Episode 6 – The Kids Are Not Okay: Climate Change, Environmental Injustice, and What MCH & Youth Advocates Can Do

by Gabrielle McLean | Jun 29, 2022 | Adolescent Health, Blogs & Podcasts, Podcast, Youth Engagement

Guest Speakers:  Rhea Goswami, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Environmental Justice Coalition  Dr. Megan Latshaw, Associate Scientist, Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, Johns Hopkins University    Interested in learning about environmental...

Environments that are Supportive of LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health: A Conversation with Advocates

by Anna Corona | Jun 21, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD

  Gabrielle Beck (she/her) of AMCHP’s Youth Voice Amplified Committee recently sat down with advocates Damien Lopez (He/They) and Jahmila Smith (she/her) from Garden State Equality, the largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization in New Jersey. They discuss how MCH...

Measuring the Impact of the Pandemic on Adolescents: CDC’s Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES)

by Anna Corona | May 18, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD

By: Susan Richardson, PhD, Research Analyst, National Improvement Partnership Network   Even before the pandemic, there was a rising concern for adolescent and young adult mental health in the United States.[1]  Data from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey...

Envisioning Communities that Support AYA Mental Health

by Anna Corona | Apr 5, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD, Uncategorized

As MCH professionals, we understand the importance of centering the needs and ideas of young people as we think through what it means to transform communities and systems to be more supportive of their mental health. As such, we are thrilled to feature two guest...

Disability & Reproductive Health: It’s Time to Talk About It!

by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 17, 2022 | Adolescent Health, Child Health, Pulse Newsletters

By Paige Falion, MS, Senior Program Manager, Child & Adolescent Health, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), and Mallory Cyr, MPH, CYSHCN Program Manager, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP).   The topic of...

The Forced Sterilization of Disabled People in the United States: An Interview with Ma’ayan Anafi, Senior Counsel for Health Equity and Justice at the National Women’s Law Center

by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 17, 2022 | Adolescent Health, CYSHCN, Pulse Newsletters

Interviewed by Lauren Blachowiak, Government Affairs Manager, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP). This interview took place on February 22, 2022.   This interview discusses the results of a newly released report by the National Women’s...