Grantee Name
Dates, Mental Health Association of New York City, Inc.
Funding Area
Veterans’ Health
Publication Date
December 2014
Grant Amount
$125,004
Grant Date:
Mental Health Association of New York City, Inc.
In 2009, the Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC) began to focus more attention on veterans’ mental health and substance use issues.
In partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City, MHA-NYC organized the Veterans’ Mental Health Coalition of New York City (VMHC-NYC). VMHC-NYC, along with Veterans’ Health Alliance of Long Island (VHA-LI), seeks to address limited access to appropriate mental health supports by servicemembers, veterans, and their families. Both organizations include experts from the fields of mental health/substance use, health, social service, the Veterans Administration, and government, as well as representation from veterans and their families.
In 2010, the New York Health Foundation awarded a grant to MHA-NYC to enable the VMHC-NYC and VHA-LI to share a part-time project director.