NYC Health+Hospitals
was awarded $1.8 million by
the New York State Offi ce of
Addiction Services and Supports
(OASAS) to expand services
to opioid and stimulant
use in underserved communities
of the Bronx, Manhattan
and Queens.
The funding will help
coordinate emergency department
psychiatric leads,
Consult for Addiction Treatment
and Care in Hospitals
(CATCH) programs, outpatient
services, and psychiatry
for patients with co-occurring
mental health and
substance use disorder (SUD)
diagnoses, allowing the system
to share expertise and
resources between facilities.
It is expected that thousands
of new patients will be served
through the extension of services
made possible through
the additional funding.
“We’re grateful for our
State partners for the additional
funding that will
further coordinate critical
mental health and SUD treatments
for our most vulnerable
New Yorkers,” said NYC
Health + Hospitals Director
of the Offi ce of Behavioral
Health and Deputy Chief
Medical Offi cer Dr. Charles
Barron. “We’re looking forward
to working closely together
with our CASN partners
and – in addition to
providing necessary treatments
for those in crisis –
continue to break down stigmas
associated with SUDs
and mental health disorders
in general.”
A total of 15 social workers,
prescribers and clerks
will be assigned to NYC
Health+Hospitals/Bellevue,
Queens and Lincoln to help
carry out the coordination
of care. While the three hospitals
will be the anchors of
this work, the entire public
health system will benefi t
through expanded tele-mental
health capabilities.
NYC Health Hospitals was awarded $1.8 million by the state to expand services to opioid and stimulant use in
underserved communities of the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. Photo Getty Images
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“The opioid epidemic is
now a national crisis, but it
has ravaged the Bronx for
decades,” said state Assemblyman
Kenny Burgos. “Substance
abuse is a disease and
everyone should have access
to treatment, regardless of
their fi nancial and ethnic
background. This funding
will only help underserved
communities, including my
district, and will put those
struggling with addiction on
a path to recovery.”
A total of $10.49 million
was awarded to the Citywide
Addiction Support Network
(CASN), a newly formed network
of 22 NYC prevention,
treatment and recovery nonprofi
t agencies plus the public
health system that offers
comprehensive addiction
treatment and prevention
services throughout the city.
The award is funded through
the federal SAMHSA State
Opioid Response, funding
designed to assist states in
responding to the crisis surrounding
opioid and stimulant
use.
To learn more about mental
health and/or substance use
disorder treatments offered
at NYC Health+Hospitals, or
to fi nd a location nearest you,
call 844-NYC-4NYC or visit
https://www.nychealthandhospitals.
org/.
-Bronx Times
NYC hospitals
awarded nearly $2M
for opioid treatment
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