New York State budget adds more than $400M to bolster mental health services
Michael Gormley, newsday.com
The budget also provides $244 million in funding to confront a workforce shortage that has reduced the capacity for care at nonprofit service providers funded by the state, and delayed patient contact with psychologists and psychiatrists sometimes for months. The budget includes funding for a 2.84% adjustment in the cost of living for most mental health care workers. The nonprofit agencies had called for a 3.2% increase.