Mental Health in Schools

Event: Want to know more about mental health resources in NYC public schools?

Join us for a conversation on how to obtain mental health resources for your kids through the public school system.

By 
Chalkbeat Staff
 | April 24, 2023, 7:53pm UTC
An image of the ornate facade of the The Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library.
The Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library at 10 Grand Army Plaza. (Ben Fractenberg / THE CITY)

THE CITY’s Open Newsroom is partnering with Chalkbeat, ProPublica and Brooklyn Public Library to host this event. Reporter Abigail Kramer and student journalist Yan Zhen Zhu will co-moderate a conversation between parents, students and policymakers, followed by a Q&A session. 

The event is on May 11, from 6 - 7:30 p.m., at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library in Prospect Heights.

If you’d like to ask a question ahead of time and have it answered via email, send it to ask@thecity.nyc with the subject line “Mental Health.”

The event is free with an RSVP.

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