New York state advocates challenge policymakers to boost workforce funding.

RESIDENTIAL care; CRIMINAL law; LABOR supply; MENTAL health personnel; WAGES; GOVERNMENT aid; LEGAL status of criminals with mental illness; CRISIS intervention (Mental health services); PSYCHIATRIC treatment; ADOLESCENCE; ECONOMICS

The article reports that mental health advocates in the New York challenged policymakers for increasing funding for housing and workforce investments. Topics include views of Harvey Rosenthal, from the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS), on vacancy rate; views of Douglas Cooper, from the Association for Community Living (ACL), on people with mental illness; and views of Glenn Liebman, from the Mental Health Association, on workforce compensation.