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Video Podcast on the ‘Fourth Trimester’ Recorded with Live Studio Audience
On May 4, 2026, the McSilver Institute teamed up with managed care provider AmeriHealth Caritas and the Greater New York Chapter of The Links, Inc. to produce a live video podcast titled “After Birth, Aftercare, Afterthought: The Fourth Trimester.” The goal of the podcast is to build stronger, more responsive support systems for new mothers. Award-winning […]
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McSilver AI Hub Explores Modern Data Science and W.E.B. Du Bois
In our first Reclaim the Algorithm webinar, data science and machine learning experts Allen Hillery, Dr. Brandeis Marshall, and Anthony Starks explored the W.E.B. Du Bois legacy and its connection to modern AI systems. Convened online April 30, 2026, the conversation examined how his thinking and the centuries old mathematical foundations behind modern AI impact […]
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New Article Highlights Perinatal Behavioral Health Workforce
Addressing the Needs of the Perinatal Behavioral Health Workforce in Behavioral Health News: Dr. Damali Wilson (Joint McSilver-IEHE Fellow), Rose Pierre-Louis (McSilver Executive Director), and Dr. Natasha Williams (NYU Grossman) explore how this issue impacts vulnerable communities.
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Resources for Coping with and Understanding the Impact of Trauma, Stress and COVID-19

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 […]
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Study: Self-Reported Suicide Attempts Rising In Black Teens As Other Groups Decline

Adding to what is known about the growing crisis of suicide among American teens, a team led by researchers at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University have uncovered several troubling trends during the period of 1991-2017, among Black high school students, in particular. Their findings were published in the November 2019 issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Special Children’s Care Issue of GSW

The McSilver Institute’s peer-reviewed academic journal, Global Social Welfare: Research, Policy, and Practice, has published a special issue focusing on children’s care situations and their impact on children’s development and well-being, with the goal of informing policy and practice. Guest edited by Mark Canavera, associate director of the CPC Learning Network, and Florence Martin, director of the Better Care […]
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