Gonzalez provides funding for psychosocial treatment program
Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez (D-Sunset Park-Red Hook) announced that she has obtained $268,000 in City Council funding to support a program at Lutheran Family Health Centers that helps people suffering from serious mental illnesses to lead productive lives.
The Psychosocial Program has helped hundreds of people, officials said. Lutheran Family Health Centers is a network of small clinics around southern Brooklyn afflicted with Lutheran HealthCare, the umbrella organization which runs the hospital Lutheran Medical Center at 150 55th St. in Sunset Park.
Gonzalez had previously called for the development of programs like Sunset Terrace’s Psychosocial Program for local residents with serious mental illnesses.