Mental Health Service Providers Seek Free COVID Testing
By Morgan McKay
Addiction treatment and mental health service providers wrote a letter on Monday to the Department of Health asking for the state to set up free rapid testing for COVID-19 at treatment centers across the state.
“As COVID-19 surged, many addiction facilities responded by doubling as urgent care facilities, which unfortunately increased the risk of exposure to their residents and staff,” the letter states. “Tragically, some from our community died while providing critical care.”
Treatment centers usually house as many as five to a room. However, Ann Marie Foster, who is the CEO and President of the Phoenix Houses of New York and Long Island, says service providers like hers had to reduce their number of treatment beds
