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New York Division of Mental Hygiene
New York Division of Mental Hygiene
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The Division of Mental Hygiene is a division of The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. It was established to improve the lives of New Yorkers with mental health disorders, chemical dependency disorders, mental retardation, and developmental delays and disabilities. It provides services in all five boroughs of New York City.
The Division of Mental Hygiene provides services for Mental Health, Mental Retardation/ Developmental Disabilities, and Chemical Dependency. According to the Division of Mental Hygiene’s website, there are over 450,000 people in New York City who suffer from at least one of those disorders.
Services that the Division of Mental Hygiene directly provides include:
- Project Liberty – The FEMA funded mental health response to September 11, 2001
- Mental Health Disaster Preparedness and Response
- The Assisted Outpatient Program (AOT)
The Division of Mental Hygiene also contracts to provide the following services:
- Services for people with mental illness
- Services for people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities
- Services for people with chemical dependency problems
- Early intervention services
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