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Homelessness defies simple solutions. As an assemblymember representing the west side of Manhattan and the CEO of one of the city’s largest homeless services organizations, we grapple with this complexity daily—how mental health and substance use disorders often interact to push stable housing further out of reach, creating a vicious cycle that plays out in our streets and subways.
But we’ve also witnessed something promising in our community. Project Renewal has quietly developed and tested occupational therapy programs that address the daily living skills essential for housing stability, from medication management to emotional regulation and job interview preparation.
