“I met friends here that call me during the week and check in on me to make sure I'm okay, and I call them,” Sylvia Davell Woods, who says she has schizophrenia and depression, says about Fountain House, which plans to expand to serve more New Yorkers.
Fountain House Bronx members crowd into the main room to attend a training on how to use naloxone, a nasal spray used to reverse opioid overdoses. Staff say the clubhouse is outgrowing its current space, Feb. 22, 2022.Fountain House Bronx members crowd into the main room to attend a training on how to use naloxone, a nasal spray used to reverse opioid overdoses. Staff say the clubhouse is outgrowing its current space, Feb. 22, 2022.
At a time when the discourse about how to address serious mental illness in New York has circled back to upping the number of hospital beds, court-mandated treatment and efforts to nudge homeless people out of the subway system, clubhouses represent a completely different approach. “I met friends here that call me during the week and check in on me to make sure I'm okay, and I call them,” said Sylvia Davell Woods, 57, who said she has schizophrenia and depression.
Fountain House has purchased a new property in Melrose, where it plans to build a 17,000-square-foot clubhouse that can accommodate up to 1,000 members. It’s also planning to construct a separate building with 40 units of affordable housing, including 24 that are set aside for people with serious mental illness. The nonprofit is still working to finance the project, which will cost $40 million.
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