How the Affordable Care Act Improved Access to Preventive Health Services ReportJuly 10, 2024 How the Affordable Care Act Improved Access to Preventive Health Services Congress must protect and build on the Affordable Care Act’s provisions related to disease prevention and health promotion over and beyond the law’s historic health coverage expansions—particularly in light of the recent Braidwood v. Becerra decision. Jul 10, 2024 Marquisha Johns, Jill Rosenthal
Long-Term Solutions to the Overincarceration of People With Mental Health Disabilities ReportJanuary 11, 2024 Long-Term Solutions to the Overincarceration of People With Mental Health Disabilities Policymakers must focus on long-term structural changes in order to reduce the negative interactions of people with mental health disabilities with police. Jan 11, 2024 Mia Ives-Rublee, Christina Stafford
5 Ways State Governments Can Support Student Mental Health ReportOctober 4, 2023 5 Ways State Governments Can Support Student Mental Health As the country faces a student mental health crisis, state policymakers must focus on instituting policies that support schools in best serving their students’ needs. Oct 4, 2023 Paige Shoemaker DeMio
How To Make Schools Safer Without Additional Physical Security Measures ReportOctober 26, 2022 How To Make Schools Safer Without Additional Physical Security Measures The newly enacted Bipartisan Safer Communities Act can help schools and districts create safer learning environments without resorting to implementing measures that harden schools. Oct 26, 2022 Emily Katz, Roby Chatterji, Akilah Alleyne
ARPA Funds Continue To Support Community Safety Efforts Through Community Responder Programs ArticleOctober 12, 2022 ARPA Funds Continue To Support Community Safety Efforts Through Community Responder Programs With the help of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, governments are expanding their public safety strategies to invest in community responder programs that reduce reliance on law enforcement and provide communities with meaningful emergency management support. Oct 12, 2022 Akua Amaning
Recover, Rebuild, Reform: Stories of Americans Affected by the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act ArticleSeptember 20, 2022 Recover, Rebuild, Reform: Stories of Americans Affected by the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act This CAP Action collection features stories from people in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire whose lives have been improved by the legislation passed during the Biden administration’s first two years. Sep 20, 2022 the Center for American Progress Action Fund
Debunking Myths the Gun Lobby Perpetuates Following Mass Shootings Fact SheetSeptember 8, 2022 Debunking Myths the Gun Lobby Perpetuates Following Mass Shootings The facts disprove the dangerous myths that the gun lobby routinely deploys following mass shootings in its attempts to undermine calls for commonsense gun reform. Sep 8, 2022 Allison Jordan
Continuing Efforts To Slow Violent Crime ReportJuly 27, 2022 Continuing Efforts To Slow Violent Crime Houston, Boston, and Newark have improved public safety through violence prevention efforts outside traditional law enforcement. Jul 27, 2022 Rachael Eisenberg, Allie Preston
The Behavioral Health Care Affordability Problem ReportMay 26, 2022 The Behavioral Health Care Affordability Problem Policymakers could make behavioral health care, including mental health services, more affordable and accessible by enforcing network adequacy and parity provisions, lowering patient costs, and making networking with insurers more attractive for providers. May 26, 2022 Nicole Rapfogel
Beyond Acronyms Past EventMay 23, 2022 Beyond Acronyms Honoring the Complex Experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities in K-12 Education May 23, 2022
Prioritizing Racial Equity in Student Mental Health Spending ReportMay 19, 2022 Prioritizing Racial Equity in Student Mental Health Spending States and school districts have rightly prioritized student mental health as they start to spend pandemic recovery dollars, but they must do more to ensure that funding also promotes racial equity. May 19, 2022 Abby Quirk
Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members: A Summary of Key Challenges and Solutions Fact SheetMarch 10, 2022 Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members: A Summary of Key Challenges and Solutions This fact sheet summarizes a recent Center for American Progress report on gun suicides among former and current military members in the United States. Mar 10, 2022 Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Marissa Edmund
Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members ReportMarch 3, 2022 Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members Rates of gun suicide are particularly high among former and current military members; there are steps that can be taken to address this challenge. Mar 3, 2022 Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Marissa Edmund
Education Policies Need To Address the Unique Needs of Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities ReportJanuary 26, 2022 Education Policies Need To Address the Unique Needs of Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities The Center for American Progress is conducting new research that uplifts the lived experiences in public education of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. This research will advance CAP’s ongoing work to apply an explicit racial equity lens to K-12 education policymaking. Jan 26, 2022 Roby Chatterji, Jessica Yin
Frequently Asked Questions About Firearm Safe Storage Fact SheetJuly 16, 2021 Frequently Asked Questions About Firearm Safe Storage Safe storage practices can help to keep children safe, deter gun theft, and avoid preventable gun-related deaths and injuries. Jul 16, 2021
Building on the ACA: Administrative Actions to Improve Maternal Health ReportMarch 25, 2021 Building on the ACA: Administrative Actions to Improve Maternal Health The United States’ maternal health crisis demands federal and state action to improve coverage, the delivery of care, and pregnancy outcomes. The cost of inaction will almost certainly be dire. Mar 25, 2021 Jamille Fields Allsbrook, Osub Ahmed
No Shots Fired ReportOctober 20, 2020 No Shots Fired A new CAP analysis finds that robberies and aggravated assaults in which a gun is not fired but is used as a threat occur frequently and have significant impacts on victims in the United States. Oct 20, 2020 Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Rukmani Bhatia
The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Exacerbated Existing Weaknesses in Telemental Health ArticleOctober 19, 2020 The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Exacerbated Existing Weaknesses in Telemental Health Surging mental health needs during a pandemic have laid bare existing inequities and privacy concerns. Oct 19, 2020 Nicole Rapfogel, Azza Altiraifi
Repealing the ACA Would Create Chaos for the Disability Community During a Pandemic ArticleOctober 9, 2020 Repealing the ACA Would Create Chaos for the Disability Community During a Pandemic Repealing the Affordable Care Act would lead to chaos, risk, and harm for the disability community. Oct 9, 2020 Rebecca Cokley
Mental Health Care Was Severely Inequitable, Then Came the Coronavirus Crisis ReportSeptember 10, 2020 Mental Health Care Was Severely Inequitable, Then Came the Coronavirus Crisis COVID-19 has exposed the disparities in the U.S. mental health system, leaving many Americans without accessible and affordable care as policymakers fail to adequately address the crisis. Sep 10, 2020 Azza Altiraifi, Nicole Rapfogel
Mental Health Support for Students of Color During and After the Coronavirus Pandemic ArticleJuly 28, 2020 Mental Health Support for Students of Color During and After the Coronavirus Pandemic Amid the coronavirus pandemic, schools need additional mental health funding and support that is implemented with a racial equity lens. Jul 28, 2020 Abby Quirk
The Coronavirus Crisis Is Worsening Racial Inequality ArticleJune 10, 2020 The Coronavirus Crisis Is Worsening Racial Inequality New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal stark inequities in the social, economic, and mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jun 10, 2020 Connor Maxwell
Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity Fact SheetMay 7, 2020 Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity Alleviating stark disparities in health coverage, chronic health conditions, mental health, and mortality across racial and ethnic groups in the United States will require deliberate and long-term efforts. May 7, 2020 Sofia Carratala, Connor Maxwell
Home Visiting: A Lifeline During the Coronavirus Pandemic ArticleApril 9, 2020 Home Visiting: A Lifeline During the Coronavirus Pandemic Home visiting programs need additional funding and flexibility now to continue serving families remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Apr 9, 2020 Cristina Novoa
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