New York State Awards Northwell Health $100,000 Grant To Support Behavioral Health Center For Children & Teens

The State of New York awarded Northwell Health a $100,000 grant to support its Behavioral Health Center in Rockville Centre. The center launched in 2020 to provide mental health care to children and teens in a collaborative arrangement with nine Nassau County school districts. Northwell Health intends to use the funding to hire a care management coordinator to connect students to longer-term care and assist families in navigating community mental health resources to find the best fit for their child.

Since opening in 2020, the center in Rockville Centre has been operating at full capacity. In 2021, Northwell . . .