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These resources developed by CTAC will help practitioners better understand, discuss, and process racism in their work with individuals and families.

McSilver is speaking up in support of the protest movement sparked by the brutal police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and fueled by a desire to end centuries of racial injustice against Black people.

Rose Pierre-Louis moderated the virtual town hall with elected officials representing Manhattan’s West Side.

A new report shows that 151,964 Americans died due to alcohol, drugs or suicide in 2018. NYU McSilver’s Dr. Michael A. Lindsey provided additional context with Black youth suicide data.

The institute testified about its Step-Up program and the need for more mental health services in schools amid the fallout of COVID-19.

To address climate change we must also engage in social climate change, writes Dr. Gary S. Belkin in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer  hosted a virtual town hall on the need for school social workers, with NYU McSilver as a Community Co-sponsor.

The McSilver Institute’s research, policy recommendations, and accomplishments have recently been noted by news outlets across the media spectrum. Check out some of the highlights! (This list was last updated on May 17, 2020.)

(April 24, 2020—NEW YORK) During a time in American history that is anything but routine, a key coping strategy actually stems from routines. Speaking on April 22 to a group of news media professionals about ways to cope with life under shelter-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, NYU McSilver Institute’s Director of Trauma-Informed Services, Dr. […]

The following resources have been gathered from the collective expertise of staff from the NYU McSilver Institute to share advice, research and training for anyone who serves vulnerable communities or wishes to understand how trauma, stress, resilience and mental health trends impact all who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic—but particularly youth, communities of color […]