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Good Grades Start with Good Vision
Original article published in NYU Langone Health’s NewsHub We know that eyeglasses can improve vision, but can they also improve...
The Foundation
Jan 26, 20233 min read
Governor Hochul Announces Comprehensive Plan to Fix New York State's Continuum of Mental Health Care
Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul announced, as part of the 2023 State of the State, a comprehensive plan to overhaul New York's continuum...
The Foundation
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Telehealth Training May Address Shortages for Pediatric Mental Health Services
Original article written by Michael DePeau-Wilson for MedPage Today An initiative designed to cross-train social work students to...
The Foundation
Jan 13, 20233 min read
Bassett's school health program reaches 30 years
Original article published in the Daily Star. Bassett Healthcare Network announced last month it is celebrating the 30th anniversary of...
The Foundation
Jan 5, 20232 min read
OPINION: Community schools promote equity: We need more of them
Original opinion article written by Emily Woods for the Hechinger Report For those of us in the trenches of the community school...
The Foundation
Dec 29, 20223 min read
Struggling during COVID, I helped my school develop a class about mental health
Original opinion article written by Dashawn Sheffield for Chalkbeat Newark. I went to 19 funerals during the first year of COVID. When I...
The Foundation
Dec 15, 20224 min read
NYC sees spike in number of homeless public school students
Original article written by Cayla Bamberger for the New York Post. The number of students experiencing homelessness in New York City...
The Foundation
Dec 9, 20223 min read
Mass Violence Is a Public Health Crisis
Original article written by Dean G. Kilpatrick, Ph.D. for the American Hospital Association Mass violence and domestic terrorism comprise...
The Foundation
Nov 25, 20223 min read
Connecticut Officials Celebrate Children’s Mental Health Legislation
Original article written by Hugh McQuaid for CTNewsJunkie Connecticut officials commemorated an investment in children’s mental health...
The Foundation
Nov 16, 20222 min read
NY health care worker bonuses: How much? When are they coming? How to get them
Original article written by Kevin Tampone for Syracuse.com New York’s new health care worker bonus program, passed earlier this year as...
The Foundation
Nov 10, 20222 min read
School wellness centers will expand thanks to added funding
Original article written by Karina Kovac from LI Herald. Baldwin schools got a financial boost on Aug. 10, when Assemblywoman Judy...
The Foundation
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Open Door to Give Students a Fresh Start on the New School Year
Original article published in River Journal North Open Door Family Medical Center, in collaboration with MVP Health Care and United Way...
The Foundation
Oct 14, 20222 min read
‘One Foot in the Present, One Foot in the Past:’ Understanding E.M.D.R.
Original article written by Dani Blum for the New York Times. Since PTSD was first included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of...
The Foundation
Sep 29, 20224 min read
Mental Health in Schools: Moving Stigma Out in the Open
Original article written by Scott Bloom for Behavioral Health News. Since the start of the pandemic, rates of psychological distress and...
The Foundation
Sep 22, 20224 min read
‘The Best Tool We Have’ for Self-Harming and Suicidal Teens
Original article written by Matt Richtel for the New York Times For teenagers at acute risk for self-harm and suicide, health experts and...
The Foundation
Sep 15, 20223 min read
New York implements Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus Program
Original article written by Mark S. Goldstein, Alexandra Manfredi, and Veronica A. Miclot for Lexology. On August 3, 2022, New York...
The Foundation
Sep 8, 20223 min read
A Mental Health Clinic in School? No Thanks, Says the School Board
Original article written by Ellen Barry for the New York Times. The debate to convince the Connecticut school board to approve the...
The Foundation
Aug 19, 20222 min read
5 school-based health clinics shuttered due to SUNY Downstate budget woes
Original article written by Amy Zimmer for Chalkbeat NY. Five school-based health clinics serving 10 schools in Brooklyn closed last...
The Foundation
Aug 11, 20223 min read
Why Discrimination is a Health Issue
Original article written by David R. Williams for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Blog. Black people in the U.S....
The Foundation
Aug 4, 20222 min read
NYC’s controversial social skills assessment helped this Brooklyn school. Getting there hasn’t been
Original article written by Christina Veiga for Chalkbeat NY Educators and families were in wide agreement: Students would need help...
The Foundation
Jul 14, 20224 min read
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