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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…

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.

March 21, 2022 | Press Release

Board of Trustees of the Center for Law and Social Policy Taps Indivar Dutta-Gupta as Executive Director

The Board of Trustees of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) announces that it has chosen Indivar “Indi” Dutta-Gupta as its next executive director.

March 3, 2022 | Blog Post

To Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis, Policymakers Must Advance Racial Equity

Young people are experiencing a mental health crisis that’s disparately affecting young people of color. Federal and state policymakers must transform our mental health system into one that is culturally and socially responsive.

February 22, 2022 | Press Release | Olivia Golden

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Receives Historic Donation

Release announcing an historic donation from philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott.

February 2, 2022 | Blog Post | Whitney Bunts

Federal Support Can Seed Big Improvements in Mobile Response

CMS released guidance on the structure of community-based mobile crisis intervention. This blog details how those practices can be implemented and the benefit they have to communities.

December 14, 2021 | News Clip | Nia West-Bey

A New Deal for Youth

Dr. Nia West-Bey spoke about her experience with New Deal for Youth's Changemakers on this podcast.

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