New Resources – May 2025

Check out new resources from our partners. Resources are only available in English.

1. A Framework for Authentic Engagement of Youth in Creating Policy, Child Trends Blog: The Authentic Youth Engagement in Policy Framework builds on prior research, including foundational contributions by Samantha Holquist and Julie Petrokubi, and has been refined via the lived experiences of young people and the day-to-day practices of youth-serving organizations. It outlines four interrelated components that are essential to meaningful youth engagement: (1) young people’s roles in the policy process, (2) the stages at which they engage in the policy process, (3) the organizational supports that facilitate their participation, and (4) the local contextual factors that influence engagement. Together, these components shape a fifth, critical element: the multi-level outcomes that result from meaningful engagement. This blog highlights key insights from the project and provides actionable guidance for organizations seeking to elevate youth voice in policy development and implementation.
2. How Medicaid Supports Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Developmental Delays, hosted by Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, ZERO TO THREE, and IDEA Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association: This webinar highlights the ways IDEA Part C early intervention and Medicaid work together to support infants and toddlers with disabilities in states.
3. Keeping the “A” in MCH: How to Elevate Adolescence within your State MC(A)H Public Health System, created by AMCHP: This resource offers updated guidance on how state systems can integrate fast-changing contexts, challenges, and opportunities into this work.
4. Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model Resources, created by the National Partnership for Women & Families: the TMaH initiative is a care delivery and payment reform model that aims to improve maternal health experiences and outcomes for people enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP):
   • TMaH Implementation Playbook: A guide for state Medicaid agencies and their partners to prepare for successful implementation of the TMaH program.
   • Health Affairs Forefront Blog Post: A write-up that describes the game-changing potential of TMaH.
   • Fact Sheet: State Opportunities for Improving Health for Moms and Babies: This resource introduces the TMaH program and outlines how all states can use TMaH’s actionable framework to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
5. 2025 State of the State Report, created by Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies: This report shares current knowledge and projected trends of maternal and infant health outcomes in Georgia, as well as what can be accomplished to further improve the health of mothers and babies.
6. Improving Maternal Mental Health in the U.S.: MMHLA’s 2025 Advocacy Agenda, created by Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance: This advocacy agenda outlines four goals to improve maternal mental health, including
   • Funding for the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
   • Funding for the Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Program
   • Supporting Military Mothers’ Mental Health
   • Protecting Federal Programs