This report describes the lived experiences of marginalized youth and young adults living in poverty. It's based on findings from our focus groups in "small and hard-to-reach" communities.

CLASP's Moving on Maternal Depression (MOMD) Policy and Systems Change Framework outlines CLASP's definition of maternal depression, the MOMD project goals, and the project's points of intervention.

To help guide CLASP's works and technical assistance efforts in mental and behavioral health, the team asked a number of experts in many fields, including mental and behavioral health, federal Medicaid policy, racial justice, youth workforce development, including voices from impacted communities, to be a…

The discussion of our maternal mortality crisis is often focused on physical causes of death. But mental health is important, too. The Preventing Maternal Deaths Act is a good step toward learning more about, and preventing, maternal deaths. 

Across the nation, young adults living in poverty experience serious threats to their mental health. This brief, State Opportunities for Young Adult Mental Health Policy and Systems Change, is the third of the three-part Policy for Transformed Lives series and it describes transformational action steps for policy makers.

Across the nation, young adults living in poverty experience serious threats to their mental health. This brief, Barriers to Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Young Adults, is the second of the three-part Policy for Transformed Lives series and it describes cross-cutting challenges and barriers to effectively supporting the mental…

Across the nation, young adults living in poverty experience serious threats to their mental health. This brief, State and Local Efforts to Support Young Adult Mental Health, is the first of the three-part Policy for Transformed Lives series and it summarizes our methodology, provides an overview…

Across the nation, young adults living in poverty experience serious threats to their mental health. To inform efforts to improve public policies, CLASP conducted an in-depth scan and analysis of how selected states and localities are addressing young adult mental health. Our findings, analysis, and…

This is an overview of our Moving on Maternal Depression (MOMD) initiative. Through MOMD, CLASP is collaborating with states to advance policies that improve maternal depression prevention, screening, and treatment among mothers with young children.

Three million Americans living in poverty are either a mother who has experienced depression or a young adult who has experienced serious psychological distress. Untreated mental health needs have significant consequences for mothers and young adults as well as their families.