Our Partners

Our Partners

The Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative (CCSI) is funded by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and administered by Vibrant Emotional Health.

Vibrant Emotional Health

Vibrant Emotional Health, formerly the Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC), works with people to help them achieve mental and emotional well-being with dignity and respect.  For over 50 years, our groundbreaking solutions have delivered high quality services and support, when, where and how people need it. Thousands of people are helped every year through our advocacy and education work in support of better mental health access and care. We’re advancing access, dignity and respect for all and revolutionizing the system for good. 

Vibrant administers national networks of crisis call centers funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), including the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. We oversee NYC Well, a comprehensive cutting edge contact center program that uses state-of-the-art telephone, text, and web based technologies to respond to the mental health needs of tens of thousands of New Yorkers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. With our Adolescent Skills Centers, Family Resource Centers, preventive service programs and recovery oriented services our trained peers and professionals provide adolescents, adults, older adults, and entire families with the tools and skills necessary to get back on track and lead healthy and fulfilled lives.

Vibrant administers national networks of crisis call centers funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), including the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. We oversee NYC Well, a comprehensive cutting edge contact center program that uses state-of-the-art telephone, text, and web based technologies to respond to the mental health needs of tens of thousands of New Yorkers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. With our Adolescent Skills Centers, Family Resource Centers, preventive service programs and recovery oriented services our trained peers and professionals provide adolescents, adults, older adults, and entire families with the tools and skills necessary to get back on track and lead healthy and fulfilled lives.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) protects and promotes the health of 8 million diverse New Yorkers through innovative policies and programs tackling issues ranging from obesity, diabetes and heart disease to HIV/AIDS, tobacco addiction, substance abuse and the threat of bioterrorism. 

NYC DOHMH has been instrumental in the City’s Thrive NYC initiative, a city-wide plan of action to support the mental health and well-being of New Yorkers with six guiding principles:

    • Change the Culture
    • Act Early
    • Close Treatment Gaps
    • Partner with Communities
    • Use Better Data
    • Strengthen Government’s Ability to Lead

As part of the Thrive NYC initiative, the NYC Department of Health offers free Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training to all New Yorkers.  MHFA is a groundbreaking public education program that teaches the skills needed to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance abuse challenges and crises.  For more information or to register for a MHFA course, click here.