The latest news, event recaps, opinions and commentary from the Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness.
About SIPCW
The Staten Island Partnership For Community Wellness provides backbone support to public health initiatives and focuses on the integration of behavioral and physical health across systems.
Mission & Vision
SIPCW seeks to create a healthier Staten Island by bringing together partner organizations and community members to address pressing wellness needs and give all Staten Islanders a chance to live their best lives. The focus of our efforts is in communities and populations with the greatest health inequities such as BIPOC and LGBTQ+ identifying.
Our vision is that our entire community has a shared understanding of the systemic conditions such as racism, classism, and heterosexism, contributing to wellness and the resources to ensure that all individuals and families have the knowledge and access to what they need to live their healthiest lives.
Contact Us
Phone
(718) 226-0258
SIPCW Offices
444 St. Marks Place
3rd Floor
Staten Island, NY 10301
Recognizing the Indigenous History of SI
The Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness is located on Munsee Lenape land. Native communities called present-day Staten Island Aquehonga Manacknong. The Lenape sold the land we now call Staten Island to European colonizers under duress in 1670. To learn more about this transaction, see Andrew Lipman’s article, “A Hard Bargain.” Today, roughly 300 Ramapough Lunaape tribal members live on Staten Island.
To learn more about land acknowledgement and the Indigenous lands where you reside, view this map of Native lands or text your zip code to 1-855-917-5263
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to Host Staten Island Roundtable Discussion on Pain Medication
/in News/by RosanneIt is a story that has afflicted countless Staten Islanders: following an injury or accident, a person is prescribed and takes pain medication for acute pain that results in opioid addiction. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is working to prevent situations like this across America in the future.
SIPCW Awarded Take Care New York 2020 Grant for Stapleton and Park Hill Communities
/in News/by RosanneThe Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness (SIPCW) was one of eight organizations across New York City selected to receive a Take Care New York (TCNY) 2020 grant from The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) and the Fund for Public Health in New York, the Department of Health announced yesterday.
Letter to the Editor: Combatting Overdoses in Staten Island Public Restrooms
/in News, TYSA/by RosanneIf you’ve been paying attention, this week wasn’t the first time you saw a tragic headline about a heroin or opioid overdose in a restroom on Staten Island. At Tackling Youth Substance Abuse (TYSA) we have been following trends and data, and have noted the uptick of (often fatal) overdoses in both public and business restrooms.
Staten Islanders Urged to Include Behavioral Health in their New Year’s Resolutions
/in BHIP, News/by RosanneDoes your New Year’s resolution include dropping a few pounds, exercising, dieting and improving your physical health? You are not alone. Each year individuals ring in the New Year with a promise to take better care of their health.
TYSA Reminds Staten Islanders to Dispose of Unused Prescriptions on National Drug Take Back Day
/in News, TYSA/by RosanneOn Saturday, October 22 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will celebrate National Drug Take Back Day to remind the public to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.