CLASP

By Kayla Tawa As mental health concerns and awareness around mental health challenges have increased, policymakers have prioritized mental health policy. Within these conversations, there is a broad recognition that far too often people experiencing mental health challenges encounter the criminal legal system rather than…

This paper seeks to answer how a non-clinical practice like youth peer support can be reimbursed by Medicaid without it being incorporated into a medicalized model.

This brief provides an overview of the key mental health provisions in the act, gives a timeline of expected implementation, and offers recommendations for mental health policies that center equity.

This fact sheet discusses the importance and effectiveness of providing school-based health services—especially for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled young people.

CLASP conducted an analysis of 37* state plans to better understand if and how schools planned reoppening.

CLASP conducted an analysis of 37* state plans to better understand if and how schools were collecting student mental health data. 

CLASP conducted an analysis of 37* state plans to better understand if and how schools were prioritizing culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and healing-centered care.

CLASP conducted an analysis of 37* state plans to better understand if and how schools were prioritizing Tier 1 social and emotional learning supports.

CLASP conducted an analysis of 37* state plans to better understand if and how schools were prioritizing their behavioral health workforce. 

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress appropriated funds for schools primarily through the new Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). The American Rescue Plan allocated $122 billion for school reopening. ESSER funding offers an opportunity to invest in the mental health…