Colleen Smith is the clinical coordinator at Newark Community Solutions. In this role, Ms. Smith oversees the clinical components of the program including psycho-educational groups, individual case management, clinical assessment, and referrals for mental health and substance abuse treatment. In addition, Ms. Smith provides clinical supervision to Newark Youth Court and the Newark United against Violence initiative, a collaboration between Newark Community Solutions, the Newark Office of Reentry, and the Newark Police Department. Ms. Smith supervises a team of clinical staff and case managers as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s level interns. Prior to joining Newark Community Solutions, Ms. Smith served as the Clinical Supervisor for Community Education Centers where she oversaw clinical services to clients on three units of a residential treatment facility for Essex and Union County inmates and state parolees. She graduated from McGill University and received a Master’s in Social Work from New York University.