By April, around 75% of New York City shelters housing children were equipped with at least one mental health professional. Among the largest shelters, 83% met this criterion. This initiative supports families, many of whom face homelessness due to domestic violence or eviction, addressing issues like depression, anxiety, and trauma. The legislation requires one mental health professional for every 50 families in shelters. This marks progress from the past, where shelters lacked essential services and is a crucial step towards breaking the cycle of homelessness across generations.
The biggest factor that contributes to somebody becoming a homeless adult is if they were a homeless child. To deal with the mental health effects of homelessness on children is one of the most important things we can do to prevent homelessness in a second generation.
This is all progress because, in the not too distant past, most shelters had little to no on-site services of any kind, and that was grossly unacceptable.
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