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In February, a group of young changemakers partnered with CLASP, the Center for Law and Social Policy, to launch #WhyWeCantWait: A New Deal for Youth. A New Deal for Youth calls on leaders in the public and private sectors to support youth-led policy solutions to address the glaring economic and social injustices facing young people today, particularly young people of color. In this podcast, Prevention Institute's Ruben Cantu talks with Dr. Nia West-Bey, a senior policy analyst on CLASP’s youth team, and three New Deal for Youth changemakers—Isabel Coronado of Next100 in New Mexico; Kadesha
In this video interview Mego Lien, Prevention Services Division Manager, Behavioral Health Services Department of Santa Clara County, shares how Santa Clara County, California has used the technical package and how the suicide prevention program has adapted its strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key learnings Mego shares include: Suicide and suicide prevention are complex and require us to work collaboratively on a wide range of strategies. - The CDC’s suicide prevention technical package helps communities understand best available research and apply fundamental public health models. -
In the wake of increasing violence against Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in California and across the nation, the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, ChangeLab Solutions, and Prevention Institute stand together to denounce the racism, violence, and hate crimes against our communities.
On January 20, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as the new president and vice president of the United States. During the election, they spoke out forcefully about public health, health equity, and racial justice, but what will they do now that they’re in office? Prevention Institute’s Ruben Cantu and Sana Chehimi discuss what the new administration should prioritize in the first 100 days and in the long-term to promote thriving, equitable communities. SHOW NOTES: Here is the pre-recorded discussion on Policy & Advocacy to Advance Mental Health and Wellbeing. Here are Prevention
Jason Lacsamana of the St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund—and Prevention Institute’s partner on the Intersections Initiative—provides ideas for rethinking the way funders evaluate investments in healthy, safe, and equitable communities in his new Health Affairs blog. “We must make sure community residents not only lead funded programmatic work but also drive how we think about evaluation and how we identify what works to improve health and create a just society.”