Medicaid and CHIP COVID-19 Summaries; NAS Report on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education; Children’s Mental Health, Not Education, Biggest Danger of Pandemic Lockdowns; More on California’s Far from Home, Far from Safe Investigation

CMS Releases Preliminary 2019 Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment and Service Use Data; Evidence-Based Resource Guide: Treatment for Youth Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm; SUD Treatment Completion Amongst Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth; Youth Mental Health in 2020: Hope, Advocacy, and Future Action

California’s behavior health care system for children receives poor grades; Telehealth mental health services for children becoming mainstream; Rule update to Medicaid & Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care; California Proposition 56 programs risk suspension in FY 2020/2021 budget.

Annual Review of Mental Health in America; California Schools as Centers of Wellness

California’s Rising Rates of Youth Suicide and Self-harm; 2019-2020 Legislative Results: Preserving LCFF grants for education of at-risk youth (SB 1835 Vetoed); Expanding youth mental health and addiction coverage (SB 855 Approved); Creation of Office of Suicide Prevention (SB 2112 Approved); Juvenile justice reform (SB 203, SB 823 Approved)

Unmet mental health needs of LGBTQ Youth; Trading custody for care; Impact of COVID-19 on student mental health.