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Overview of mental health challenges and the Bridge to Hope program
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Jumaane Williams discusses the prevalence of mental health issues in New York City and highlights the Bridge to Hope program announced by the mayor to support patients with serious mental illness.
- Notes that more than one in five New Yorkers experience psychiatric illness annually
- Identifies barriers to effective care, including lack of insurance and stigma
- Describes the Bridge to Hope program as a supportive environment for patients ready for hospital discharge but lacking housing
- Expresses support for the program and looks forward to its expansion
Jumaane Williams
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In any given year, more than one in five New Yorkers experience psychiatric illness with low income people of more color often unable to access any treatment or support.
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Barriers to effective care include a host of issues related to a lack of adequate insurance, stigma and discrimination, lack of access to stable housing and others.
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In his city of the state address, the mayor announced a bridge to hope program which would establish a supportive home like environment to health and hospitals patients with serious mental illness who are ready for discharge from the hospital but do not have a place to go.
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This program builds on the extended care units model which offers inpatient care to patients who have been historically disconnected from health and social services for up to one hundred and twenty days.
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The bridge to home program can make a vital difference for people with limited resource and we look forward to seeing it ramp up, expanded, and begin operations.