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DOHMH officials describe program metrics, data challenges and expansion plans at Council oversight hearing
Summary
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene leaders told the Council they use program-specific outcome measures across 800+ programs, reported IMT gains (23 percentage-point housing increase, 5-point drop in jail admissions), supportive housing counts (~12,817 units), syringe outreach cleanup totals and outlined steps to standardize reporting and improve data integration.
City health officials testified before the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction about how the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene measures outcomes and equity across city-funded mental health programs.
Dr. Jean Wright, Executive Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Mental Hygiene, said the department supports more than 800 mental health programs and described a program-by-program approach to evaluation. She cited recent program outcomes: IMT (Intensive Mobile Treatment) participants saw a 23 percentage-point increase in stable housing and a 5 percentage-point reduction in jail admissions between pre-enrollment and the most recent year; the department contracts for 12,817 supportive housing units and…
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