An 8th grader works on a class project at Paw Paw Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Paw Paw, Michigan. An AP-NORC/MTV poll found that nearly half of U.S. teens said the pandemic has made it harder to be happy and maintain their mental health. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
Gen Z put mental health on the map. Let them lead in solving the crisis.
Michael D. Smith | May 23, 2024
We are facing a youth mental health crisis, with one in three high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Together with Pinterest and the Schultz Family Foundation, AmeriCorps launched Youth Mental Health Corps to address this crisis head-on.
Christian Meffert
WBOY 12 | May 20, 2023
$1,627,436 in AmeriCorps State and National funding will go to five West Virginia organizations to support AmeriCorps efforts in the state. Read more on WBOY 12.
Public Health Review Morning Edition | May 11
The Public Health Review Morning Edition speaks with ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser and Maggie Davis, director of state health policy. The discussion covers public health adopting emergency measures into local statute and policies. The interview expands on systems addressing those continuing to suffer from COVID-19. Public Health AmeriCorps director AJ Pearlman discusses how the program builds up the the public health workforce. Listen at newscast.astho.org.
White House Briefing Room | May 18
The Biden-Harris administration announced the launch of an ALL INside initiative to address unsheltered homelessness across the country. The goal aims to reduce homelessness 25 percent by 2025, building a country where every person has a safe and affordable home. Through the initiative, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and 19 federal member agencies, including AmeriCorps, will partner with state and local governments to strengthen and accelerate local efforts to get unsheltered people into homes in six places: Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix Metro, Seattle and the state of California. Read more on Whitehouse.gov.
Editorial Board
Washington Post | May 5, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic brought on a flood of loss — of lives, of jobs and, in a less-discussed tragedy, of learning. Students are still suffering the effects of the months and even years spent away from the classroom. The longer schools dawdle in catching them up, the less chance they have of succeeding. Read more on Washington Post.
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