LIFT

Long Island Families Together – The voice for children's mental health on Long Island. Join us! Your voice is valuable. Call us @ 631-264-LIFT for information.

[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) are funded by taxpayer dollars meant for patient care.
Yet many MCOs have failed for years to spend required funds on Medicaid mental health and SUD services, instead parking hundreds of millions to collect interest. Remove the profit middleman!

[NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare @NYSCOUNCIL]

After a decade, it's clear: insurance middlemen have failed New York's behavioral health care system. @GovKathyHochul's #nybudget is our chance to save $400M/year, eliminate the middlemen, and invest directly in care New Yorkers need now. https://t.co/E1BI4dpQOu

[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

For nearly 1 in 5 young people, AI is filling a gap in mental health; it's an easily accessible source of support. Are we paying attention?
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[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

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Grateful to @ftnys for using their voice to spotlight the real challenges facing families in New York, especially when it comes to children’s mental health and access to care.

[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

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Symptoms overlap, diagnoses shift, and meds can affect brains in unexpected ways. Not every label points to a single cause, and medication isn’t always a straight line to the right brain chemistry.

[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

It's important to be clear, we still do not know what causes most mental illnesses, and inflammation is likely one piece of a much larger puzzle, rather than a universal explanation.
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[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

A new study found that young people who sleep in on weekends may be giving their mental health a boost.
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[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

Happiness isn’t the goal, emotional awareness and coping are. Let’s help kids with all their feelings.
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[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

https://t.co/QhJFQ818Qh Estrangement is rarely simple. When healing is possible, it takes everyone’s effort. Forgiveness—whether or not it leads to reconnection—can free us from old hurt.

[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

Without ruling out physical underlying causes like infection or inflammation, treatment may only address symptoms, not the possible root issue.
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[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

“So many of our police calls every single day are not crime-related,” said Hatton, chief of the Sylva Police Department since August 2019. He’s been in law enforcement for nearly 30 years. “That’s not just here, that’s everywhere. It’s social issues.”
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[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

Multi-year research shows how early struggles can echo across a lifetime, underscoring the urgent need for interventions, even small supports like childcare subsidies or free school lunches, to help break this cycle.
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Information & resources for all New Yorkers

[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

Notice of Proposed New York Class Action Settlement - https://t.co/WFXrfyISoy This class action isn’t about money — it challenges how NY Medicaid provides intensive home and community-based mental health services for eligible children under 21.

[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

No biomarkers. No quick fixes. Just parents doing the hardest work there is—staying connected when they can’t control the outcome.
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[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

📱 New study: Teens using screens 3–4+ hrs/day show higher rates of mental illness — but genes also play a role. It’s not just “too much” screen time, it’s who’s more vulnerable. How do you set healthy limits? https://t.co/wr68plA3Ff

[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

It’s #NationalChessDay ♟️
Game time builds more than skills — it builds connection, calm, and community.
Family play is therapy for the mind and heart. 💛 #MentalWellness #FamilyTime

[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

When the police and school didn’t act, this Massapequa mom refused to stay quiet. Her honesty and resolve moved an entire community. Where systems failed, compassion rose. Huge thanks to the kids who stepped up❤️ And Gina, your strength is everything!
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Their son was 'too unstable to function outside of hospital.' Insurance denied his mental health treatment anyway. https://t.co/qJQBzGDWX0
Until care matters more than profit, families will keep paying the price.

[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

LIFT thanks Brad Hansen @ftnys for your powerful and meaningful words at our annual Legislative Breakfast ✨

[LIFT @LIFT4KIDS]

LIFT welcomes and thanks our New York State Senator
@DeanMurray4NY for participating in our Annual Legislative Breakfast. We appreciate you!