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Overview of mobile treatment teams and DOHMH funding
0:40:58
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Council Member Linda Lee inquires about the funding and number of mobile treatment teams operated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Acting Commissioner Michelle Morse provides information on the budget allocation and the number of different types of teams.
- The executive plan includes $62.9 million for mobile treatment in FY 2026
- DOHMH currently funds 116 ACT teams, 36 IMT teams, and 26 mobile crisis teams
- There was some initial confusion about the numbers, highlighting the complexity of the various team types
Linda Lee
0:40:58
So I'm going to just jump around.
0:41:00
Actually a good portion, there's a bunch of topics obviously to cover, but a good portion of what I wanted to dive into are all the different various mobile teams that you all have as part of the portfolio and the budget.
0:41:15
So I know that for the mobile treatment centres and I know my colleagues will probably dive a little bit deeper into these questions as well, the executive plan right now includes 47,300,000.0 for mobile treatment centers to replace the loss of the expiring American Rescue Plan funding with the city funding.
0:41:35
So how many mobile treatment teams does DOHMH currently fund?
Michelle Morse
0:41:41
Thank you for that question chair, and just one kind of clarification.
0:41:45
So our overall budget for mobile treatment for FY '20 '6 in the exec plan is 62.9
Gale A. Brewer
0:41:50
Got
Dante Bravo
0:41:51
it, okay.
Linda Lee
0:41:52
62.9?
0:41:53
Correct.
0:41:53
Okay.
Michelle Morse
0:41:54
And what we currently fund in terms of teams, we have a number of teams, a combination of ACT teams that are funded by us and by the state.
0:42:02
116 of those teams is what we currently have for ACT specifically.
0:42:08
For IMT, we have a total of 80 teams.
0:42:13
Excuse me, 36 teams for IMT.
0:42:17
And together, obviously this is a large number of different teams to make sure that New Yorkers have the support services that they need.
Linda Lee
0:42:25
Sorry, how many did you say were in part of the mobile crisis teams?
0:42:29
Is that MCT or were you talking about
Michelle Morse
0:42:31
Oh okay, sorry, I gave the number for ACT and IMT.
0:42:34
For mobile crisis teams specifically, we have 26 teams.
Linda Lee
0:42:38
26 for IMT?
0:42:40
No, which one I'm sorry.
0:42:42
Is why.
0:42:43
Is a good example because all these mobile treatment teams there's like IMT, ACT, there's FACT, there's MCT.
0:42:48
So yes, sorry.