Young people of color experiencing poverty have noted how racism and discrimination are root causes and key traumas that adversely impact their mental health.
By NADA HASSANEIN, Stateline EXCERPT: “They need to be offered [mental health care] in a way that a birthing person doesn’t have to scramble to find those services,” said Isha Weerasinghe, a senior mental health policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy,…
On July 26, 2023, CLASP hosted a webinar titled “Questioning the Role of the Medical Industrial Complex.” This is part of a quarterly learning series focused on decolonizing mental health care. Watch a recording of the webinar here:
CLASP senior policy analyst Isha Weerasinghe wrote an op-ed about how casual use of terms can be stigmatizing and dehumanizing for people with mental health conditions.
By Isha Weerasinghe The stories of immigrants take on many forms, often carrying resilience and hope. My story, and my parents’ second immigration journey, began in the early 80s with a move from the United Kingdom to the United States. My parents moved to the…
Young people from underserved communities—namely people with Black, brown, disabled, and/or LGBTQ+ identities—prefer community-based programs and peer networks over formal mental health services delivered in clinical settings.
On April 13, CLASP will host a webinar titled “How the Transformative Justice and Healing Justice Movements Inform How We Must Approach Mental Health Systems.” This is part of a quarterly learning series focused on decolonizing mental health care. Watch the live stream now:
Isha Weerasinghe was quoted: “At the time that ARPA came out, we were really trying to figure out, as a country, how the mental health, behavioral health systems could be bolstered, because, in my opinion, the systems are really broken."
In this op-ed, CLASP's Isha Weerasinghe explains why the Senate must pass the Build Back Better Act with the critical Momnibus maternal mental health equity investments that passed in the House of Representatives.