OnTrackNY for early psychosis

Verified facts

Program

OnTrackNY

Organization

New York State Office of Mental Health and the Center for Practice Innovations at Columbia University

Location

Statewide, New York

Official website

https://www.ontrackny.org/

Reported by the program

The program describes the following on its official information, reviewed on July 29, 2026.

Who it serves

OnTrackNY is a statewide network of coordinated specialty care programs for teens and young adults across New York who have recently experienced changes in thinking and perception, like hearing or seeing things others don't. It focuses on helping participants pursue goals for school, work, and relationships.

Reported outcomes

The program publishes outcome figures for participants in their first year, including a reported drop in hospitalization, a rise in school and work enrollment, and improvement on a standardized symptom measure. These are the program's own reported results.

Who runs it

OnTrackNY is coordinated by the Center for Practice Innovations, and it lists partners including the New York State Office of Mental Health, the New York State Psychiatric Institute, the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, and the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry.

shrinkiatry context

OnTrackNY is one of the most cited coordinated specialty care networks in the country, and it helped set the template that programs like Maine's PIER, Nebraska's ASPIRE, and OnTrack Hawaii follow. Rather than a single clinic, it's a statewide network with a central team that trains and supports local teams, which is how a large state covers early psychosis at scale. For the Atlas, it's New York's first-episode entry, and it's a concrete referral path for a family or clinician who notices early warning signs in a young person anywhere in the state.

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