The clubhouses provide critical services and support for New Yorkers living with serious mental illnesses but faced closure after the Adams administration announced a plan to consolidate the clubhouses into larger central locations of 300 patients or more earlier in the year.
Council Members Shekar Krishnan, Linda Lee and Gale Brewer emphasized that the restored funding will allow crucial programs to continue, expanding mental health services in neighborhoods across the city and ensuring New Yorkers with mental illness receive the support they need.
Krishnan said the reopening of mental health clubhouses was a major victory for the city's mental health services, stating 'This funding ensures that those with serious mental illnesses can access life-changing resources and find community in their own neighborhoods.'
Lee, Chair of the Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction, highlighted the vital role of the clubhouses in the city's mental health infrastructure, stating that the restoration of funding will allow patients to receive comprehensive, community-based care.
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