New York City is in a mental health state of emergency, and it’s time we treated it like one. As your Mayor, I will declare this crisis on
day one — because ignoring it any longer is not an option.
For too long, our leaders have failed to build the mental health infrastructure we need.
Underfunded hospitals, overwhelmed crisis response teams, and a lack of supportive housing have left too many New Yorkers struggling alone. Our public transit system is a daily reminder of the urgent need for care — people in crisis, abandoned by a system that should have helped them long before they reached this point.
Meanwhile, politicians like Eric Adams have slashed services and doubled down on criminalization rather than care. That’s not leadership. It’s neglect.
We need real solutions. That’s why I’m proposing
Harmony NYC: Wellness Meets Community, a comprehensive plan to integrate mental health care into every aspect of public life — health, housing, education, workplaces, and community support. Under my leadership, New York will become a national model for mental health reform that prioritizes care over punishment, prevention over crisis, and dignity over neglect.
Before I go on: this campaign relies on grassroots supporters like you.
If you want a Mayor who will fight for real mental health care reform, can you chip in $10 or even $25 today to help us reach the voters we need to win?
Under my plan, we will:
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Rehabilitate and expand psychiatric care facilities so no one in crisis is turned away due to a lack of beds.
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Build 25,000 units of supportive housing to provide wraparound services for those with severe mental illness and workforce development for everyone else.
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Fund and expand NYC’s B-HEARD mental health crisis response teams, so people in crisis get care—not cuffs.
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Train and deploy 10,000 mental health professionals to close the provider shortage and ensure every New Yorker has access to care in the language they speak.
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Integrate mental health education in schools and workplaces, making care a normal, expected part of everyday life.
Our approach will shift from reacting to crises to
preventing them. That means treating mental health care as part of our city’s foundation, not just an afterthought.
If we don’t act now, things will only get worse. NYC hospitals are overwhelmed. Our transit system is doubling as a mental health ward. Police are responding to crises they aren’t trained to handle. And thousands of New Yorkers are struggling in silence because they don’t have access to care.
We cannot accept this as normal. We must fight for a city where every New Yorker gets the care they need, when they need it, without stigma or delay.
Our campaign is about making that vision a reality — but we can’t do it without you.
Will you chip in $10 or even $25 to help us build a city that values mental wellness for all?
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor who will fight like hell for them. I’m ready to do that—but I need you with me. Let’s win this, together.
Jessica Ramos
