Author Susanti Sarkar Susanti Sarkar is a New York-based reporter covering child welfare. She worked as a reporter at the University of California, San Diego and then in India, covering inequities in health care and education, politics, and climate change. Susanti's Latest Articles Settlement Commits New York State to Providing Kids with Community-Based Mental Health Services By Susanti Sarkar ● Mental health news ● August 14, 2025 Lack of community care has forced children into hospitals and residential facilities. Legal agreement charts a new direction. New York City Stands Out for Tracking Psych Med Prescribing to Foster Youth. What Do Numbers Show? By Michael Fitzgerald & Susanti Sarkar ● Investigations ● April 10, 2025