Cornell University Privatization’s Toll on the NY Mental Health Workforce

February 6 | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Join us for The Impact of Austerity and Privatization on the Wages and Employment of New York State’s Public Mental Healthcare Workforce. This is a presentation about how privatization and budget cuts have impacted New York State’s mental healthcare workforce and service quality. We’ll analyze data from 1990 to 2021 and discuss the implications with legislators, policymakers, and union leaders.

The speakers will include:
·       Senator Samra G. Brouk, NYS Senator, District 55
·       Senator Robert Jackson, NYS Senator, District 31
·       Wayne Spence, president, NYS Public Employees Federation
·       Randi DiAntonio, vice president, NYS Public Employees Federation
·       Timothy Hogues, commissioner, NYS Department of Civil Service
·       Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director, The Worker Institute
·       Rusty Weaver, director of research, ILR Buffalo Co-Lab
·       Anne Marie Brady, director of research for worker rights and equity, The Worker Institute