Abigail Meyer is currently completing her foundational practicum in the Northeast Youth & Family Services’ (NYFS) Youth Pathways program as she pursues her Masters of Social Work at Augsburg University. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences at Soka University of America.
She has a professional background working in community mental health with adults with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) as a Targeted Case Manager and supporting incarcerated parents and pregnant people as a peer support specialist, parent educator, and birth worker. She is passionate about interrupting generational cycles of trauma and incarceration through her work in reentry and family reunification. She brings experience working with families impacted by multiple systems, and a clinical interest in child development, trauma, and adverse childhood experiences (ACES).
Within her role at NYFS, Abigail works with youth who have been diverted from the traditional court system into the Youth Pathways program and is furthering her learning on supporting youth impacted by the criminal justice system.
