The state is rolling out new regulations for insurance carriers to improve notoriously spotty access to mental health care in New York. New regulations now require the state’s major public health ...

A New Leaf staff engages with intensive training to tackle dual challenges of mental health and developmental disabilities in clients. More on the training details and its impact.

Miriam Brown, deputy director of the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, oversaw the crisis centers, where people displaced by the fires could get psychological first aid.

Brightline, a pediatric mental health provider, has opened its first in-person clinic in Brooklyn, New York. Since 2019, Brightline has been providing virtual mental health services in five states.

A grant will expand mental health "first aid" via fun student after-school programs in sports, science, arts, and reading.

The Skate Mind Project is working to bring psychological first aid to the skatepark — promoting stronger relationships within skating culture, and emphasizing parks and shops as community centers.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced a significant financial commitment to mental health services in New York, pledging over $1 billion in her first year to enhance care and treatment for individuals ...

The mental health first aid program, based on a national curriculum, teaches people how to approach someone in crisis and offer them initial support.

That's why the introduction of mental health literacy in New York schools this coming fall is such a big deal, Verga said. For as long as anyone can remember, schools have taught children about ...

The principles of physical first aid and mental health first aid are similar: Support a person in need, neither curing them nor providing them with professional advice or treatment but instead ...

The New York City Council’s Progressive Caucus is working to secure $5.5 million to bolster mental health services for first responders throughout the five boroughs.