DENVER, CO – Today, the State of Colorado announced that on February 24, 2024, they settled the class-action lawsuit A.A. v Kim Bimestefer brought against them by Medicaid youth who were unable to obtain home and community based residential mental…
“I would rather have cancer than a mental health crisis.” That’s what Valeria Pernas, a 26-year-old survivor of both, says. When she was 15 years old, Valeria’s father died by suicide. This triggered a yearlong downward spiral resulting in her…
We are proud to announce that The Wait To Nowhere won the Best Producers Award at the LA Independent Women Film Awards. The Los Angeles Independent Women Film Awards is devoted to promotion and screening of female film talents from…
Local, state and federal action is necessary to expand access to mental and behavioral health care WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) celebrated the release of the documentary, ‘The Wait to Nowhere: When a Crisis Goes Untreated,”…
Heidi Baskfield, seasoned public affairs expert, will lead Speak Our Minds in advocating to end the youth mental health crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) announced that the Sound the Alarm for Kids campaign will shift…