A Victory for Children's Mental Health in New York
A Victory for Children's Mental Health in New York, Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center is operated by the Office of Mental Health, which is one of the state agencies being sued in regards to access to mental health care services for children on Medicaid. From a New York State Office of Mental Health video. New York is now required to ensure Medicaid-eligible kids the access to timely, intensive mental health treatment in their own communities and homes, as part of a class-action settlement reached Monday. The settlement, which was filed in U.S. District Court with New York's Department of Health and Office of Mental Health, is a significant advance in helping to fill gaps in care for some of the state's most vulnerable citizens. Almost half of the kids in New York state — over 2.5 million — are covered by Medicaid. But the unavailability of affordable mental health services has led some parents to have to turn to hospitals and residential programs for their ...