Vanessa Nason

Vanessa Nason, LCSW, is a Clinical Social Worker at Cambridge Health Alliance, focusing on clinical interventions aimed at preventing violence, suicide, and mental health crises, particularly in collaboration with Somerville High School. With extensive experience in crisis intervention as a Mobile Crisis Clinician for the Boston Emergency Services Team, Vanessa has supported youth and adults in various settings, including behavioral health urgent care and emergency departments. Vanessa's background also includes social work internships and a reporting career where investigative journalism work addressed critical issues like the rape kit backlog. Vanessa holds a Master of Social Work from Simmons University and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from Northeastern University.