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CCC’s New York City Fiscal Year 2013 Preliminary Budget Chart
The New York City Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 proposes to cut $118.32 million dollars in City funds from services to children and families, as well over 47,000 child care and after-school slots. The cuts include reductions in mental health …
CCC’s Summary of New York State Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Executive Budget Proposals
The New York State Executive Budget for State Fiscal Year 2012-2013 proposes to continue much-needed reforms to the Juvenile Justice System, permanently amend the child welfare financing statute to reimburse counties at a lower rate, fund the child car …
New York City’s Children and Mental Health: Prevalence and gap Analysis of Treatment Slot Capacity
On behalf of the New York City Citywide Children’s Committee and NYC Early Childhood Strategic Mental Health Workgroup, CCC sought to estimate the gap between the need for mental health treatment slots and the number of treatment slots available for ch …
CCC Testimony: City Council Oversight Hearing: Examining the Implementation of the Young Men’s Initiative
CCC testified in support of many of the Young Men’s Initiative (YMI) programs and policies aimed at tackling disparities in achievement for Black and Latino men, at a November 2, 2011 City Council Joint Youth Services and Finance Committees Hearing on …
CCC’s Summary of Actions Taken by the City Council to Restore Services for Children: NYC Adopted Budget FY 2012
The City Council and the Mayor negotiated an Adopted Budget for City Fiscal Year 2012 that restored many of the proposed cuts to children’s services. These restorations include over $42 million for child care (and $29 million baselined by the Administr …
Press Release: Koppell Fighting to Restore Funding for Children Under 5 Mental Health Initiative
Council Member Oliver Koppell, Chair, Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Disability Services, has called for a full restoration of the “Children Under Five Mental Health Initiative” in the city budget. Because th …