ICL
Issue no.7         january 20, 2011

In This Issue

ICL Is Awarded a $20 Million NYSOMH Project

On the cusp of its 25th birthday, ICL has been awarded the largest single contract in its history and, for the first time, will have programs in all five boroughs. The three-year, $20 million contract from New York State Office of Mental Health, which begins February 1st, is targeted to help almost 1,200 individuals presently living in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island Adult Homes move to their own community apartment. Read more >

Health Care Integration Defined

Thanks to a generous $25,000 grant from Brooklyn Community Foundation, ICL is able to support the continued dissemination of its Healthy Living Initiative curriculum, assisting hundreds of Brooklyn residents with special needs.  Read more >

Grounds for Hope

According to our local groundhog, the end to winter may not be in sight, but shadow or no shadow, ICL will be celebrating a new beginning in Brooklyn this Groundhog Day. On February 2nd, ICL will break ground on the ICL Livonia Avenue Residence. Read more >

When Psychiatry Saved a Foot

The article, When Psychiatry Saved a Foot, in the January issue of National Council Magazine, opens with a description of one of the most satisfying moments in the psychiatric career of Dr. Jeanie Tse, Director, ICL Integrated Health. Read more >
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With the $20M NYSOMH contract, ICL will help consumers move to their own community apartment

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 Giving Voice to Independence: Celebrating 25 Years of Community Living

May 11, 2011



Actress and activist Patty Duke will recount her experiences living with bipolar disorder during ICL's 25th Anniversary Gala, on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park City, located in lower Manhattan. Read more >

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