Mental Health Project

At a press event today, when asked about closing Rikers, Mayor Mamdani highlighted the Treatment Court Expansion Act & the need to “keep New Yorkers safe” while “extend[ing] dignity to each & every New Yorker.” TCEA does just that. Thank you @NYCMayor for recognizing our bill!

@TNJAct is honored to be included in the @BPHACaucus 2025 People's Budget! This document is a thoughtful and breathtakingly comprehensive roadmap to community health, safety and social justice. NYS elected officials: please take a read! politico.com/newsletters/ne…

Check out @RepCori on the need for the #EndSolitaryConfinementAct, introduced a year ago this week, which would end the torture of solitary confinement in federal prison and detention facilities & utilize alternatives proven to reduce violence and better protect people’s health.

👀 Hear from @RepCori now on the need for the #EndSolitaryConfinementAct which was introduced 1 year ago this week to stop torture, save lives, and improve safety for everyone. This legislation is crucial to end the barbaric use of torture in our corrections and detention facilities across the US!

🚨HAPPENING NOW🚨: We’re in Albany to demand #TreatmentNotJail! For decades, NY has relied on jails & prisons to take care of NYers with mental health and substance use issues. It not only doesn’t work, it makes people worse, and all of us less safe. Time to pass the @TNJAct now

It's Mental Health Awareness Month & today advocates are traveling to Albany from all over NY to demand passage of @TNJAct. For decades NY has funneled those w/mental health needs into our jails/prisons. It's abhorrent and it has got to change. We need #TreatmentNotJail TODAY

RSVP today for March Open Mic Night! Got a song, poem, or monologue brewing inside? Why not join us, get reacquainted with our team, and enjoy some refreshments. Thursday, March 28th 6-8pm Register: bit.ly/OMN328 #openmicnight #openmic #mentalhealth

We joined 70 legal organizations to urge lawmakers to restore $234m to New York's ILSF and appropriate adequate funding for public defense services for people in need of an attorney in criminal and family courts. Read our letter here: bit.ly/stopILSFsweep

Last chance to register! bit.ly/MHPGameNight20…

Join us for our MHP Movement Game Night Wed., March 20. Where everyone's a winner! Come out and learn about what's going on in local policy while building community! Jenga, Bingo, trivia, prizes and much more. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP Today! bit.ly/MHPGameNight20…

Less than 1 in 5 of the ~50% of individuals w/mental health issues at Rikers receive any sort treatment in jail. Meanwhile studies show that incarceration exacerbates mental health problems. Imagine investing our $$ on a mental health system that works: treatmentnotjail.com/take-action

Rikers Island is the largest mental healthcare provider in the state & by far the most expensive. It costs taxpayers $556,539 to incarcerate 1 person in NYC Jails/year for a total $1.3B annually. Imagine investing that $$ in support instead of punishment: treatmentnotjail.com/take-action

83% of people in NY prisons have a substance use disorder yet 3/4 receive no treatment while incarcerated. This system only exacerbates underlying root causes. Visit treatmentnotjail.com/take-action to urge our gov to PASS TNJ to end the cruel & senseless revolving door of incarceration.

People released from incarceration are 42X more likely to die from overdose in the 2 weeks following their release when compared to the general population. Visit treatmentnotjail.com/take-action to urge our legislators to PASS @TNJAct to do something about this & SAVE LIVES

Join us on Friday, Feb. 9th at 11:00 AM for Tea with MHP! Register today: linktr.ee/mhpujc

VICTORY: Solitary confinement is forever banned in NYC! Today's vote is for Layleen, Kalief, Brandon, Erick & every person who was tortured or killed by solitary. Thank you to the Speaker, Public Advocate, & Council for overriding the Mayor's veto & making 549A the law of NYC!

MHP is relaunching OPEN MIC NIGHT! Join us on Feb. 22nd 6-8pm. Register today: linktr.ee/mhpujc

@WomensCJA @ccitnyc @VOCALNewYork @TNJAct @thefortunesoc @nyc_defenders Learn more about our amazing panelists here: linktr.ee/mhpujc

@WomensCJA @ccitnyc @VOCALNewYork @TNJAct @thefortunesoc @nyc_defenders As we coming to the closing of our panel, we want to thank our panelists, our staff and everyone who attended. Take action and support here: mhp.urbanjustice.org/get-involved/t…

Our report launch, Reimagining Paths to Healing & Justice, is starting now with remarks from our Executive Director, Demetrius Thomas.