many of these youth also attend the adjacent Tilton School. Tashjian visited the Mohawk Valley this week to discuss mental health initiatives included in Governor Kathy Hochul's 2026 Executive Budget. https://lnkd.in/eg5j-JQi

Executive Deputy Commissioner Moira Tashjian joined service providers and stakeholders from around the #MohawkValley this week to discuss Governor Hochul's FY 2026 Executive Budget and its proposals related to mental health. The event at the North Utica Community Center also included a discussion about the roughly $2 billion in investments made to expand mental health services and supports in the FY 2024 and FY 2025 state budgets.

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The latest edition of OMH News is out now. Our lead story covers Governor Kathy Hochul's State of the State message, which calls for expanding treatment options for individuals experiencing mental illness. https://lnkd.in/e5kqEhEZ

South Beach Psychiatric Center graduated the inaugural class of its nurse residency program today. The six graduates spent a year working alongside experienced nurses at the facility and doing additional class work to increase their training in the field. Established by OMH in 2021, the nurse residency program is now operating at all the agency’s psychiatric centers. Addressing the graduates today, Dr. Sullivan spoke of the critical role they are serving in helping New Yorkers living with mental illness and the importance of building healthy communities for them to live in through recovery. “You are a piece of that continuum,” she told the graduates, “so please be very proud of that role.”

Know someone or a group in your community making a difference in the field of children’s mental health? Nominate them for recognition at the ‘What’s Great in Our State’ Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. This event honors individuals, communities, schools, and organizations that are positively impacting children and youth mental health. Categories include youth and young adult, family or caregiver; lifetime achievement; the Systems of Care community; an organization or community group; and school or school district. Selected honorees will be recognized during a celebration event in Albany on May 6, 2025. Access the nomination form here: tinyurl.com/3f5wn5hb