CARES staff from left to right: Chang (Betty) Wang, MD (child and adolescent psychiatry fellow); Aliza Grossberg, MD (PGY-2); Margaret Rauen, PhD (psychologist).
The Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Service (CARES) at Mount Sinai Morningside integrates intensive psychological treatment with a complete high school education through the New York City Department of Education’s ReStart Academy (District 79), and it is the only one of its kind in the country.
In recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance and with input from students, the CARES community put together events celebrating transgender and gender diverse identities. Students and staff had discussions throughout the week on the significance of Transgender Day of Remembrance, followed by an optional viewing of Disclosure, a documentary highlighting how transgender people have been represented in film and television. Students were also able to opt-in to watching a shorter video on Schuyler Bailar, the first openly transgender NCAA Division I swimmer. During the week, students and staff wore Transgender Pride Flag stickers, as well as individual pronoun stickers, and the CARES team hung a Transgender Pride Flag that will remain up throughout the year.