BRONX — Recently announced plans for the Montefiore Einstein Center for Children’s Mental Health of the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM), to be located within the New York City Children’s Center (NYCCC), received unanimous approval from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC) and the New York State Office of Mental Health (NYSOMH) Behavioral Health Services Advisory Council (BHSAC). Additionally, $3.1 million in capital grant funding from the NYS OMH has been secured to further support the project.
The project is slated to begin Q3/Q4 2024 with the inpatient program expected open before the end of Q3 2025.
“Thanks to support from state leaders, Montefiore has taken a crucial step toward expanding access and care for our young Bronx patients, reaffirming our long-standing commitment to youth mental health,” said Jonathan E. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D., Silverman University Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. “Expanding services for Bronx children and adolescents in crisis will strengthen not only their chances of leading healthier and more fulfilling lives, but also contribute to the health and vitality of their families and the community as a whole, and we look forward to opening this center soon.”
Recognizing that inpatient child and adolescent services are sorely needed, NYSDOH and NYSOMH reviewed and approved the project expeditiously, and praised Montefiore for its initiative.
An additional $3.1M in funding, part of a $30 million investment made by Governor Kathy Hochul to add 109 new inpatient psychiatric beds statewide, will also support this project. Administered by NYSOMH, these awards will cover design, property acquisition, and construction costs associated with adding 21 new inpatient beds in the Bronx.
“Building greater inpatient capacity for psychiatric care is a component in our efforts to strengthen our state’s mental health care system and ensure all New Yorkers have the support they need to live and thrive. We are proud to partner with Montefiore on this project, which will provide additional beds to serve children and adolescents living with mental illness in the Bronx. Governor Hochul’s continued focus and commitment toward bolstering youth mental health supports statewide is helping projects like this one become a reality,” said OMH Commissioner Dr. Ann Sullivan.
Announced earlier this year, the Montefiore Einstein Center for Children’s Mental Health of CHAM will provide best-in-class intensive treatment for youth with serious behavioral health conditions including severe depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidal thoughts, psychosis and other acute psychiatric conditions. A large portion of the funding was already provided by a nearly $6 million capital appropriation spearheaded by New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Member Michael Benedetto. Additionally, $1M in capital private philanthropy was secured by Montefiore. This new unit will:
Plans for this unit come on the heels of several initiatives across the Montefiore Health System to significantly expand psychiatric consultation, education, and services. This year, Montefiore was named a New York State Office of Mental Health Behavioral Health Center of Excellence and was awarded a $7 million grant to add extended observation beds for adults in need of emergency care, open an intensive partial hospitalization program for adults, expand care management for individuals discharged from emergency and inpatient settings, and launch a new child outpatient psychiatry clinic in the South Bronx.
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