Behavioral Health
Latest Behavioral Health News
The Bronx Times Spotlights VNS Health’s Integrated Clinic, with Perspective from Jessica Fear, SVP, Behavioral Health and Annie John, VP, Clinical Integrated Programs
April 18, 2025–
Crain’s Health Pulse Spotlights Launch of VNS Health’s Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Clinic
April 18, 2025–
News12 Bronx Spotlights Ribbon-Cutting for New Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Clinic
April 18, 2025–
Associated Press Reports on Launch of VNS Health’s Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Clinic
April 18, 2025–
Our VNS Health Experts Testify in Support of Behavioral Health and Veterans Programs
March 31, 2025–As New York City (NYC) prepares its budget for 2026, Deirdre DeLeo, Director of Behavioral Health, testified on March 24th to the NYC Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction in support of VNS Health’s Geriatric Mental Health Initiative (GMHI) and Promise Zone Initiatives. And on March 25th, Contessa Officer, Director of Veterans Programs, testified to the Council’s Committee on Veterans, advocating for funding to sustain and extend the programs’ outreach and connect more veterans to care in 2026.
VNS Health Celebrates Social Work Month! See the Photos!
March 31, 2025–March is National Social Work Month. On March 27th, to mark the occasion, nearly 100 Social Services Professionals gathered at 220 East 42nd Street for a breakfast celebration. The morning’s proceedings included presentations by CEO Dan Savitt and SVP Jessica Fear, a salute to Lizzie Cogan as the winner of our first-ever Social Services Professional of the Year Award, and a raffle. A continuing education unit (CEU) followed, led by LMSW Asha Lyons. To see photos of the event, click on the slideshow below.
Epicenter NYC Spotlights Bronx Children’s Mobile Crisis Team
February 5, 2025–
Jessica Fear Honored as a “Trailblazer in Health Care” by City & State
January 22, 2025–
Deirdre DeLeo, BH Programs Director, Provides Perspective on the Work of Mobile Crisis Teams in Behavioral Health News
January 16, 2025–