In the News

 2022

Now This:
Social Worker on NYC's Plan for Unhoused People with Mental Illness
December 2022 · Video Featuring Community Access

The City:
What Happens When Police Show up for Mental Health Calls?
December 2022 · Article Featuring Community Access

The Daily News:
Mayor Adams is calling for improving mental health care in NYC, but the city continues to cut services
December 2022 · Article Featuring Community Access

The City:
Adams Vows Action to Hospitalize People With Serious Untreated Mental Illness
November 2022 · Article Featuring Community Access

NY1:
Public advocate makes recommendations to improve mental health services
November 2022 · Video Featuring Community Access

New York Times:
In New Forecast, New York City Projects $2.9 Billion Deficit
November 2022 · Article Featuring Community Access

Gotham Gazette:
A Crucial Moment for New York City's Mental Health Crisis Response Program
November 2022 · Op-Ed Featuring Community Access  

New York Daily News:
NYC mental health crisis teams falling short of expectations
November 2022 · Article featuring Community Access

New York Nonprofit Media:
NYN First Read, "Today's Buzz" section
November 2022 · Newsletter featuring Community Access

Crain's New York Business:
City's mental health response pilot has grown less effective: data
October 2022 · Article featuring Community Access
News 12 The Bronx:
Advocates demand change in NYC’s response to mental health crises
September 2022 · Video featuring Community Access

STL News:
New York: $86 Million Affordable Housing in Bronx
August 2022 · Article featuring Community Access

Crain's New York Business:
State breaks ground on $86M supportive housing development in the Bronx
August 2022 · Article featuring Community Access  

Construction Review Online:
Construction breaks ground at Baez Place affordable housing in New York
August 2022 · Article featuring Community Access

New York YIMBY:
Construction breaks ground on Baez Place affordable apartments at 334 East 176th Street in Claremont, the Bronx
August 2022 · Article featuring Community Access

Construction Equipment Guide:
Construction Starts on Baez Pace Affordable Apartments in the Bronx
August 2022 · Article featuring Community Access

Norwood News:
Claremont: Construction Breaks Ground on Baez Place Affordable Apartments, 334 East 176th Street
August 2022 · Article featuring Community Access

 2021

Fox 5 New York:
Hero of the Day: Lynnae Brown
November 2021 · Video featuring Community Access 

Patch:
Replacing Police in Mental Health Crises: These New Yorkers Have A Plan
August 2021 · Article featuring CCIT-NYC coalition 

USA Today:
NYC is sending social workers instead of police to some 911 calls. Here’s how it’s going
July 2021 · Article featuring CCIT-NYC 

Gotham Gazette:
De Blasio is on Right Track, But Mental Health Response Teams Need Crucial Changes to Really Work
June 2021 · Op-Ed by Cal Hedigan and Carla Rabinowitz

Mann About Town:
Changing Minds Film Festival Addresses Youth Mental Health
May 2021 · Article featuring Changing Minds

The City:
Failure to Thrive: NYC’s $100 Million ‘Diversion Centers’ for Mentally Ill Sit Empty or Barely Used
May 2021 · Article featuring Cal Hedigan

The Laurel of Asheville:
Local Filmmaker Wins National Festival
May 2021 · Article featuring Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festival

1010 WINS:
Community Access Presents Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festival
April 2021 · Video featuring Changing Minds

New York Nonprofit Media:
Today's Buzz
April 2021 · Article featuring Changing Minds

Hunts Point Express:
What sets this Bruckner Boulevard apartment building apart
April 2021 · Article featuring Community Access


The New York Times:
5 Things to Do This Weekend
April 2021 · Article featuring Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festival

Prism:
NYC will pilot non-police response to mental health emergencies–but it enough?
April 2021 · Article featuring Cal Hedigan



USA Today:
It's working in Eugene, Olympia, Denver: More cities are sending civilian responders, not police, on mental health calls
April 2021 · Article featuring Cal Hedigan

Mountain Times:
Local filmmaker selected as winner in New York-based film festival
April 2021 · Article featuring Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festival

BronxNet:
Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festival | Open
March 2021 · Video featuring Community Access

Staten Island Advance:
Staten Island Filmmaker featured in virtual film festival focusing on mental health
March 2021 · Article featuring Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festival

Associated Press News:
NYC to Test No-Police Mental Crisis Response in Harlem
February 2021 · Article featuring Cal Hedigan
City & State:
NonprofitPower100
February 2021 · Article featuring Cal Hedigan

City & State:
Rochester's New Person in Crisis Team Might Have Prevented 9-Year-Old's Pepper Spraying
February 2021 · Article featuring Community Access

Newsweek:
The Future of Mental Health Crises and Police
January 2021 · Op-Ed by Community Access' Advocacy Coordinator Carla Rabinowitz