NEW YORK CITY—Mayor Eric Adams announced the opening of the 16th school-based mental health clinic at P.S. 35 Franz Siegel Elementary School in the Bronx on March 18.
The clinics provide in-person services to more than 6,000 students in the Bronx and Central Brooklyn. They expand on the five existing mental health clinics that NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation’s largest municipal health care system, operates in the city’s public schools.
During a press conference, Adams said, “As we mark ‘Mental Health Week’ and highlight the city’s multi-agency efforts to support New Yorkers,’ we’re celebrating the opening of our 16th school-based mental health clinic, which will bring in-person services to more than 6,000 students at public schools in the South Bronx and Brooklyn.”…