Statements and Letters

Youth Justice

CDF-NY Memo of Support for S4002/A5449

Children’s Defense Fund-New York writes in support of S4002 (Brouk)/ A5449 (Meeks), which is a necessary first step in reform and protects children from chemical agents in our communities.

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Raise The Age - New York Memo of Support for S4002/A5449

In light of the recent incident in Rochester where a 9 year old girl experienced a mental health crisis and was physically restrained with handcuffs and pepper sprayed by police, we are confronted by the failure of our response to children in mental health crisis and the criminalization of Black children in New York.

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CDF-NY Memo of Support for S3408

The precarity of Black children’s lives, the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic in their communities, and the events in Rochester make it clear that we need legislation to establish a Black Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force to evaluate and improve mental health supports for New York’s Black children.

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Statement of the Raise the Age-NY Campaign to the NYS Assembly and Senate Hearing on Exploring Solutions to the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Communities

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Raise the Age NY letter to Governor Cuomo on COVID-19