East House Receives Grants To Help Former Rochester Psych Patients

From this short report on WXXI of Rochester NY.

East House, a local organization that provides services for adults in recovery from substance abuse and mental health disorders, has been awarded more than $500,000 in two state grants. The money will help people who are no longer being served by the Rochester Psychiatric Center and other inpatient psychiatric units.

The grants, administered through the Monroe County Office of Mental Health, will provide services to 116 people in a six-county area including Monroe, Wayne, Livingston, Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming Counties.

Of note is prospect that the Rochester Psychiatric Center is offloading these clientele because they will be accepting more patients

Some neighbors in the Upper Mount Hope area are expressing concern over the recently announced proposed changes to the Rochester Psychiatric Center. A spokesperson for the New York State Office of Mental Health confirmed to 13WHAM News that it plans to add 29 forensic beds to the building on Elmwood Avenue.

The facility was recently in the news because of the murder of a patient