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Jorge R. Petit, MD

Jorge R. Petit, MD is a community psychiatrist and the President and CEO for Services for the UnderServed (S:US). Prior to joining S:US, Dr. Petit was the President and CEO for Coordinated Behavioral Care (CBC), and previously the Regional Senior Vice President for New York State for Beacon Health Options and the Founder and President of the consulting firm Quality Healthcare Solutions. He was also the former Associate Commissioner for the Division of Mental Hygiene in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Dr. Petit sits on the board of Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) and Mental Health News Education (MHNE); is a Distinguished Fellow in the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and a member of the Committee on Psychiatric Administration & Leadership in the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) as well as a member of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s Medical Director Institute.

Dr. Petit is the author of Handbook of Emergency Psychiatry and The Seven Beliefs: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help Latinas Recognize and Overcome Depression and the recipient of several awards, including Crain’s New York Business 2022 Notable LGBTQ Leaders, City & State New York 2022 Nonprofit Power 100, and City & State New York 2022 Responsible 100.