By Rainesford Stauffer EXCERPT Including young workers in advocating for the need for paid leave means deepening the understanding of who young workers are. “A lot of people assume young workers are grateful for any job that they have, and don’t really think of young workers…
Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities face unique challenges that are often masked by overgeneralization and the model minority myth. These include disparities in poverty, food insecurity, and access to resources.
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to keep mifepristone available and accessible means that a crucial way for people, particularly young people, to access reproductive care remains legal and protected.
La reciente decisión de la Corte Suprema de mantener la mifepristona disponible y accesible significa una forma crucial para que las personas, en particular les jóvenes, accedan al cuidado de salud reproductiva y que siga siendo legal y protegida.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s recent decision to dismiss a case brought by survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre is a powerful reminder that American legal and political institutions can engineer unjust futures from unjust pasts.
June 18: Nia West-Bey and Isha Weerasinghe presented at “Understanding the Mutual Relationship Between Income and Mental Health and Strategies to Improve Outcomes,” a webinar hosted by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors.
CLASP is pleased to announce the spinoff and launch of a new youth-focused nonprofit that builds upon two decades of youth policy work: The National Collaborative for Transformative Youth Policy.
The Youth Mental Health Corps program expands the available provider types in alignment with young people’s preferences and increases access to providers who share identity, community, and experiences with young people.
By Mad in America (EXCERPT) At the Center for Law and Social Policy, Deanie Anyangwe has this story on the relationship between youth mental health struggles and experiences of and violence, poverty, racism, and other socioeconomic factors… Read the full article here.
May 22: Clarence Okoh spoke at a webinar hosted by the American Bar Association that discussed the complexities of AI in education and explored potential strategies to ensure that AI enhances educational equity and student well-being. View the recording here.