From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH) gathered partners in New York to highlight recent investments in mobile mental health crisis response and clinical stabilization resources at the state and local levels. With the launch of the 9-8-8 mental health hotline and several new and expanded service modalities introduced for FY23, New York was positioned to make a significant impact on the health and well-being of some of its most vulnerable residents. This event was designed to share information about these new resources, foster discussion around remaining service gaps, and explore opportunities to create a more integrated behavioral health system

Agenda:

9:00am           Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:30                Welcome & Table-Setting – Jeff Coots, P2PH Director

10:00               Plenary – Overview of 988 Rollout and Q&A

• Denise Balzer, Director of Crisis Services, NYS Office of Mental Health

11:00               Panel – NYC Crisis Collaborative Interagency Working Group

• Michael T. McRae, Acting Executive Deputy Commissioner, Mental Hygiene, NYC DOHMH
• Hazel Phillip, Director for the Office of Crisis Services, NYC DOHMH
• Laquisha Grant, Senior Director, Crisis Response and Community Capacity at NYC Mayor’s Office of Mental Health
• Denise Balzer, Director of Crisis Services, NYS Office of Mental Health

12:30pm         Lunch Break (catered in-house)

1:30                 Critical Conversation:

Challenges in Adapting Best Practices in Behavioral Health

• Kelly Ramsey, Chief of Medical Services, OASAS
• Elizabeth Ford, Director of Mental Health and Criminal Justice Initiatives, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry; Medical Director, Justice-Involved Persons, NYC Health + Hospitals’ Office of Behavioral Health
• Tracie Gardner, Senior Vice President of Policy Advocacy, Legal Action Center

3pm                 Close

Full Agenda and Speaker Bios here.