The Black Lives Matter movement has opened the door for parents of all races to talk to their kids about racial discrimination. Social scientists say those conversations can also help protect the mental health of kids of color in the wake of increased racial awareness. Nicole Ausmer is mom to ten-year-old Avery and seven-year-old Jackson. […]

Wisdom and a Way Forward for Maternal and Child Health Professionals and Institutions State Title V/Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs across the United States are to implement solutions created with communities to urgently close racial disparities in maternal health outcomes. There are countless programs across the nation, some just forming and others around for […]

Rising numbers of youth suicide deaths have been an increasing concern, and patterns of emergency care visits suggest that the pandemic may have exacerbated suicide risk among certain groups of youth. School settings present a critical opportunity for identifying risk and preventing youth suicide. The proportion of youth who receive mental health care in schools […]

The Reproductive Health National Training Center (RHNTC) works in collaboration with the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) and the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health to address the needs of Title X family planning service delivery grantees and Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) grantees through training and technical assistance (TA). The RHNTC […]

Family Voices United to End Racism Against CYSHCN and their Families (FamU) launched a toolkit website designed to support the important work of dismantling racism in health care. The website offers concrete tools designed to support organizations and individuals to become more culturally competent and responsive by building meaningful, equitable engagement with Black children and youth with special health […]

On December 7th, Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a Summit at the White House to mark the first-ever federal Maternal Health Day of Action. The Vice President issued a nationwide Call to Action to both the public and private sector to help improve maternal health outcomes in the United States.  As part of the Call […]

Are you interested in increasing reproductive and sexual health equity at your family planning service site? The Reproductive Health National Training Center (RHNTC) exists to ensure that Title X and Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program personnel have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to deliver high-quality services and programs. RHNTC provides training and technical assistance […]

The AMCHP is releases a new tip sheet on the Power of Partnerships. Reducing lead exposure in maternal and child health populations requires a comprehensive, coordinated approach. This new tip sheet highlights examples from the Maternal and Child Environmental Health Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (MCEH CoIIN) state team and the many partners they engaged in their work. […]

The Minnesota Department of Health is encouraging parents to talk to caregivers, whether it be a grandparent or a babysitter, about the ABCs of safe sleep. Minnesota data consistently has shown that unsafe sleep environments account for nearly all unexpected infant deaths in Minnesota. Every year, about 50 or more Minnesota babies die suddenly and […]

The Maternal and Child Health Bureau releases the latest Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) data partnered with the U.S. Census Bureau on the Household Pulse Survey. Beginning in April 2021, survey were distributed to understand some of the pandemic’s effects on the health of children under 18 years of age. The survey gathers information on an ongoing basis […]

The National Law Program published this flip chart which contains various scenarios and barriers that low-income youth with behavioral health conditions might face when trying to access services, and includes suggested steps an advocate could take to work through those barriers. NOTE: This is not your average issue brief or report. It enables you to flow […]

A new brief from the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families highlights aspects of New Mexico’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) system that might make it challenging for Hispanic applicants to navigate. For example, while Spanish language information on the TANF cash assistance program is available to applicants, this information is not […]

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is launched a new podcast, MCH Bridges! MCH Bridges is designed to help our listeners create new connections to maternal and child health (MCH) leaders, organizations, and ideas as well as inspire and guide listeners towards actions that will improve the systems that impact MCH populations. Episode […]