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Virna Little’s responsibilities encompass administration and delivery of social work and mental health services, social services program development and outreach, and coordination of student programs for all Institute sites and programs. These include federally-qualified health and mental health centers; a school-based center; two medical residency programs; Ryan White programs; Healthy Families, Healthy Start and Community Health Worker outreach programs; behavioral health collaboratives; insurance enrollment and services for the uninsured; and a federal 340b pharmacy program.
Before joining the Institute, Ms. Little provided social services at the Department of Corrections and was a domestic violence coordinator chosen by the Mayor’s office in New York City to promote family violence identification and prevention. She is a federally-certified Department of Transportation substance abuse professional and a certified New York State Mandated Reporter child abuse trainer.
Ms. Little has a doctoral degree in psychology from California Coast University and a masters in social work from Fordham University. She currently has a faculty appointment at Columbia University and formerly served as an adjunct professor at Westchester Community College and the College of New Rochelle. In recognition of her work in behavioral health, Ms. Little has received the Eleanor Clarke Award For Innovative Programs In Healthcare (2004) and the National Association of Social Workers Image Award (2006).
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