"The report urges the city to ensure every public school has a mental health clinic or a community provider; to fund more specialized programming for students with emotional and behavioral challenges; and to improve the process for students leaving detention by employing more transition specialists and strengthening support at the public schools' Family Welcome Centers."
"The group also notes that the city's Department of Education has failed to report key data from Passages Academy - which has locations throughout the city serving court-involved youth - leaving questions about attendance and educational progress."
""The biggest takeaway is that court-involved youth have a level of need that simply isn't being met," said Rohini Singh, who directs the advocacy organization's School Justice Project."
""There should be targeted investments and interventions to ensure they're getting an appropriate education before they enter detention, while they're there and when they come home.""
New York City is failing to provide basic educational services to youth in juvenile detention. The city's Department of Education has not reported key data from Passages Academy, obscuring attendance and educational progress for court-involved students. Passages Academy serves youth ages 13 to 20 across multiple locations, with enrollment rising from 810 in 2023-24 to 1,040 the following year and high turnover as many students attend for less than a year. Nearly all students are boys and about a third are in foster care. Recommended actions include universal school-based mental health clinics or community providers, specialized programming for emotional and behavioral needs, and strengthened reentry supports through transition specialists and expanded Family Welcome Center services.
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