Grading the States 2006: New York

Overall Grade: U Category Grades: Infrastructure: - Information Access: - Services: - Recovery Supports: -

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $192.07 3 Per Capita Income $34,725 6 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $3,681 2 Suicide Rank 49 (tied with New Jersey)

Recent Innovations Progress in evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation Suicide prevention initiative Supportive housing Kendra's Law

Urgent Needs Consolidate state hospitals while maintaining overall capacity Statewide expansion of supportive housing and other services Resolve adult care home crisis Mental health insurance parity Integrated family services

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Grading the States 2006: New York - Narrative
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NAMI Calls on NY Legislature to Investigate State Office of Mental Health
NAMI has called on the New York state legislature to investigate the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) after its refusal to participate in a national survey of state mental healthcare systems released on March 1, 2006.
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