News & Announcements
HALI is proud to receive the only Forensic INSET grant awarded by the NYS Office of Mental Health. This expansion of our INSET work focuses…
We are thrilled to announce that HALI CEO Melissa Wettengel has been named to the 2025 Long Island Press Power List by Schneps Media. This…
In partnership with the Mental Health Association of Nassau County, HALI proudly co-hosted the expanded Bi-County Peer Workforce Empowerment Conference on Long Island. This landmark…
We are grateful to the NYS Office of Mental Health for funding an additional Mobile Shower Unit (MSU). With this support, HALI continues to deliver…
HALI is honored to receive the 2025 Guardians of Justice Award from the NYC Justice Peer Initiative. This recognition celebrates HALI’s transformative support for individuals…
HALI’s Senior Director of Empowerment Services, Alex Frisina, was recently featured in Mental Health Weekly for insights on retaining emerging mental health professionals. His participation…
HALI has partnered with Stony Brook Medicine to deploy experienced peer specialists to the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP). This collaboration transforms emergency department visits…
Congratulations to Jeremy Reuling, LCSW, CPS, Senior Director of Special Projects at HALI, for co-authoring “Listening to the Peer Support Workforce” with Jessica Wolf and…
Thanks to Suffolk County Opioid Settlement funds, HALI will double the reach of our Mobile Shower Unit (MSU) program. The second MSU vehicle will support…
The NYS Office of Mental Health has awarded HALI a grant to deliver INSET (Intensive and Sustained Engagement Team) services. As one of only four…
HALI is proud to be a recipient of Suffolk County Opioid Settlement funds. This investment will help us expand our workforce supporting individuals with co-occurring…
We are deeply honored to have received the Marty Smith Memorial Award from the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS). This award recognizes…
HALI is excited to be awarded a NYS Supported Housing Program (NYSSHP) grant from the NYS Office of Temporary Disability Assistance (OTDA). This grant will…
HALI’s new peer internship program offers field placements for peer professionals entering the peer workforce. Interns receive a stipend, additional job training, and an assigned…
HALI is honored and grateful to receive the Heart of the Community Award from Jaspan Schlesinger Law Firm: https://www.jaspanllp.com/heart-of-the-community-awards/
Those who did not know Elizabeth “Lizzy” Oranges may recognize her from the lauded documentary Kings Park: Stories from an American Mental Institution. A psychiatric system…
HALI is honored to have been selected as the Regional Peer Network Coordinator for Long Island, receiving a grant to facilitate support for employers and…
HALI will be working with the Academy of Peer Services (APS) Training and Support Network.
HALI has recruited a team of leaders to move the organization forward. Thomas Torre will serve as CFO and Director of Administration. Tom brings 20…
People with psychiatric disabilities die up to 25 years earlier than the rest of the population based on chronic cardiovascular and metabolic illnesses. The new…