Research03/17/2026 02:00:00 AMAccess to timely mental health care remains a major public health challenge in New York City. Nearly one in seven adults, about 945,000 people, reported an unmet need for mental health treatment in the past year, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. In Brooklyn, home to more than 2.7 million residents, the strain appears in long wait times, uneven access across neighborhoods, and growing demand for behavioral health services across many communities.Office of the President/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/03-17/07-downstate-researchers-develop-ai-tool.xmlResearch