AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction and attendees at the NYC City Council meeting
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Eva Wong, Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health, introduces herself and several colleagues from various city departments and agencies attending the NYC City Council meeting. The introduction sets the stage for the testimony on the B-HEARD program and mental health crisis response in New York City.
- Attendees include representatives from the Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health, NYC Health and Hospitals, FDNY, NYPD, and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
- The meeting involves multiple city council committees, including mental health disabilities and addictions, hospitals, public safety, and fire and emergency management.
Eva Wong
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Good morning, Shirley and members of the committee on mental health disabilities and addictions.
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And Chair Narcis, and members of the committee on hospitals, chair Salam, and members of the committee on public safety, and Chair Areola, and members of the Committee of Fire And Emergency Management.
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And also, good morning, Plubaviket Williams.
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My name is EVA Wong, Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health.
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I'm joined by several colleagues, Jason Hansman, Senior Advisor of Behavioral Health Commit Communications And Policy And Office of Behavioral Health and New York City Health And Hospitals.
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Chief Cesar Escobar with New York City Fire Department Emergency Management System Operations.
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From NYPD, we have Captain Michael Butler from Interagency Operations Chief Lola Obay from training, Deputy Chief Avenue Washington from Communications and the Director of Legislative Affairs, Joshua Levine.
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I'm also joined by my colleague Jamie Nichols, Assistant Commissioner of Mental Health at the New York City Department of Health And Mental Hygiene.
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And Lacresha Grant, Deputy Secretary of Mental Health Access from my office.
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Thank you for the opportunity to testify.
