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Jan 11, 2021 | Report/Brief | Isha Weerasinghe

Core Principles to Reframe Mental and Behavioral Health Policy

CLASP's mental health work advances systems and policy change with an explicit focus on how a person's race and ethnicity affects how they interact with the health system. Without a direct understanding of how mental health and wellbeing are seen by those who are living in poverty, we cannot create effective policy solutions. 

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Dec 10, 2020 | Report/Brief | Isha Weerasinghe

PATH and MOMD: Lessons for Mental Health Systems and Policy Change

Jul 29, 2020 | Blog Post | Nia West-Bey

Unlocking Transformation and Healing: Policy Options for Accessible Youth and Young Adult Mental Health Care

May 29, 2020 | Report/Brief | Nia West-Bey

Ten Core Competencies for Youth and Young Adult Centered Mental Health Systems

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Affordable health care is essential for physical and mental health, financial security and employment success. However, low-income workers 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 low-income people 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 wellbeing of low-income individuals and families like accessing maternal depression treatment and young adult behavioral health.

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Suzanne Wikle

Project Director, Advancing Strategies for Aligning Programs (ASAP)

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Biden’s Bold Legislative Proposal Meets Crisis, Fights Poverty, Lays Groundwork for Thriving Nation
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Young Adults Grapple with Trauma
Young adults living in poverty experience trauma and structural disadvantage that has lifelong consequences. Moreover, they struggle to access formal mental health supports. They have to rely on peer networks and community-based programs to cope.
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"Everybody Got Their Go Throughs": A Report on Young Adults' Mental Health Challenges

Publications  Fact Sheets | Presentations | Journal Articles | Reports/Briefs | Testimony/Comments

Report/Brief | January 11, 2021
Core Principles to Reframe Mental and Behavioral Health Policy
Testimony/Comments | December 18, 2020
CLASP's Letter on Improving Mental Health Outcomes Among Minority and Health Disparity Populations
Report/Brief | December 10, 2020
PATH and MOMD: Lessons for Mental Health Systems and Policy Change
Report/Brief | November 30, 2020
Boldly Addressing the Current Mental Health and Wellbeing Crisis for Economically Marginalized People and Communities of Color
Presentation/Webinar | November 12, 2020
Criminalization to Healing: Reimagining Safety in Schools

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Our Team

Elizabeth Lower-Basch
Elizabeth Lower-Basch
Director of Income and Work Supports
Isha Weerasinghe
Isha Weerasinghe
Senior Policy Analyst, Mental Health
Kayla Tawa
Research Assistant, Youth Policy
Nia West-Bey
Nia West-Bey
Senior Policy Analyst, Youth
Olivia Golden
Olivia Golden
Executive Director
Parker Gilkesson
Parker Gilkesson
Policy Analyst, Income and Work Supports
Stephanie Schmit
Stephanie Schmit
Senior Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education
Suzanne Wikle
Suzanne Wikle
Project Director, Advancing Strategies for Aligning Programs (ASAP)
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