NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
Advocating for, protecting, and enhancing access to effective, recovery-focused mental health and addiction services for individuals and families in need
The New York State Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (“The Council”) is an outcome-oriented statewide, non-profit, 501(c)(3) membership organization composed of 165 community-based organizations that provide recovery-focused mental health and/or substance abuse/chemical dependence and addiction treatment programs and services for New Yorkers in need.
Latest News
NYS Council OpEd published in Albany Times Union 12/5/25
The NYS Council is leading a statewide advocacy campaign designed to secure a carve out of MH and SUD outpatient, residential and rehabilitative services from the state’s Medicaid managed care program.
Trump Signs SUPPORT Act
The SUPPORT Act reauthorizes key programs focused on opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, extending funding through 2030.
NYS Council SFY 2027 Executive Budget Requests
The NYS Council has released its SFY 2027 Executive Budget Requests. The requests are focused on four priority areas: