CLASP

Without access to high-quality, stable jobs, education, and training, young people’s early adulthood is defined by economic distress.

In this brief, we offer recommendations for supporting the design and implementation of community violence interventions based on research and practice evidence.

By CLASP, the Community Partnership Group (CPG), and New Deal for Youth (ND4Y) Changemakers 

We urge Congress to prioritze young people's healing and wellbeing by making a targeted $7.5 billion investment -- over and above the $4 billion already proposed -- in the mental health of youth ages 16-25. 

Youth and maternal mental health are critical targets for systems and policy change.

>>Watch Part I: Criminalization to Healing: The Movement to Decriminalize Education Our panelists painted a picture of what safety in schools looks like: Deep relationship building between students and staff Addressing root causes within schools and the larger community Providing culturally and historically affirming education Restorative justice…

This conversation/webinar, on October 29th at 3 PM ET, will feature organizations and leaders who have been at the forefront of the fight demanding police free schools. We’ll learn about their journey to decriminalize the education systems locally and nationally.

Hear about the progress states and localities have made and what CLASP and partners have learned along the way in PATH and MOMD initiatives. 

The Center for Law and Social Policy’s (CLASP) youth and young adult mental health framework calls for policies that increase access to healing, transformative mental health supports for this population.6 Through our Policy Advancing Transformatio

The Center for Law and Social Policy’s (CLASP) youth and young adult mental health framework calls for policies that increase access to healing, transformative mental health supports for this population. Through our Policy Advancing Transformation