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Holly Stapleton

Crisis Point

Public Schools Are NYC’s Main Youth Mental Health System — and They’re Devastatingly Unequal

Most kids labeled as having an “emotional disability” and shunted into public special education schools are Black or Latino, and low income — while wealthier families more often access a taxpayer-funded free private education.

Local Reporting Network