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Improving the identification and treatment of maternal depression among low-income women, particularly mothers of young children, would be an extraordinary public health success -- because untreated maternal depression can interfere with a parent’s capacity to help a child develop, place ch
This paper examines one important reason why access to Medicaid for poor adults is crucial for children’s healthy development.
In this blog post, Stephanie Schmit asserts that state and federal policymakers need to invest more resources in child care to support working families.
Improving the identification and treatment of maternal depression among low-income women, particularly mothers of young children, would be an extraordinary public health success.
A blog post by CLASP's Stephanie Schmit and Christina Walker about Medicaid's ability to reimburse for maternal depression screening is quoted in this article.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) havereleased an Informational Bulletin (IB) highlighting the critical role Medicaid can play in supporting state policy choices to promote young children’s healthy development through maternal depression screening and treatment.
These are PowerPoint slides from CLASP's presentation about the importance of TANF to infants at the 2016 Smart Start Conference.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has called for universal depression screening and treatment for all adults, including pregnant and postpartum mothers. The recommendation is important because when the USPSTF speaks, health insurers and states have strong reasons to listen. This recommendation is a B priority level.
This archived webinar features results from CLASP's analysis of early childhood data by race and ethnicity.
Stephanie Schmit describes the significance of the new report, "Disparate Access: Head Start and CCDBG Data by Race and Ethnicity."