NYPD Disproportionately Restrains Students Of Color During School Crises, New York City Agency Data Shows
01.27.2021 | Juvenile Justice Information Exchange | Dawn Yuster and her organization, Advocates for Children of New York, are calling for a mental health continuum to be established in schools with high rates of child-in-crisis cases. This model was developed by the Mayor’s Leadership Team on School Climate in 2016, which urged the city to adopt it. Last year, the City Council and other advocacy groups recommended it for high-needs schools but there was not enough money in the budget to adopt it. Read article