вЂњWe have created an effective program and assembled leading experts across the nation to address this daunting challenge.

Saxe, MD, the Arnold Simon Professor and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and director of the Child Study Center at NYU Langone. вЂњThe nationвЂ™s child welfare system is the front line safety net for abused and neglected children, and if it fails, the consequences can be tragic and last well into adulthood,вЂќ said Glenn N. вЂњThe expertise and dedication of the Child Study Center and Bellevue will allow us to enhance our mental health and trauma services and result in tremendous benefits for the children and young people in the CityвЂ™s child welfare and juvenile justice systems.вЂќ вЂњWe are dedicated to providing high-quality care and services to the children and young people in our care, and this partnership will help strengthen those efforts,вЂќ said Commissioner Richter. вЂњThis partnership with NYU Langone will give caregivers the tools they need to ensure that children and young people in the CityвЂ™s care can overcome the serious effects of trauma and lead happy, healthy and productive lives.вЂќ вЂњMany youth who enter foster care have experienced some form of trauma in their lives, which can have devastating and long-lasting mental health effects,вЂќ said Deputy Mayor Gibbs. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO of NYU Langone Medical Center. вЂњAs leaders in child research and experts on the needs of children and families within the public child services systems, NYU Langone is dedicated to making real and measurable change in the child welfare system by sharing our leadership and knowledge of the field to help better the lives of children,вЂќ said Robert I. Together, we are committed to keeping children and young people in our City safe and healthy.вЂќ вЂњThis groundbreaking partnership between New York City and NYU Langone will help provide children in the CityвЂ™s care with the high quality mental health services they need and deserve.

вЂњChildren in the CityвЂ™s child welfare and juvenile justice systems often suffer from the severe effects of trauma and require mental health care and attention from highly trained providers,вЂќ said Mayor Bloomberg.

New York City is at the center of cutting-edge research in the field of childrenвЂ™s mental health, housing important institutions that lead ground-breaking research to help identify and treat children who have experienced trauma. Key partners in this collaboration include the New York State Office of Mental Health and Office of Children and Family Services, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and regional medical centers across the country. ACS, the Child Study Center, and Bellevue have been awarded three grants totaling more than $7 million by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Administration on Children, Youth and Families that will support programs assisting children in New York City with mental health assessment and treatment, as well as train service providers who care for these children. Richter, the Child Study Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, and Bellevue Hospital today announced an unprecedented effort to improve trauma services for children and young people in New York CityвЂ™s child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Gibbs, New York City Administration for ChildrenвЂ™s Services (ACS) Commissioner Ronald E. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I.

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