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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 March 4, 2021.)

Sheryl Huggins Salomon posed questions to 10 hopefuls during a forum co-hosted by Community Service Society.

Dr. Michael A. Lindsey discussed the effects of police brutality on Black mental health with actress and activist Taraji P. Henson.

Hers were among the insights provided by nearly 40 Black women who have shaped New York government, politics, policy and civic life.

(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 New York City Commission on Human Rights, in partnership with over 60 schools and organizations (complete list below) that educate and work with young people, announces the launch of a new comprehensive program called Youth for Equity and Solidarity. The program will educate over 5,000 young people this year, ages 13-21, and includes the creation of the Commission’s first youth advisory council (YES Council).

The NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research is putting a spotlight on its newly-released second season of the Webby-nominated podcast Black Boys and Men: Changing the Narrative.