“I am happy to see that the Assembly has included language in our one-house budget proposal to prohibit the Office of Mental Health from merging Western New York Children’s Psychiatric Center with an adult facility. After speaking with families of children at WNY CPC, it is clear that the facility provides tremendous services to children with behavioral health issues. WNY CPC has the lowest readmission rates of all children’s psychiatric centers in New York State. Closing this facility could have a detrimental effect on the success of the children’s treatment.”