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June 30, 2025 | News Clip

Young Workers Least Likely To Have Parental Leave, Sick Days—Report

By Rainesford Stauffer (EXCERPT) She isn’t alone. The United States does not require employers to offer paid family and medical leave and paid sick time. Workers who need time off to have a baby, care for a sick relative, or recover from injury or illness depend on the generosity of…

September 9, 2024 | News Clip | Kathy Tran

Paid Leave Is a Priority for Young Workers, But Most Don’t Have Access to It

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…

September 3, 2024 | Blog Post

Hidden Hunger: Food Insecurity and Challenges to Access in the Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities

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.

July 25, 2024 | Blog Post | Priya Pandey

Mifepristone: A Tool for Reproductive Freedom

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. 

July 25, 2024 | Blog Post | Priya Pandey

Mifepristona: Una Herramienta Para la Libertad Reproductiva

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.

June 20, 2024 | Blog Post | Madison Trice

To Tulsa & Beyond: Lessons of Afrofuturism in Policy Advocacy

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, 2024 | event | Isha Weerasinghe

Nia West-Bey and Isha Weerasinghe present at “Understanding the Mutual Relationship Between Income and Mental Health and Strategies to Improve Outcomes”

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.

June 3, 2024 | Press Release | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

CLASP Announces Launch of TYP Collaborative, a Youth-Focused Advocacy Organization

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.

May 30, 2024 | Blog Post | Nia West-Bey

Service to Career Pathways to Support Young Adult Mental Health: Youth Mental Health Service Corps

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.

May 28, 2024 | News Clip | Deanie Anyangwe

Are We Listening? Youth Mental Health Challenges are Rooted in Community Violence

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.

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