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January 22, 2023 |

Loss of Roe Causing Dire Impacts on People with Low Income and People of Color

Last June, the Supreme Court of the United States eliminated the constitutional protection of the right to abortion, decimating access to reproductive health care and jeopardizing health, lives, and economic security. We are now seeing these predicted harms playing out in real time.

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August 24, 2022 | Report/Brief | Kayla Tawa

Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis Through Equitable School-Based Services

June 25, 2022 | Press Release | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

Safer Communities Act May Improve Mental Health for Some, But More Support Needed for Black and Brown Youth

May 31, 2022 | Blog Post | Nia West-Bey

California’s Medicaid Family Therapy Benefit Reimagines Medical Necessity

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Low-income youth are disproportionately exposed to structural disadvantage and trauma with lasting implications for their mental health. In many cases, systemic barriers prevent them from accessing formal behavioral health services. As a result, youth frequently rely on informal support systems as they work to complete education and career pathways that lead to economic security. Together with youth advocates, mental health experts, and community leaders, CLASP advocates for policy reform and community innovations that reduce the prevalence of adverse experiences, increase access to needed behavioral health supports, and move young people towards wellbeing.

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Nia West-Bey

Nia West-Bey

Director of Youth Policy

Young Adult Behavioral Health

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January 22, 2023 | Press Release | Children, Youth & Families
Loss of Roe Causing Dire Impacts on People with Low Income and People of Color
June 25, 2022 | Press Release | Children, Youth & Families
Safer Communities Act May Improve Mental Health for Some, But More Support Needed for Black and Brown Youth
May 31, 2022 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families
California’s Medicaid Family Therapy Benefit Reimagines Medical Necessity
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Tackling the AAPI Mental Health Crisis Through Culturally Competent Services 
May 23, 2022 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families
D.C. Medicaid Funds Mental Health Coaching by Text that Centers Racial Justice

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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

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Beyond the Mask: Promoting Transformation and Healing in School Reopening: Authentic Youth Engagement
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Beyond the Mask: Promoting Transformation and Healing in School Reopening: Social Emotional Learning Supports

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Isha Weerasinghe
Senior Policy Analyst, Mental Health
Kayla Tawa
Kayla Tawa
Policy Analyst, Youth Policy
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Nia West-Bey
Director of Youth Policy
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