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August 12, 2022 | Press Release | Hannah Matthews

Inflation Reduction Act Makes Big Advances but Leaves out Anti-Poverty Priorities

The just-passed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes important and long-overdue investments to help restore fairness in our tax system, reduce health care costs, and address the climate crisis.

July 30, 2022 | News Clip

HHS Secretary to address children’s mental health crisis ahead of upcoming school year

A CLASP blog was quoted: “teachers are experiencing a mental health crisis that’s pushing them out of the profession."

July 28, 2022 | Press Release | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

Senate Reconciliation Package is a Positive Step, But Bill Sidelines Too Many Priorities

The proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a significant step forward for restoring fairness to our tax system, reducing health care coverage costs, and addressing the climate crisis—which disproportionately harms communities of color and those with low incomes—even as it falls far short of…

July 19, 2022 | Blog Post | Suzanne Wikle

Lifting Administrative Burdens to Advance Health and Racial Equity

A new paper details the racist roots of administrative burdens in Medicaid, describes how these burdens continue to harm eligible people – particularly people of color—and provides specific recommendations for states to reduce administrative burden as a key strategy for advancing racial equity in Medicaid. 

June 25, 2022 | Press Release | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

Safer Communities Act May Improve Mental Health for Some, But More Support Needed for Black and Brown Youth

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will bring needed investments to address the youth mental health crisis, which disproportionately impacts young people of color who lack access to appropriate care.  However, reflexively attributing gun violence to mental health challenges furthers a counterproductive narrative that stigmatizes young people…

June 24, 2022 | Press Release | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

SCOTUS Decision on Reproductive Rights Jeopardizes Economic Security

The U.S. Supreme Court’s will have immediate, grave consequences for the economic security and opportunity of millions—particularly those from communities with low incomes along with people of color and immigrants.

May 31, 2022 | Blog Post | Nia West-Bey

California’s Medicaid Family Therapy Benefit Reimagines Medical Necessity

California’s therapy benefits demonstrate what’s possible when we center young people’s most pressing needs in how we define medical necessity.

May 26, 2022 | Blog Post | Priya Pandey

Tackling the AAPI Mental Health Crisis Through Culturally Competent Services 

By Priya Pandey and Emily Kim  In AAPI communities, the topic of mental health has been a cultural taboo for generations. For one of the authors, Emily—who’s second generation Korean-American–it was particularly difficult to start therapy due to the lack of culturally competent mental health…

May 23, 2022 | Blog Post | Nia West-Bey

D.C. Medicaid Funds Mental Health Coaching by Text that Centers Racial Justice

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and amplified the growing mental health need for young people of color...

May 18, 2022 | Blog Post | Whitney Bunts

Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis Requires Equitably Addressing the Climate Crisis

This Mental Health Awareness Month, Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration have the opportunity to create policy solutions that address the oppressive systems contributing to the youth mental health crisis and make bold moves to ensure a safe and hospitable planet.

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