NYC Health + Hospitals this week launched new post-discharge Critical Time Intervention (CTI) teams to support New Yorkers managing ongoing mental health challenges. Aimed at adults with multiple psychiatric hospitalizations or emergency visits over the past year, the CTI program provides up to nine months of structured follow-up care after discharge.

Funded by a five-year, $32.2 million grant from the New York State Office of Mental Health, each team brings together nurses, social workers, mental health clinicians, care managers, and peer specialists. The program will operate at Bellevue, Jacobi, Kings County, Metropolitan, and Queens hospitals and is expected to serve up to 650 people annually.

What the teams do

Day-of-discharge transition: Ensure a safe return home and immediate li

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