Gothamist: NYC vowed to put more social workers in shelters. So far the results are promising.
Nearly two years after the New York City Council mandated family shelters to expand mental health services, a majority of facilities now each have at least one social worker on site.
As of April, about three-quarters of the city’s 131 shelters housing children each had a mental health professional on staff, the Department of Homeless Services said. Among the 30 largest shelters, that number was higher: 83% each had a mental health staffer.