New York to spend $2 million providing mental health services to Afghan refugees

Published December 14, 2025 6:00am ET



New York taxpayers are on the hook for a $2 million program that will “coordinate mental health services and facilitate wellness groups” for “Afghan new arrivals,” according to documents reviewed by the Washington Examiner.

The program, which will consist of 10 individual $200,000 awards that must be spent over six months, covers services such as outreach, raising “community awareness” of mental health needs, directly providing mental health services in a “culturally sensitive” manner, facilitating “wellness-focused sessions” for the new arrivals, and interpretation, among others.

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