“Smaller” Youth Populations Input on Mental Health

A recent report from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) examines the mental health needs and opinions of 26 young adults ages 16-25 living in poverty in marginalized, small and hard to reach communities—populations whose small size often relegates their input to an “asterisk” in large-scale studies. Participants’ unique perspectives, collected via focus group discussions and featured in the report, include ideas on health insurance, how they define mental health, and how to improve access to mental health care.

Read the full report here: https://www.cmhnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019_behindtheasterisk.pdf