Was honored to testify in support of #AB665 today, which passed the Sen. Judiciary Committee w/ a 9-2 vote! Let's continue fighting for equal mental healthcare access for ALL youth. Next up: Senate floor! The Children’s Partnership (TCP) #KeepKidsCovered The National Center for Youth Law California Children's Trust GENup Cal Voices National Health Law Program

Great program from our friends at Center for Health Care Strategies for rising Medicaid leaders.

California is awarding $30.5 million to help kids dealing with mental health challenges by supporting & coaching their caregivers. We’re meeting kids, families, & caregivers where they are to deliver critical mental health support in their communities. gov.ca.gov/2023/07/06/cal…

Check out this amazing op-ed from CCT Youth Advisory Board Member Kassy and Office of the California Surgeon General Dr. Mark Ghaly on how we must center youth voices if we're going to solve the mental health crisis. capitolweekly.net/youth-are-the-…

Dyadic (#TwoGen) care is "the type of care everyone wants to practice." - California Children's Trust Alex Briscoe on restructuring benefits systems to prioritize evidence-based approaches—like HealthySteps—that support prevention & #HealthEquity. CAP Early Childhood americanprogress.org/events/health-…

Powerfully said by our friends at California Alliance of Child and Family Services: "[California] is failing children who need us most because it has failed to invest at every level of the system supporting them." mercurynews.com/2023/07/20/opi…

Please join us and sign this letter from our friends at Children Now to show Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature how important it is to protect mental health funding for children and youth in changes to the MHSA. tfaforms.com/5077017

Happy Birthday to James Baldwin: “The paradox of education is precisely this — that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated."

Hear from California Children's Trust Principal Alex Briscoe at CAP Early Childhood's conference on the intersection of health and social justice: americanprogress.org/events/health-…

La atención sanitaria funciona mejor cuando el médico y el paciente hablan el mismo idioma y se entienden entre sí.

Our brilliant Youth Advisory Board member Ella has been working with our friends at California Alliance of Child and Family Services, check out her thoughts below.

September is Suicide Prevention Month. If you or someone you know is in crisis or at risk of #suicide, help is available. Get support by calling, chatting, or texting 988. Learn other ways to help: suicideispreventable.org #988lifeline #SuicidePrevention

Poverty is the main driver of the mental health crisis that has seen youth suicides jump by 60% in the past decade. Not social media. Not hustle culture. Not even a lack of mental health providers. This is a cruel choice by DC politicians, not an unfortunate inevitability.

Join CCT Principal Alex Briscoe and our friends AdvanceOC to learn all about the important role community health workers play in expanding the mental health workjforce. Get your tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/healthcare-e…

“Anyone who is telling you we’ve spent enough money hasn’t done the work” Thank you to our speakers who have done the work and are continuing to do BIG THINGS for our communities. Our kids deserve to be invested in. #FundPApublicschools #mentalhealthmatters #teacherdiversity #cte

Discover the inspiring journeys of five states leading the way in strengthening Medicaid support for #IECMH. California Children's Trust Read the Medicaid Support for #IECMH: Lessons from Five States Report from Georgetown Center for Children and Families - bit.ly/3LKWw2e

#Webinar: On Nov. 29, GIFFORDS & California Children's Trust will be hosting a webinar on the report "Getting Paid for Treatment to Prevent Homicides: How Violence Prevention Programs Can Take Advantage of the New Medi-Cal Benefit" | Nov 29, 2023 03:30 PM (ET) | Register here:

Join our Principal Alex Briscoe and friends from GIFFORDS on Wednesday for a deep discussion on the role expanded provider classes can play in gun violence prevention. Register at: giffords-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Through #PeerSupport, youth can heal and be healed. Join our webinar Mon 5/20 @ 1 PM to learn how schools can boost student #MentalHealth and career attainment at the same time. bit.ly/p2pworkforce #SchoolHealth #PeerPower California Children's Trust AfterSchool Network UNITE-LA

On July 30th at 12:30 ET, CCT Principal Alex Briscoe will be speaking at the White House on how Medicaid is an essential tool to transforming the child welfare system. The best part: you can join us on the livestream at the following link: pitc.webex.com/pitc/j.php?MTI…