Her other initiatives are a $ 6 million plan to rehabilitate female inmates at the Rikers Island jail complex; Sisters Thrive,
which encourages
mental health literacy in the black community; and NYCHOPE, a web - pased portal for domestic violence survivors.
The program will increase the school community's
mental health awareness and
literacy,
which serves as a prevention tool for the community regarding adolescent depression; offer two - level screening to students in one middle school and two high school grades, including universal, self - report screening for all students, followed by in - depth interviews with students who screen as high risk; and communicate with Holliston parents / guardians about youth depression and resources, provide more significant follow - up (both immediate and long - term) with parents / guardians of high - risk teens, and provide all school families with access to the Interface Referral Network.