18 JAN 2019

Cal Hedigan Will Be New CEO of Community Access

By Steve Coe - (former) CEO

I am pleased to announce that Cal Hedigan has been hired by our Board of Directors to succeed me as Community Access’ next Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2019.

18 SEPT 2018

Statement on Fatal Shooting of Queens Woman in Crisis

By Steve Coe - (former) CEO

On September 17, a Queens woman in distress was fatally shot in a police encounter. Here is my official statement on the matter:

16 AUG 2018

Statement on NYC Plan to Open Community-Based Jails

By Steve Coe - (former) CEO

The de Blasio administration has announced a plan for opening community-based jails, as a step toward eventually closing the jail complex on Rikers Island. Here is my official statement on the matter:

6 JUNE 2018

Kate Spade Statement

By Carla Rabinowitz - Advocacy Coordinator

We're taking a moment today to share the following statement — after the sad news that Kate Spade was found dead in her New York apartment yesterday, in an apparent suicide:

31 JULY 2017

Responding to the Death of Dwayne Jeune

By Steve Coe - (former) CEO

Here is my statement in response to today's news that Dwayne Jeune, an emotionally distressed person, was shot and killed by police in his Brooklyn home:

31 MAY 2017

NYPD Sergeant Charged with the Murder of Emotionally Distressed Bronx Woman

By Steve Coe - (former) CEO

Here is my statement in response to today's news that an NYPD Sergeant has been charged with the murder of Deborah Danner, who was fatally shot in October last year:

19 OCT 2016

Serious Questions After Fatal Shooting of 66-Year-Old Woman in the Bronx

By Steve Coe - (former) CEO

While details are still emerging, we are concerned about the fatal shooting of what has been described in the press as an emotionally distressed woman.

16 AUG 2016

Community Access Secures $15 Million OMH Grant

By Steve Coe - (former) CEO

Here's an article published today in Crain's NY by Jonathan Lamantia:

25 NOV 2015

A Closer Look at Mayor de Blasio's New Mental Health Roadmap

By Steve Coe, (former) CEO

It has been my pleasure to join Mayor de Blasio at two major press conferences within the last week.

7 APR 2015

Progress: More Funding for Police Training

By Carla Rabinowitz - Advocacy Coordinator

Great news! New York officials will allocate $1.5 million to expanding Crisis Intervention Teams across the state.

21 JAN 2015

New Report Helps to Redefine Mental "Illness"

By Steve Coe - (former) CEO

Over coffee last Sunday morning, I read "Redefining Mental Illness," a wonderful Op-Ed in The Times by T.M. Luhrmann, a professor of anthropology at Stanford.

08 DEC 2014

No One Can Tell Our Story Better Than Us

By Romie Grant - IT Systems Administrator

After hearing about the decision to not indict the officers responsible for Eric Garner’s death I was angry, emotional and feeling powerless. I had conversations with many other CA staff who expressed the same sentiments.

28 AUG 2013

New York State Rethinks Medicaid

By Steve Coe - (former) CEO

Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled “New York State Rethinks Medicaid: Seeks to Relocate Thousands of Patients.” It opens with the statement:

“To bring down its soaring Medicaid budget, New York State wants to move thousands of low-income patients from hospitals, homeless shelters, group homes and nursing facilities into apartments.”

10 JAN 2013

Elizabeth Froelich (1923-2013)

By Steve Coe - (former) CEO

All of us at Community Access mourn the passing of our dear friend Elizabeth "Betty" Froelich. For decades she remained a tireless advocate for our organization, and her legacy will live on in our hearts.