It is well documented that the social isolation, academic disruption, loss, and financial stress wrought by the pandemic exacerbated already-growing rates of anxiety, depression, grief and distress for young people. Young people are asking for mental health services and supports in record numbers – as are the teachers and other adults in their lives – but, devastatingly, already-strained youth mental healthcare providers are struggling to meet these needs.
Please join us for a discussion with experts and innovators about the social and systemic factors contributing to this crisis in New York City, as well as some proven and promising approaches poised to make a difference.
What will you learn?
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Key factors contributing to the high demand and short supply of youth mental healthcare in NYC.
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A framework for understanding tiers of mental health needs and interventions and when/how each intervention is most effective.
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Why the field is moving towards strengths-based, health-centered, anti-oppression language and approaches, and what that means.
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Critical and creative initiatives at and across nonprofits, hospitals, universities and city agencies working to support young people in this moment while addressing underlying conditions contributing to the crisis.
Speakers
- Angela Diaz, Director, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
- David Price, LCSWR, Board Member, The Fostering Connection
- Amy Harclerode, Chief Development Officer, Hetrick-Martin Institute
- Kelsey Louie, Chief Executive Officer, The Door
- Shundrice Tucker, Organizer, Specialist, Educators For Excellence-New York
- Sarah Zeller-Berkman, Academic Director of Youth Studies Programs at CUNY School of Professional Studies, and Director of the Intergenerational Change Initiative, JFK Jr. Institute
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Casey Chamberlain (Moderator), Manager, Special Projects, Solon E. Summerfield Foundation
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Laurel Dumont (Moderator), Senior Director, Grantmaking, Solon E. Summerfield Foundation
Who should attend?
All interested funders and related roles. What to expect: panel discussion followed by Q&A.