In Gov. Hochul’s State of the State address this month she announced an unprecedented $1 billion investment in enhanced mental health services; it is a bold step to addressing the mental health needs of New York State adults and children. With nearly 20% of the state’s adults suffering from mental health disorders and students increasingly
NEW YORK – Children’s Health Fund (CHF) has elected former Freddie Mac CEO Donald H. Layton as chair of the board and named Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Garry Trudeau as its newest board member. Layton replaces Hervé Sedky, who remains on the board as chair emeritus. Sedky served as board chair for six years. “Hervé has
In 1987, three New Yorkers—singer Paul Simon, Dr. Irwin Redlener, and Karen Redlener—came up with a novel plan to provide healthcare to the 11,000 children then living in the city’s homeless shelters and welfare hotels. Their idea, which led them to create Children’s Health Fund (CHF), was that the best way to ensure children receive
