A Victory for Immigrant Children and Families: Undoing Recent Harms from the “Public Charge” Rule

by Chery Manon Espinal | Sep 29, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts

By Stacy Collins, MSW, Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation   “In keeping with our nation’s values, this policy treats all those we serve with fairness and respect. Though there is still much to do to overcome confusion and fear, we will continue to...

Episode 9 – Centering the Soul Ties to the Food We Eat: A Strategy for Equity in Nutrition Services

by Chery Manon Espinal | Sep 27, 2022 | Blogs & Podcasts, Podcast

Guest Speakers: Sadé Meeks, MS, RD, Food Activist, and Founder of Growing Resilience In The South (GRITS), Inc. This episode highlights the effects of structural racism and the history of our food system in the United States. It discusses the demonization of cultural...

Community Crisis Response Programs: Implications for MCH Populations

by Chery Manon Espinal | Aug 29, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts

By Ashley Sanchez-Garcia, Behavioral Health Intern, Health Systems Transformation   Many people rely on the police in times of crisis, and reports estimate that approximately 20 percent of calls made to the police involve a behavioral health emergency. However,...

Episode 8 – Public Health Across Borders: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Mental Health, and the U.S. Immigration System

by Chery Manon Espinal | Aug 24, 2022 | Blogs & Podcasts, Podcast

Guest Speakers: José Ortiz-Rosales, Deputy Program Director of the Child Advocate Program, the Young Center Anne Kelsey, Policy Analyst for Disability Rights, the Young Center Take a brief break to listen to our latest MCH Bridges podcast episode! This episode...

Spotlight: The Pennsylvania MCH Approach to Supporting AYA Mental Health

by Anna Corona | Aug 19, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD, Resources, Title V

Pennsylvania is one of the five state teams participating in the Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Behavioral Health learning collaborative, which aims to improve access to depression screenings with linkage to high quality follow-up care (if needed) among AYAs ages...

Taking Action to Address Environmental Health Today to Protect the Health of Future Generations

by Chery Manon Espinal | Sep 1, 2022 | Adolescent Health, Podcast, Pulse Newsletters

By Maura Leahy, MPH, CHES, Program Manager, Child & Adolescent Health, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) When I heard that the theme for this issue of our Pulse newsletter was “Reflections on Shaping our Future,” I immediately thought of...