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Whitney Bunts was quoted about a new report on youth mobile response services.
A blog post about Medicaid's role in Black maternal health written by Suzanne Wikle was quoted.
A CLASP fact sheet was mentioned in this article about the need to prioritize young people's mental health by making a targeted $7.5 billion investment.
Nia West-Bey was quoted about area the Biden Administration could prioritize when it comes to youth mental health.
Dr. Nia West-Bey and other New Deal for Youth changemakers were featured on a podcast about the launch of #WhyWeCantWait: A New Deal for Youth.
"Economic stability and removing financial strain is critical to supporting young families, said Kisha Bird, director of youth policy at the Center for Law and Social Policy."
"The American Rescue Plan's changes to the child tax credit will cut child poverty by roughly half, according to the Center for Law and Social Policy."
This article quotes Wendy Cervantes about how children and youth in congregate settings causes immediate and long-term harm to mental, emotional, and physical health.
"Americans who were laid off during the pandemic may have opted for COBRA health insurance believing they were going to get another job in four months, but many are still unemployed 'and still paying really expensive premiums,' said Suzanne Wikle..."
Isha Weerasinghe was quoted, saying that "poor support for mental health in many communities has been made worse during the pandemic. She cited a lack of connectedness due to isolation, economic hardships, increased stress due to police brutality and its impacts, and anti-Asian violence and bullying."