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In this policy brief, Christine Johnson-Staub and national partners address the need to invest federal dollars in facility infrastructure for child care providers.
In many states, people with drug-related felony convictions are banned from SNAP and TANF. This impedes successful reentry.
Policies states may use to implement the new funds under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
CLASP brief on opportunities to advocate for equitable child care policies through the state CCDF planning process.
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.
Youth and maternal mental health are critical targets for systems and policy change. Between 2018 and 2020, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) engaged state and local leaders in technical assistance initiatives targeting mental health systems and policy change in several jurisdictions.
These policy recommendations address health and mental health, employment and economic security, education and career pathways, justice and safe communities, and child care for youth and young adults in America.
The COVID-19 pandemic and recession have taken this simmering crisis and turned it into an explosive boil, demanding immediate response from the Biden-Harris Administration.
A set of recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration to address the harm to children in immigrant families have been through.
Recommendations for urgent actions the Biden-Harris Administration should take to address the child care and early learning crisis to ensure the health and safety of early educators and families during COVID