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Abigail Kramer

Abigail Kramer is an award-winning, investigative reporter in New York City, writing about the ways that powerful institutions impact people’s lives. She frequently focuses on education, policing, mental health and foster care, and her work has resulted in meaningful reforms and increased oversight of social services in New York City. Her stories have appeared in publications such as ProPublica, Politico, The City Reporter, Chalkbeat and MindSite News. You can find many of them here.

Abigail's Latest Articles

A Mom Called 911 For an Ambulance. NYPD Sent Handcuffs

By Abigail Kramer

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Feature

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July 7, 2026

A Queens family called 911 for an ambulance during a mental health emergency. They got handcuffs, an arrest and a taste of what’s still broken in NYC’s crisis-response system.

New York Let Residences for Kids With Serious Mental Health Problems Vanish. Desperate Families Call the Cops Instead.

By Abigail Kramer

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Investigations

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June 16, 2022

Many residential treatment facilities for children in New York are shutting down, leaving families frustrated and scrambling to find mental health services. Some kids age out of care as they wait.