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May 18, 2020

Schools Need More Social Workers in the COVID-19 Era

Flyer promoting a virtual town hall for social workers in schools, with hashtag 1socialworker1school
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(May 18, 2020—NEW YORK) Our schools needed more social workers and mental health service providers even before students and families were confronted with the burden of life in the COVID-19 era. On May 15th, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer  hosted a virtual town hall on the need for more social workers in NYC public schools. The Community Co-sponsors were the NYU McSilver Institute and the Greater New York Chapter of the Links, Inc.

NYU McSilver Institute Executive Director Dr. Michael A. Lindsey joined a panel that included:

➤ Council Member Mark Treyger, Chair, New York City Council Education Committee
➤ Jasmin Berrios, LCSW at Partnership with Children
➤ David Garza, President of Henry Street Settlement
➤ Hilary Kopple, LCSW at the International High School at Union Square

View a video of the town hall below, and see highlights below as captured on Twitter.

Read more about the need for mental health services in schools in a 2017 report from MBP Brewer’s Office.

Virtual Town Hall Video

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BP Gale Brewer’s Virtual Town Hall on Social Workers in Schools

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