Mental Hygiene, Department of

Mission

The Department of Mental Hygiene currently operates through three independent agencies – the Office of Mental Health, the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, and the Office of Addiction Services and Supports. In January 2022, the Office of Mental Health and the Office of Addiction Services and Supports will become the Office of Addiction and Mental Health Services. All three agencies provide services directly to their clients through State-operated facilities and receive reimbursement for these services, primarily through Medicaid funds

Organization and Staffing

The Department of Mental Hygiene does not employ staff.

Budget Highlights

Patient revenues are pledged first to the payment of debt service on outstanding Mental Hygiene bonds. The FY 2022 Executive Budget recommends $600 million in new appropriations from the General Fund – the same level of funding as FY 2021. These appropriations may be distributed to any of the three agencies, or the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, to access additional revenues made available, or through a decreased set-aside for debt service resulting from planned debt management actions.

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Briefing Book – Mental Hygiene (PDF)

Program Highlights

There are no programs delivered or administered by the Department of Mental Hygiene.

Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/19/2021