KENDRA’S LAW REGIONAL CONTACTS
Here are people to call if you think someone could benefit from AOT and meets the criteria for Kendra’s Law.
If you want someone admitted to the AOT program, you are going to have to fight hard and be persistent. The mental health departments do not want people in AOT because it obligates them to provide treatment for people who can be difficult to treat. If you are not able/willing to fight hard and get the system to file a petition, and you have the resources, You can also petition yourself. The forms and up to date contacts are on the NYS Website here https://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/statistics/index.htm (Go to AOT, then scroll down)
Following are people you can try to cajole into letting someone into the program. These contacts may become dated.
AOT CONTACTS
(culled by DJ Jaffe, Mental Illness Policy Org., 1/20/2018)
There are several lists of contacts. Some lists are managed by state and some by city. NYS OMH oversees statewide implementation so they have lists of who is responsible for that. Other lists are by city. I bolded the persons you may be most interested to contact
NYC DOHMH says these are the contacts for AOT
Manhattan AOT Team: 347-396-7373
Queens AOT Team: 347-396-7004
Bronx AOT Team: 347-396-7375
Brooklyn/Staten Island AOT Team: 347-396-7374
NYS OMH says these are the NYC AOT Contacts. They are all doctors and I believe they all work for NYC at city hospitals, unlike ones above who are administrators and work for the state.
New York County
Dr. Scott Soloway
Phone: 347-396-7373
Secure Fax: 347-396-7167
E-mail: ssoloway@health.nyc.gov
Bronx County
Dr. Michael Balogh
Phone: 347-396-7251
Secure Fax: 347-396-7339
E-mail: mbalogh@health.nyc.gov
Queens County
Dr. Daniel Garza
Phone: 347-396-7004
Secure Fax: 347-396-7167
E-mail: dgarza@health.nyc.gov
Richmond County
Dr. Laura Downs
Phone: 347-396-7374
Secure Fax: 347-396-7339
E-mail: ldowns2@health.nyc.gov
Kings County
Dr. Laura Downs
Phone: 347-396-7374
Secure Fax: 347-396-7339
E-mail: ldowns2@health.nyc.gov
The Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors says the AOT contact for NYC is
Nancy Hulbrock
Phone: (347) 396-7118
nhulbroc@health.nyc.gov
NYC DOHMH has said (at various times) families needing AOT should call 1800LIFE-NET, 1800NYC-WELL, and contact NYC DOHMH Customer Service.
NEW YORK STATE:
This is the OMH employee responsible for NYC OMH Field Office and listed by OMH as responsible for overseeing AOT implementation for the state in NYC.
Paul Iappini
NYC Field Office
330 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York NY 10001
Phone: 212-330-6376
Secure Fax: 877-468-1530
E-mail: Paul.Iappini@omh.ny.gov
OMH brochure says family needing AOT in NYC should call 212-330-1650. I don’t know where that leads.
OMH says these three people are OMH employees with responsibility for implementing AOT throughout state
Tom Gottehrer Assistant Statewide Director
NYS Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany NY 12229
Phone: 518-402-4233
Secure Fax: 518-473-0066
E-mail: Tom.Gottehrer@omh.ny.gov
Nancy Pepe Assistant Counsel
NYS Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany NY 12229
Phone: 518-473-1331
Secure Fax: 518-473-7863
E-mail: Nancy.Pepe@omh.ny.gov
Rebecca Briney
NYS Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany NY 12229
Phone: 518-402-4233
Secure Fax: 518-473-0066
E-mail: Rebecca.Briney@omh.ny.gov
These are the AOT contacts within the NYS Psychiatric Hospitals located within NYC. The list is dated 11/2014, so may be dated, but I don’t think there is much turnover in those positions.
Psychiatric Institute (PI)
Dr. David Lowenthal:
Phone: 212 – 543 – 6723
Fax: 212 – 543 – 6015
E-mail: lowenth@nyspi.columbia.edu
Manhattan Psychiatric Center (MPC)
Lucy Thelen, LCSW:
Phone: 646 – 672 – 6360
Fax: 646 – 672 – 6277
E-mail: Lucy.Thelen@omh.ny.gov
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center (CPC)
Pamela Karp, Ph.D:
Phone: 718 – 264 – 5450
Fax: 718 – 264 – 4296
E-mail: Pamela.Karp@omh.ny.gov
South Beach Psychiatric Center (SBPC)
Cheryl Gallagher:
Phone: 718 – 667 – 2831
Fax: 718 – 667 – 2344
E-mail: Cheryl.Gallagher@omh.ny.gov
Michael Todd:
Phone: 718 – 667 – 2506
Fax: 718 – 667 – 2344
E-mail: Michael.Todd@omh.ny.gov
Kingsboro Psychiatric Center (KPC)
Dr. Linda Gamble:
Phone: 718 – 221 – 7337
Fax: 718 – 221 – 7206
E-mail: Linda.Gamble@omh.ny.gov
Bronx Psychiatric Center (BPC)
Althea Blount:
Phone: 718 – 862 – 4744
Fax: 718 – 862 – 4856
E-mail: Althea.Blount@omh.ny.gov
Rockland Psychiatric Center (RPC)
Linda Richmond:
Phone: 845 – 680 – 8098
Fax: 845 – 680 – 8044
E-mail: Linda.Richmond@omh.ny.gov
These were culled 1/2018. They are followed by ones culled earlier
These contacts were collected earlier and may still be valid
Central Office:
AOT | Central Office | Telephone/Fax & E-mail Addresses | |
Rebecca Briney Statewide Director |
Central Office 44 Holland Avenue 7th Floor Albany, NY 12229 |
Ph: 518-402-4233 Fax: 518-473-0066 Rebecca.Briney@omh.ny.gov |
New York State |
Amy McGeary Assistant Statewide Director |
Central Office 44 Holland Avenue 7th Floor Albany, NY 12229 |
Ph: 518-402-4233 Fax: 518-473-0066 Amy.McGeary@omh.ny.gov |
New York State |
Nancy Pepe Assistant Counsel |
Central Office 44 Holland Avenue 8th Floor Albany, NY 12229 |
Ph: 518-474-1331 Fax: 518-473-7863 Nancy.Pepe@omh.ny.gov |
New York State |
County Office:
AOT Program Coordinators | Field Office | Telephone/Fax & E-mail Addresses | Counties |
Zinnat Rahman | Long Island Field Office Pilgrim Psychiatric Center Building 45-3 998 Crooked Hill Road West Brentwood, NY 11717 |
Ph: 631-761-2092 Secure Fax: 877-849-1068 Zinnat.Rahman@omh.ny.gov |
Long Island: Nassau, Suffolk |
Paul Iappini | New York City Field Office 330 Fifth Avenue, 9thFloor New York, NY 10001 |
Ph: 212-330-6376 Secure Fax: 877-468-1530 or 877-849-1063 Paul.Iappini@omh.ny.gov |
New York City: Kings, Richmond, Manhattan, Queens, Bronx |
Cherie Seidewand | Hudson River Field Office 10 Ross Circle, Suite 5N 3rd Floor Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 |
Ph: 845-454-8229 Secure Fax: 877-849-1067 Cherie.Seidewand@omh.ny.gov |
Hudson River: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Westchester |
Duane Hall | Central New York Field Office 545 Cedar Street Syracuse, NY 13210 |
Ph: 315-426-3930 Secure Fax: 877-838-1829 Duane.Hall@omh.ny.gov |
Central: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, St. Lawrence |
Elizabeth Haley | Western New York Field Office 737 Delaware Avenue Suite 200 Buffalo, NY 14209 |
Ph: 716-533-4075 Secure Fax: 877-849-1064 Elizabeth.Haley@omh.ny.gov |
Western: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates |