Governor Hochul's FY 2024 Executive Budget includes a comprehensive $1 billion multi-year plan to tansform the continuum of mental health care and drastically reduce the number of individuals with unmet mental health needs throughout the State.
Governor Hochul first outlined this multi-year plan during her 2023 State of the State Address. Her plan aims to dramatically expand access to mental health care, reduce wait times, and ensure appropriate levels of care to correct our mental health care system, which has suffered from chronic underinvestment.
Mental Health Care Highlights
Additional Highlights
By the Numbers
$28million
To provide wrap-around services for discharged patients
$20million
To expand mental health services in schools
$60million
To support the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Watch: Governor Hochul details her $1 billion multi-year plan
Investing in Mental Health
From creating transitional and supportive housing to expanding our comprehensive network of outpatient services, this bold plan is aimed at providing the funding and resources needed to ensure everyone in our state can access high-quality mental health care."