N.Y. Comptroller DiNapoli: Percentage of New Yorkers With Mental Illness Rose as Available Psychiatric Beds Declined
March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024
ALBANY, New York, March 28 (TNSres) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release:
The mental health needs of New Yorkers have greatly increased, with 21.1% of adults struggling with mental Illness and 5.1% with a severe mental illness in 2021-2022, according to federal data. Between 2013 and 2022, there was a 23% increase in the number of individuals served by the state's public mental health system, with nearly 900,000 residents utilizing the s . . .
The mental health needs of New Yorkers have greatly increased, with 21.1% of adults struggling with mental Illness and 5.1% with a severe mental illness in 2021-2022, according to federal data. Between 2013 and 2022, there was a 23% increase in the number of individuals served by the state's public mental health system, with nearly 900,000 residents utilizing the s . . .