Issues
Budget Cuts Threaten Behavioral Health Services When Students Need Them Most
We’re sorry but this brief doesn’t work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue. Download the full brief as a PDF here Photo credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office For the past 8 months, COVID-19 has been impactin …
New Census Data Reveal How Rising Income Inequality is Driving the Inequities at the Core of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In 2019, the richest quintile of New Yorkers earned seven times more annual income than those in the bottom quintile, according to a new analysis from Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York. The increasingly uneven distribution of incomes created …
NYC Children & Families 2019: Statistics from the US Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey
Every September, the Census Bureau releases annual data from the American Community Survey, a survey of millions of households across the country. This year CCC analyzes the 2019 figures to show how rising economic inequality created a number of vulner …
Oversight Hearing: Increased Drug Overdose, Depression, and Anxiety during COVID-19 Int. 2005-2020: Reporting on the mental health of New Yorkers during the COVID-19 public health crisis
Alice Bufkin, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York Director of Policy for Child and Adolescent Health, submitted testimony on September 22 to the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction on the mental health …
