CLASP's mental health work advances systems and policy change with an explicit focus on how a person's race and ethnicity affects how they interact with the health system. Without a direct understanding of how mental health and wellbeing are seen by those who are living in poverty, we…
On May 21, 2020 Shiva Sethi presented on a webinar for 2020 Moms about his paper, Advancing Racial Equity in Maternal Mental Health Policy: A Guide for Policymakers and Advocates.
CLASP submitted comments in support of the New Jersey's 1115 continuity of care waiver demonstration, which would allow it to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage for 180 days after childbirth and allow continuous eligibility during this period.
This brief offers a variety of strategies that policymakers and advocates can use to advance racial equity in maternal mental health. It offers many effective models from communities across the country. While many of these success stories are about broad health issues, they contain lessons…
On January 22, 2020 CLASP sent this letter of support for H.R. 4996 to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. This bill would encourage states to extend Medicaid coverage to one year postpartum.
CLASP's Moving on Maternal Depression (MOMD) Policy and Systems Change Framework outlines CLASP's definition of maternal depression, the MOMD project goals, and the project's points of intervention.