Mental Health Awareness Month Round Up

Today is the last day of Mental Health Awareness Month. CLASP’s mental health work centers on systems and policy change with an explicit focus on how race and ethnicity affect a person’s interactions with systems and services. We are working to reimagine how our national, state, and local mental and behavioral health systems could better serve people living in households with low incomes. The following is a recap of resources released this month.

Blogs:

• California’s Medicaid Family Therapy Benefit Reimagines Medical Necessity
• Tackling the AAPI Mental Health Crisis Through Culturally Competent Services
• D.C. Medicaid Funds Mental Health Coaching by Text that Centers Racial Justice
• Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis Requires Equitably Addressing the Climate Crisis
• A View from the Classroom: How Policymakers Can Improve Teachers’ Mental Health

Resources

• CALM toolkit
• Evokate toolkit
• Removing Barriers to Mental Health Care is Essential for Children to Thrive national and state fact sheets

Events

On June 23 at 10am CT join the virtual 2022 National Immigration Summit here. This summit will explore the unique challenges facing immigrant children and their families. Join us to learn about child-forward immigration policies, access to basic needs and mental health resources, education, and how to shift the narrative surrounding immigrants and immigration. Our summit will bring together child advocates and experts from across the nation!