Chair Lee on state mental health funding and ACT expansion

So I'm gonna quickly try to go through these so that I can pass it off to my colleagues.

So in terms of, similarly to the last port question about state funding, the executive plan includes state funding of 464.5 million in FY26 and 414 million for FY27.

And because the executive plan was released before the enactment of the state fiscal 27 budget, what was added in the executive budget that was previously proposed in the state's executive budget?

And is there new mental health and substance use funding in the state's adopted budget flowing to DOHMH?

First of all, we're happy to partner with our state colleagues on this work, the Office of Mental Health and OASIS.

And we're always in conversation with our partners at the state to define how we can better intervene as co-partners in this.

State Department of Mental Health is spearheading a couple of expansions that we're aware of.

The first is an expansion of the ACT program statewide.

And so, you know, we're going to be closely monitoring this expansion so that we can see in what ways does this impact our city's program with regard to ACT.

Ultimately, from our perspective, we continue to advocate strongly for sustained

state investment.

We need the state to be part of this work and be our partners here in the city.

And so far we've had really, really great working relationships with the state.

That's good.

I mean, especially, you know, thanks to, of course, also on the substance use side, the opioid settlement funds.

I'm glad that that's now finally being

realized and spent down as well.

So, and good to hear about the ACT programs being expanded.

Do you know how much it was, how much that included for the expansion?

For the state Department of Mental Health?

Right.

Yeah, we're gonna have to get back to you on that.

Okay, perfect.