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However “we are at such a deficit in terms of capacity after years of underinvestment." Outpatient and community mental health programs have seen an exodus of employees. Providers can’t pay competitive salaries to clinical and other frontline staff. - Abigail Kramer ProPublica

In New York, a new campaign calls for passage of a bill that would require consent before drug testing a new or pregnant mother. Check out my latest for The Imprint imprintnews.org/family/new-yor…

Bikes carrying kids on NYC streets--once a rarity--have become a routine part of rush hour bustle. For The New York Times, I look at what changed, and the joys and challenges of riding with kids in the city. nytimes.com/2022/04/15/nyr…

“We know that Black children with mental illness are criminalized. When you have men with guns coming into your house to handle your sick child, that’s frightening.” My latest THE CITY ProPublica w huge thanks to the families who shared their stories. propublica.org/article/mental…

NY has repeatedly promised to fix its mental health care system. In fact the state has made it even harder for the sickest kids to find treatment. thecity.nyc/2022/6/8/23158…

This was really important (and emotional) reporting from Abigail Kramer that we are using in NY AG James's mental health hearing today. Tune in at 2pm.

“We’re at a Crisis Point”: NY Attorney General Hearing Spotlights Child Mental Health Care Failures propublica.org/article/new-yo… by partner Abigail Kramer THE CITY

NEW: By slashing inpatient psychiatric care, New York has left people with too few places to turn for treatment of serious mental health conditions, Tish James said at a hearing held by her office Wednesday. “We’re at a crisis point." W/ ProPublica buff.ly/3OfN0TH

Since the Supreme Court struck down New York’s concealed carry law, the NYC Council is exploring one option: a state law designating areas with more than 10,000 people per square mile a gun free zone. NYC has about 28,000 per square mile. thecity.nyc/2022/6/23/2318…

“When a child is in crisis, parents or caretakers have only two options: go to the ER or call 911." NY Attorney General Hearing Spotlights Child Mental Health Care Failures propublica.org/article/new-yo…

“Parents are at the breaking point because we cannot get [mental] health care for our children. We need people to step in.” thecity.nyc/2022/6/23/2318…

New: I spoke w/ 10 families + educators about dire conditions for students w/ emotional disabilities in NYC’s Dist. 75, incl frequent violence + threadbare academic/extracurricular options. It’s “like they’re institutionalized,” one staffer said. A 🧵 nydailynews.com/new-york/educa…

"Most of the no-shows — likely for mental health appointments — were because correction officers failed to escort Carter to clinics." This is such good reporting by reuvenblau.bsky.social Rosa Goldensohn. thecity.nyc/2022/7/24/2327…

Public Schools Are NYC’s Main Youth Mental Health System. Where Kids Land Often Depends on What Their Parents Can Pay. propublica.org/article/nyc-sc… A story very much worth your time, by LRN partner Abigail Kramer THE CITY

As always, very grateful to the families who spent *many* hours sharing their experience and insight with me for this story. propublica.org/article/nyc-sc…

At each step of the way, a family’s ability to spend its own money can secure a completely different outcome from the city’s public education system. thecity.nyc/2022/11/17/234…

In NYC where schools are the de facto mental health system, poor kids are stuck with schools that are entirely unequipped for them. But wealthy families can buy a way out for their kids. Beautifully told by Abigail Kramer at our LRN partner THE CITY. propublica.org/article/nyc-sc…

It's Monday, which means we have a new P.S. Weekly episode 🙌 Today, we dig into the city's unequal special education and mental health services with Abigail Kramer, who reported a fascinating piece about these issues for THE CITY + ProPublica. bellvoices.org/season1/2022/1…

Going on dates as a journalist is hard because naturally, I'm a good interviewer so it's hard to decipher if we actually clicked or if I just asked good questions 🤨

Meet Ian, a 2nd grader at Harlem Success Academy 2. Ian struggles with disability & since Dec. 2022, his school has called 911 on him NINE times while he was in distress, putting him & his mother at risk of separation, report THE CITY & ProPublica. bit.ly/3OIb6tk