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Posted inMental Health

Former Nurse Faces Court Battle After Being Shot by Cops During Mental Health Crisis

Jan. 11, 2022, 9:42 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Defense lawyers say the Staten Island case highlights the problem of having the NYPD handle emergency calls involving emotionally disturbed people.
Posted inVaccinations

NYC Kids Can Get $100 for COVID Vaccine Shots at Elementary Schools

Nov. 4, 2021, 5:08 p.m.Nov. 4, 2021, 6:33 p.m.
Following the recent federal emergency approval of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, city officials are setting up one-day vaccine clinics at more than 1,000 school sites across the city that serve these students.
Posted inistration for Children's Services

City, Union Push Back on Informing Parents of Rights in Child-Welfare Probes

Oct. 19, 2021, 7:06 p.m.Oct. 20, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
The istration for Children’s Services and its staffers’ union may have successfully scuttled two City Council bills that would require workers to advise parents and other caretakers of their rights at the start of a welfare investigation.
Posted inSchools

Will New York Require COVID Vaccines for Students? State Pediatricians Hope So.

Oct. 12, 2021, 7:21 p.m.Oct. 12, 2021, 7:21 p.m.
The New York chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics “unequivocally ” mandating COVID vaccines for students once the shot is fully federally approved for those younger than 16.
Posted inChild Welfare

Maya Wiley Won’t Be New York’s Next Mayor. What Will Happen to Her Signature Proposal?

Oct. 4, 2021, 8:00 p.m.Oct. 4, 2021, 8:39 p.m.
After coming in third in the Democratic primary, Wiley says she plans to promote universal community care for children and older adults from outside the mayor’s — and governor’s – office. She’s hoping to get Eric Adams’ ear.
Posted inFamilies

Vaccinate Teens Without Parental Consent, City Child Welfare Agency Says

Sept. 19, 2021, 7:46 p.m.Sept. 22, 2021, 3:49 p.m.
Lawyers for youth and families push back on new policy that allows foster care and juvenile justice homes to give vaccines to 16- and 17-year-olds even if mom or dad objects.
Posted in9/11

How Towers Tragedy Reverberates in Staten Island, a Ferry Ride Away From Ground Zero

Sept. 9, 2021, 10:17 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.
While the physical damage of the Trade Center attacks was concentrated in Lower Manhattan, the emotional fallout could be felt miles away in neighborhoods where victims had lived. In the city’s least populous borough, the loss is “ingrained in our DNA.”
Posted inMental Health

Lessons From NYC’s Children of 9/11 Help the Kids of COVID as School Resumes

Sept. 8, 2021, 10:02 p.m.Sept. 11, 2021, 10:05 a.m.
The terror attacks showed how schools can offer mental health after an unprecedented crisis, experts say. But because no two disasters are the same, the city faces new challenges in helping students forever upended by the pandemic.
Posted inEducation

School Policing Questioned as Students Return to Classrooms Amid Pandemic Stress and Security Revamp

Aug. 22, 2021, 7:48 p.m.Aug. 22, 2021, 8:35 p.m.
The restarting of fully in-person classes means a comeback for thousands of school safety agents alongside a million students to city public schools amid pandemic stress. That’s reignited a raging debate over what role cops should have in classrooms.
Posted inImmigrants

Afghan New Yorkers Spring Into Action as Humanitarian Crisis Grows

Aug. 19, 2021, 11:44 p.m.May 30, 2024, 12:19 p.m.
The fall of Kabul has Afghans in New York mobilizing to help their families back home — along with any compatriots who may soon find themselves in the city. Some of the first refugees arrived at Kennedy Airport this week.

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