impact

The ACMH impact in numbers

Costs via Public Sources

The cost per diem of ACMH supportive housing is half the cost of a day in a shelter, a third of the cost of a day in prison and 1/15 the cost of a day in a psychiatric hospital.

Savings via ACMH

Public subsidy cost per person/per day for ACMH:

  • Transitional Housing with rehabilitation services: $65
  • Permanent Housing with case management: $51
  • Care Management $11

HOW WE HELP

ACMH serves hundreds of people every day in Manhattan, Queens and the Brooklyn

We have guided people in managing chronic mental health, substance use, and other medical conditions since 1973. Under contract with Medicaid Health Homes and the NYC DOHMH, the program provides outreach, engagement and care coordination serving hundreds of people daily.

Our primary modes of service fall under supportive services and care management.

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Care Services

ACMH helps people manage chronic mental health, substance use, and medical conditions

Supportive Housing

ACMH offers a range of housing support fostering suitable levels of independence

Employment

ACMH helps people with mental illness find suitable pathways to employment

Empowerment

ACMH identifies the services and supports essential to achieving each individual's goals