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Housing Is Working Group: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Housing Webinar

Webinar

Nov 14, 2023

Housing Is Working Group

This webinar includes a discussion about innovations in trauma-informed approaches to housing from expert speakers. We heard from Julianna Stuart-Lomax presenting about the POAH Trauma-Informed Housing Toolkit and their work in this area.

Housing Is Working Group: Insights from the Mobility Asthma Project

Webinar

Sep 12, 2023

Housing Is Working Group, Johns Hopkins University researchers

Housing Is Working Group: Insights from the Mobility Asthma Project

Webinar

Sep 12, 2023

Housing Is Working Group, Johns Hopkins University researchers

This webinar will describe new research that shows children whose families participated in a program that helped them move from distressed neighborhoods to areas with lower rates of poverty experienced significant improvements in severe asthma episodes.

Improving Mental Health of Student Parents: A Framework for Higher Education

Report

Jun 1, 2023

Ascend and the Jed Foundation for Ascend

Every May, Ascend recognizes the importance of raising awareness about mental health and the multifaceted ways that it impacts family prosperity and well-being.

A Public Health Approach to Reducing and Preventing Firearm Violence

Communications

Apr 3, 2023

Caitlin Langhorne & Tanya Baker for ASTHO

ASTHO comes to our health agencies and partners saddened by our country's recent mass shooting. We mourn the losses of life from firearm violence as our families, schools, and communities continue to be impacted. ASTHO supports you now more than ever.

The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care

Report

Nov 4, 2022

Robert L. Phillips Jr, Christopher F. Koller, and Alice Hm Chen for The Milbank Memorial Fund

The 2021 National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report, Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care defined a need for coordinated primary care leadership at the federal level.

Principles in Action Universities as Age Friendly Partners

Case study

Oct 25, 2022

Stephanie Firestone and Julia Glassman for AARP Equity by Design

According to UN-Habitat, the world needs to build 96,000 affordable homes every day to address the global housing crisis by 2030. Yet, better utilizing existing housing stock—through options such as shared housing—can make a significant dent in the need to build more housing.

White House FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce Strategy to Address Our National Mental Health Crisis, As Part of Unity Agenda in his First State of the Union

Policy Brief

Mar 1, 2022

The White House, Biden-Harris Administration

As part of Biden's first State of the Union address, President Biden announced a whole of government strategy to address our national mental health crisis. This FACT SHEET outlines the strategy.

White House FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Highlights Strategy to Address the National Mental Health Crisis

Policy Brief

May 31, 2022

The White House, Biden-Harris Administration

This FACT SHEET announces additional, new actions the Biden-Harris Administration is taking to advance the President’s mental health strategy across its three objectives: strengthening system capacity, connecting more Americans to care, and creating a continuum of support.

White House FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Two New Actions to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis

Policy Brief

Jul 29, 2022

The White House, Biden-Harris Administration

In this FACT SHEET, the Biden-Harris Administration announced two new actions to strengthen school-based mental health services and address the youth mental health crisis.