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After nearly 13 years of extraordinary creativity and leadership at CLASP—and as Director of Youth Policy since 2014—Kisha Bird will depart the organization on June 4.
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.
We can’t wait for economic justice. We can’t wait for healing and wellbeing. We can’t wait for safe communities. It is time for a New Deal for Youth.
New data paints a portrait of the state of young people, both before and since the pandemic
“We live in a country that is more concerned about making up for lost profits instead of the rising death toll—massive unemployment rates and the ones that had hardships before the pandemic occurred—but continue.” —Christian “C-STEEZ” Sutton
CLASP's youth and young adult mental health framework calls for policies that increase access to healing, transformative mental health supports for this population.
We must do more to protect vulnerable youth and young adults including those without insurance from the COVID-19 pandemic. Aggressively implementing and expanding presumptive eligibility for Medicaid represents a promising strategy.
Nia West-Bey was interviewed about the 2019 Young Minds Matter Conference on The Hogg Foundation's podcast show "Into the Fold".