Q&A
Inquiry into availability and management of mental health crisis beds
2:37:17
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Council Member Brewer inquires about the availability and management of mental health crisis beds in New York City. Jamie Neckles provides information on different types of mental health housing and crisis beds.
- The city supports over 12,000 units of permanent supportive housing
- There are 50 crisis residence beds currently available in New York City
- The average stay in crisis beds is about a week, with a maximum of 28 days (exceptions possible)
- The discussion highlights the need for more immediate crisis bed availability
Gale Brewer
2:37:17
The second question I have is just beds at health and hospital.
2:37:21
I I was actually not here, but I listened to everything.
2:37:23
And you're right.
2:37:24
Housing is the issue.
2:37:25
So my question is, the mayor has talked about these beds.
2:37:29
How many are now available for people who have mental health issues?
2:37:32
And what is it?
2:37:34
Obviously, we want alternatives to Rykers, which is part of the issue to.
2:37:37
So I'm confused about these bets.
2:37:39
Like, what do we have now?
2:37:40
Are there any that are alternative to going to Rykers?
2:37:45
That's my second question.
2:37:46
What is with these damn bets?
Jamie Neckles
2:37:49
So there's a number of services that might describe themselves as beds.
2:37:54
I can talk about the housing and the crisis beds, health and hospitals can talk about inpatient beds.
2:38:00
The health department supports over 12,000 units of permanent, so port of housing.
2:38:07
So that's where people sign leases and and live for, you know, decades.
2:38:12
As long as they want to live in that place, they we also have crisis residences, which provide an alternative to hospitalization.
2:38:21
Yep.
2:38:21
We may characterize their capacity as beds since
Gale Brewer
2:38:23
I heard you have 38 or so.
Jamie Neckles
2:38:24
We have 38 of those in contract with the city.
Gale Brewer
2:38:26
Good memory for us.
Jamie Neckles
2:38:27
Excellent.
2:38:28
Good.
2:38:28
There's also 12 more on contract with the So there's a currently 50 open and available in New York City and more to come online as those new services become licensed.
Gale Brewer
2:38:37
Is there
Helen Skipper
2:38:37
a waiting
Gale Brewer
2:38:37
list for those?
2:38:38
Is there a waiting list, I assume?
Jamie Neckles
2:38:40
Is there a waiting list for those services?
2:38:43
No.
2:38:43
I don't know the answer to that question off the top of my head.
Mercedes Narcisse
2:38:46
Okay.
Gale Brewer
2:38:46
Because it seems to me that's what people need and want right now.
2:38:49
Yeah.
2:38:50
They're how long do people stay at those crisis beds usually?
Jamie Neckles
2:38:54
It ranges average around a week.
2:38:58
They can stay up to 28 days, I think, is our but we can make exceptions as needed.
Gale Brewer
2:39:02
Okay.
