Health and Mental Health

November 18, 2025 |

Public Charge Proposal Threatens the Health and Well-being of Immigrant Families and All Communities

CLASP is committed to ensuring that all families are able to meet their basic needs, and we will work alongside our partners to defeat this reckless public charge proposal as we did under the first Trump Administration.

October 28, 2025 | Press Release | Wendy Chun-Hoon

White House and Congress Manufactured a Crisis that Threatens Jobs, Food Assistance, and Head Start and Will Increase Health Care Costs

October 13, 2025 | Report/Brief | Kaelin Rapport

Youth Mobile Response: Guiding Principles

October 01, 2025 | Press Release | Wendy Chun-Hoon

Federal Shutdown Reflects Trump’s Chaotic Government; Children and Families Pay the Price

Affordable health care is essential for physical and mental health, financial security, and employment success. However, workers with low incomes rarely have access to health insurance through their jobs and cannot afford to buy insurance without help. That’s why Medicaid is critical. It provides comprehensive health coverage that prevents illness, promotes children’s development, and supports employment. CLASP works to protect and build on historic gains in insurance coverage made through the Affordable Care Act—fighting back against federal efforts to repeal and block grant Medicaid and pressing states to expand their programs. We also address challenges central to the well-being of individuals and families with low incomes, like accessing maternal depression treatment and young adult behavioral health.

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Suzanne Wikle

Associate Director for State Health Policy and Advocacy

Health and Mental Health

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November 18, 2025 | Press Release | Children, Youth, & Families

Public Charge Proposal Threatens the Health and Well-being of Immigrant Families and All Communities

October 28, 2025 | Press Release | Child Care and Early Education

White House and Congress Manufactured a Crisis that Threatens Jobs, Food Assistance, and Head Start and Will Increase Health Care Costs

October 01, 2025 | Press Release | Children, Youth, & Families

Federal Shutdown Reflects Trump’s Chaotic Government; Children and Families Pay the Price

September 24, 2025 | Blog Post | Child Care and Early Education

Families Affected by Substance Use Need Holistic Healing and Recovery Support

September 09, 2025 | Press Release | Child Care and Early Education

Census Bureau Data Underscores Gender, Racial Disparities; Policy Decisions in 2025 Will Worsen Conditions for All

WIOA Opportunities for Action

CLASP is committed to making WIOA work. That’s why we’ve developed short, action-focused memos outlining how states, local areas, advocates, and service providers can leverage opportunities to serve low-income youth and adults through state and local plans, policies and guidance, and budget choices.

WIOA "Opportunities for Action" memos

Publications Fact Sheets | Presentations | Published Articles | Reports & Analyses | Testimonies & Comments

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Report/Brief | October 13, 2025

Youth Mobile Response: Guiding Principles

Report/Brief | July 23, 2025

The Violent Intersection of Police Response and Mental Health Crises

Testimony/Comments | May 14, 2025

CLASP Statement for the Record for the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions “Hearing on Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Health and Human Services Budget”

Testimony/Comments | May 14, 2025

CLASP Statement for the Record for the United States House Committee on Appropriations “Budget Hearing- Health and Human Services”

Fact Sheet | May 08, 2025

On the Chopping Block: How Medicaid Cuts Will Impact Mental Health

Our Team

Isha Weerasinghe

Director of Public Benefits Justice

Parker Gilkesson Davis

Senior Policy Analyst, Public Benefits Justice

Priya Pandey

Policy Analyst, Immigration and Immigrant Families

Stephanie Schmit

Director, Child Care and Early Education

Suzanne Wikle

Associate Director for State Health Policy and Advocacy

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Public Charge Proposal Threatens the Health and Well-being of Immigrant Families and All Communities

White House and Congress Manufactured a Crisis that Threatens Jobs, Food Assistance, and Head Start and Will Increase Health Care Costs

Youth Mobile Response: Guiding Principles

Federal Shutdown Reflects Trump’s Chaotic Government; Children and Families Pay the Price

Suzanne Wikle

Health and Mental Health

New from CLASP

Publications Fact Sheets | Presentations | Published Articles | Reports & Analyses | Testimonies & Comments

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