In the News

ProPublica:
It Wasn't the First Time the NYPD Killed Someone in Crisis. For Kawaski Trawick, It Only Took 112 Seconds.
December 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

New York Daily News:
Mayor de Blasio proposal of 911 calls answered by mental health pros aim to end deadly NYPD responses
November 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

New York Daily News:
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams criticizes new de Blasio approach to 911 mental crises calls
November 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

Gothamist:
NYC To Experiment With Police-Free Response To Mental Health Calls
November 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

NY1:
City to deploy mental health teams to some 911 calls instead of NYPD
November 2020 · Video featuring Community Access

Associated Press:
Mental health workers to take lead in some NYC 911 calls
November 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

Real Estate Weekly:
WORK GETS UNDERWAY ON 245-UNIT AFFORDABLE BRONX DEVELOPMENT
November 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

YIMBY:
19-Story Affordable Housing Project Breaks Ground At 1159 River Avenue In The South Bronx
November 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

Supportive Housing Network of New York
Community Access Breaks Ground on River Avenue
November 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

Crain's Business:
$126M Bronx supportive-housing development gets underway
November 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

NY1:
New Affordable Housing Building Rising in the Bronx
October 2020 · Video featuring Community Access

News12 Bronx:
Affordable and Supporting Housing Development
October 2020 · Video featuring Community Access

NY1:
New Affordable Housing Building Rising in the Bronx
October 2020 · Video featuring Community Access (en Español)

Washington Post:
The right - and wrong - way for authorities to respond to a mental health crisis
October 2020 · Letter to the Editor by CEO Cal Hedigan

BronxNet:
The Bronx Social Justice and Anti-Violence Forums
October 2020 · Video featuring Community Access

WNYC:
NYPD Halts Training Program Meant to Help Police De-Escalate Encounters With People in Mental Health Crisis
September 2020 · Radio Interview Featuring Community Access

Gothamist:
NYPD Abruptly Halts Training Program Meant To Help Police De-Escalate Encounters With People In Mental Health Crisis
September 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

City & State:
Should police respond to mental health calls?
September 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

Crain's Business:
State offers $158M for supportive housing
September 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

New York Times:
Five Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now
August 2020 · Article featuring Community Access' Art Collective

Crain's Business:
Supportive-housing nonprofit opens sprawling $87M Bronx residence
August 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

WNYC:
Police Still Respond to Mental Health Crisis 911 Calls. Advocates See Another Way
July 2020 · Radio broadcast featuring Community Access

New York Times:
Why the $6 Billion N.Y.P.D. Is Now a Target of ‘Defund the Police’
July 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

Gotham Gazette:
Defund the NYPD and Save Black and Brown Lives by Reforming Mental Health Crisis Response
June 2020 · Op-Ed by Community Access CEO, Cal Hedigan (with Jim Mutton, Matt Kudish, and Ruth Lowenkron, Esq.)

Time:
Black, Disabled and at Risk: The Overlooked Problem of Police Violence Against Americans with Disabilities
June 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

City & State:
Where could redirected police funding go?
June 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

Gothamist:
The NYPD Currently Responds To Mental Health Crisis 911 Calls. Advocates Have Another Approach
June 2020 · Article featuring Community Access

Univision:
This organization provides mental health services to the community in times of coronavirus
May 2020 · Coronavirus Coverage: Video featuring Community Access (en Español)

El Diario:
Nonprofit Organizations: Hiring and Raising Employee Salaries
May 2020 · Coronavirus Coverage: Article Featuring Community Access (en Español)

Center for an Urban Future:
Essential Yet Vulnerable: NYC's Human Services Nonprofits Face Financial Crisis During Pandemic
May 2020 · Coronavirus Coverage: Article Featuring Community Access

New York Post:
Here's where jobs are in the current market and who's hiring
May 2020 · Coronavirus Coverage: Article Featuring Community Access

ABC News:
NYC social worker describes the challenges of 'shelter in place' orders for vulnerable tenants
April 2020 · Coronavirus Coverage: Article Featuring Community Access

ABC News:
The Essentials: Inside the Curve (listen to Episode 3: The Social Worker)
April 2020 · Coronavirus Coverage: Podcast Featuring Community Access

Inside Philanthropy:
A Necessity, Not a Luxury: A Funder Looks to Activate Art's Power to Heal
April 2020 · Article Featuring Community Access

Crain's New York Business:
City nonprofits buck the trend by hiring and raising salaries
April 2020 · Coronavirus Coverage: Article Featuring Community Access

Crain's New York Business:
Non-essential construction halts across the state
March 2020 · Coronavirus Coverage: Article Featuring Community Access

City & State:
Nonprofits ask for clearer guidance from state government
March 2020 · Coronavirus Coverage: Article Featuring Community Access

City & State:
Mental health needs expected to rise due to COVID-19
March 2020 · Coronavirus Coverage: Article Featuring Community Access

Crain's New York:
Cal Hedigan: End Mental Health Bias
February 2020 · Letter to the Editor by Community Access CEO