ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: On last Friday evening’s telecast of ‘ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Now’, Assembly Mental Health Committee Chair Aileen Gunther gave a very fiery interview with reporter Dan Clark where she called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to repurpose unused dollars from the state’s Economic Development fund to invest in critically needed mental health programs. She believes that, due to the impact of COVID-19, many development programs won’t be able to go forward and that those funds should be reallocated into mental health programs.
During the special 30 minute focus on mental health, MHANYS’ Glenn Liebman and the ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog State Coalition for Children’s Behavioral Health’s Andrea Smyth gave excellent interviews that detailed the mental health crisis that faces ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog if long underfunded community mental health services are not able to help ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlogers during one of the most challenging periods in state history.
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Mental Health Crisis, Impact on Children, Cuomo’s Power
ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Now July 3, 2020
On this week’s edition of ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog NOW, experts warn of a national mental health crisis in the wake of COVID-19, particularly in ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog, where the disease has outpaced other states. Is ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog ready to address a widespread demand in mental health services? Stakeholders say no.
We’ll speak with Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, the chair of the Assembly Mental Health Committee, and Glenn Liebman from the Mental Health Association in ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog State about where the state stands, and what’s expected in the coming months.
Andrea Smyth from the talks about how this is all affecting children, and how cuts from the state could affect mental health services for kids — both in schools and in the community.