Francesca Meninger

Francesca Meninger, MSW, ASW, is a dedicated mental health professional currently serving as a Mental Health Clinician at Community Forward SF and a Research Assistant at Columbia School of Social Work, where responsibilities include data analysis on gender-based violence and its relation to motherhood and extreme weather events. Francesca completed a Women's Mental Health Clinical Social Work Internship at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, providing support to women and gender-expansive individuals, and has experience as a Helpline Advocate. Prior roles include managing social media for Community Counseling and Mediation and serving as a Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Student Director at the University of Oregon. Francesca holds a Master's in Social Work from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations/Image Management and Legal Studies from the University of Oregon.