The Public Costs of Mental Health Response: Lessons From the New York City Post-9/11 Needs Assessment

The Court of Appeals of New York held, in Council of the City of New York u. Giuliani, slip op. 02634, 1999 WL 179257 (N.Y. Mar. 30, 1999), that New York City may not privatize a public city hospital without state statutory authorization. The court found invalid a sublease of a municipal hospital operated by a public benefit corporation to a private, for-profit entity. The court reasoned that the controlling statute prescribed the operation of a municipal hospital as a government function that must be fulfilled by the public benefit corporation as long as it exists, and nothing short of legislative action could put an end to the corporation's existence.In 1969, the New York State legislature enacted the Health and Hospitals Corporation Act (HHCA), establishing the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) as an attempt to improve the New York City public health system. Thirty years later, on a renewed perception that the public health system was once again lacking, the city administration approved a sublease of Coney Island Hospital from HHC to PHS New York, Inc. (PHS), a private, for-profit entity.

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The Search for Order in Municipal Administration: Herman A. Metz and the New York City Experience, 1898–1909

Accounting Historians Journal ◽

10.2308/aahj-18-019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 55-74

Author(s):

Ryan P. McDonough ◽

Paul J. Miranti ◽

Michael P. Schoderbek

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

Internal Control ◽

York City ◽

Internal Controls ◽

Data Availability ◽

Financial Reports ◽

The Public ◽

Operational Activities ◽

The City

ABSTRACT This paper examines the administrative and accounting reforms coordinated by Herman A. Metz around the turn of the 20th century in New York City. Reform efforts were motivated by deficiencies in administering New York City's finances, including a lack of internal control over monetary resources and operational activities, and opaque financial reports. The activities of Comptroller Metz, who collaborated with institutions such as the New York Bureau of Municipal Research, were paramount in initiating and implementing the administrative and accounting reforms in the city, which contributed to reform efforts across the country. Metz promoted the adoption of functional cost classifications for city departments, developed flowcharts for improved transaction processing, strengthened internal controls, and published the 1909 Manual of Accounting and Business Procedure of the City of New York, which laid the groundwork for transparent financial reports capable of providing vital information about the city's activities and subsidiary units. JEL Classifications: H72, M41, N91. Data Availability: Data are available from the public sources cited in the text.

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685 Sleep Latency, Pre and Peri-COVID-19 Experiences and PTSD Symptoms: Results from the NYU COVID-19 Mental Health Study

SLEEP ◽

10.1093/sleep/zsab072.683 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. A267-A268

Author(s):

April Rogers ◽

Judite Blanc ◽

Azizi Seixas ◽

Joao Nunes ◽

Georges Casimir ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

New York ◽

New York City ◽

York City ◽

Sleep Disturbances ◽

Health Study ◽

Sleep Onset Latency ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Effective Response ◽

Mental Health Study

Abstract Introduction An effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the decision to subject individuals residing in New York City to quarantine rules in order to reduce the spread of the virus. As might have been expected, restriction of usual daily activities would affect individuals’ sleep-wake patterns. It is also known that exposure to traumatic experiences can also engender sleep disturbances, most notably in their ability to initiate sleep. This study investigated the associations between sleep onset latency (SOL), pre and peri-COVID-19 exposure and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among New Yorkers. Methods 541 individuals (female = 373(69%); mean age=40.9) were recruited during the summer and fall of 2020 in New York City to participate in the NYU-COVID-19 Mental Health Study. Participants provided sociodemographic data and were also asked to respond to the COVID-19 quarantine experiences, comprised of seven binary questions, the PTSD Checklist-PCL-5, and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index. Descriptive and linear regression analysis were performed to explore associations of scores on the COVID-19 quarantine experience with PTSD and sleep data. All analyses were performed using SPSS 25.0 Results Regression analyses revealed that SOL emerged as the strongest independent predictor of PTSD symptoms [B(t) = −.630(12.7); p < .001]; factors adjusted in the model included pre and peri-covid-19 factors such as age, sex, job type, and quarantine experience. Analyses assessing potential interaction effect revealed that quarantine experience did not affect the relationship between SOL and PTSD [B(t) = .086(.831); p = >.005]. The other sleep factors in the model did not yield significance. sleep duration had a weak correlation with quarantine, it was not found to be a predictor of PTSD. Conclusion We observed that SOL was the most important determinant of PTSD symptoms among individuals exposed to COVID-19. This is consistent with other findings suggesting that a sizable proportion of individuals exposed to pandemics are likely to experience sleep disturbances. It is plausible that quarantine might lead to increased daytime naps, which may impact SOL. Further research is needed to better understand the association of SOL and PTSD as a result of Covid-19. Support (if any) K07AG052685, R01MD007716, R01HL142066, T32HL129953, K01HL135452, R01HL152453

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Disparities in Mental Health Referral and Diagnosis in the New York City Jail Mental Health Service

American Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.2015.302699 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 105 (9) ◽

pp. 1911-1916 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Fatos Kaba ◽

Angela Solimo ◽

Jasmine Graves ◽

Sarah Glowa-Kollisch ◽

Allison Vise ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

New York ◽

New York City ◽

Mental Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

York City ◽

Mental Health Referral

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CHILD MENTAL HEALTH IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE—edited by Henry P. David, Ph.D.; Harper & Row, New York City, 1972, 432 pages, $10

Psychiatric Services ◽

10.1176/ps.23.12.384-a ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 23 (12) ◽

pp. 384-a-385

Author(s):

Henry H. Work

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

New York ◽

New York City ◽

York City ◽

Child Mental Health ◽

International Perspective

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An Investigation of the Psychological Effects of the September 11, 2001, Attacks on New York City: Developing and Implementing Research in the Acute Postdisaster Period

CNS Spectrums ◽

10.1017/s1092852900018198 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

pp. 585-596 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Sandro Galea ◽

David Vlahov ◽

Heidi Resnick ◽

Dean Kilpatrick ◽

Michael J. Bucuvalas ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

New York ◽

New York City ◽

York City ◽

New York State ◽

September 11 ◽

Epidemiologic Studies ◽

Financial Strain ◽

York Academy ◽

Time Interval

ABSTRACTThe September 11, 2001, attack on New York City was the largest human-made disaster in United States history. In the first few days after the attack, it became clear that the scope of the attacks (including loss of life, property damage, and financial strain) was unprecedented and that the attacks could result in substantial psychological sequelae in the city population. Researchers at the Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine designed and implemented an assessment of the mental health of New Yorkers 5—8 weeks after the attacks. To implement this research in the immediate postdisaster period, researchers at the center had to develop, in a compressed time interval, new academic collaborations, links with potential funders, and unique safeguards for study respondents who may have been suffering from acute psychological distress. Results of the assessment contributed to a New York state mental health needs assessment that secured Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for mental health programs in New York City. This experience suggests that mechanisms should be in place for rapid implementation of mental health assessments after disasters.

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A statewide analysis of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in New York

10.1101/2021.02.20.21251598 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Erica Lasek-Nesselquist ◽

Navjot Singh ◽

Alexis Russell ◽

Daryl Lamson ◽

John Kelly ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

York City ◽

New York State ◽

The United States ◽

York State ◽

Multiple Introductions ◽

The Public ◽

Travel Restrictions ◽

Westchester County

AbstractNew York State, in particular the New York City metropolitan area, was the early epicenter of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the United States. Similar to initial pandemic dynamics in many metropolitan areas, multiple introductions from various locations appear to have contributed to the swell of positive cases. However, representation and analysis of samples from New York regions outside the greater New York City area were lacking, as were SARS-CoV-2 genomes from the earliest cases associated with the Westchester County outbreak, which represents the first outbreak recorded in New York State. The Wadsworth Center, the public health laboratory of New York State, sought to characterize the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 across the entire state of New York from March to September with the addition of over 600 genomes from under-sampled and previously unsampled New York counties and to more fully understand the breadth of the initial outbreak in Westchester County. Additional sequencing confirmed the dominance of B.1 and descendant lineages (collectively referred to as B.1.X) in New York State. Community structure, phylogenetic, and phylogeographic analyses suggested that the Westchester outbreak was associated with continued transmission of the virus throughout the state, even after travel restrictions and the on-pause measures of March, contributing to a substantial proportion of the B.1 transmission clusters as of September 30th, 2020.

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