New York’s suicide prevention resources
Dr. Jay Carruthers, director of the state's Suicide Prevention Center, discusses the scope of the suicide problem in New York.
Meeting the needs of New Yorkers in crisis
New York OASAS Commissioner Chinazo Cunningham explains the state's plans for 12 supportive crisis stabilization centers.
Long-awaited pay raise planned for human service workforce
The workforce that cares for some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers are poised to get a pay bump in the state budget.
Gianaris weighs in on Hochul’s ‘kitchen sink’ approach to criminal justice reform
Senate Democrats unlikely to embrace entire package of reforms pushed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Improving New York’s family court system
A state commission has produced recommendations designed to improve outcomes in child custody and visitation cases.
Lawmakers envision overhaul of state’s crisis intervention services
Sen. Samra Brouk, a Rochester Democrat, recaps her recent visit to a crisis intervention center and her 2022 priorities.
Freshman state senator navigates first budget in Albany
April 14, 2021 - Freshman state Sen. Samra Brouk, a Rochester Democrat, talks about completing her first state budget, including securing funding for her hometown, spending political capital in negotiations with the Cuomo administration, overseeing the mental health
Thousands of NY children grapple with the loss of parents to COVID-19
Oct. 13, 2020 - More than four thousand children in New York have lost a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked with Jennifer Havens, Vice Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone
Measuring COVID-19’s effect on New Yorkers with disabilities
Sept. 10, 2020 - Sen. David Carlucci (D-New City), chair of the Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee, recapped a recent hearing into the pandemic’s impact on people living with developmental or intellectual disabilities.
Feb. 5, 2020: Human Services and the Governor’s budget
Glenn Liebman, CEO of the Mental Health Association in New York State, weighed in on the Governor’s budget proposal and what additions he’d like to see in a final agreement.
