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How a Brooklyn nonprofit is helping parents facing certain challenges keep custody of their children

July 25, 2024

NEW YORK – Struggles like mental health challenges and homelessness can put parents at risk of losing custody of their children, but a program in Brooklyn is working to help lower that risk.

The Institute for Community Living’s Emerson Davis Family Residence is a unique supportive housing model in Brooklyn that serves parents with mental health challenges and histories of homelessness who are at risk of losing custody or looking to regain custody of their children.

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About Institute for Community Living

It is Institute for Community Living’s (ICL) mission to help New Yorkers with behavioral health challenges live healthy and fulfilling lives by providing comprehensive housing, health care, and recovery services. We take a trauma-informed approach—meeting the people we serve wherever they are, working together to support them in achieving their goals.

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