Administered by the State Office of Mental Health, the awards will provide start-up and capital funding for these specialized units — also called CPEPs — and increase their capacity to serve New Yorkers experiencing a mental health crisis. ALBANY | On Monday, Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that $21 million in capital and start-up funding was awarded to establish three new Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Programs and improve four others across the state, including locally at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.
Administered by the State Office of Mental Health, the awards will provide start-up and capital funding for these specialized units — also called CPEPs — and increase their capacity to serve New Yorkers experiencing a mental health crisis.
The awards include $18 million to help three hospital networks to establish new CPEPs in New York City, the Hudson Valley and Northern New York, including at CVPH, where $5 million in capital funding and $1 million in start-up funding was awarded to establish a new CPEP serving Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties with six extended observation beds serving adults and youth/adolescents…