Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

By Sarah Cusworth Walker Local and personal factors, such as neighborhood, race, gender, and age, significantly influence our mental health status. And it is well known that communities of color experience less access to mental health services than white communities despite similar levels of need.

Health 126

Health Public and Social Policy Governance Collaborations 126

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Balancing Immediate Needs and Long-Term Solutions Baby bonds highlight a fundamental tension in social policy: addressing immediate needs versus investing in long-term solutions. Moreover, the psychological and health impacts of baby bonds should not be underestimated.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Universities 94

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

What became abundantly clear was that change from the top down—new policies, new programs, new funding—was simply unattainable in the toxic and polarized political environment that has become the new norm, inhibiting new social policies from being enacted (let alone the funding mechanisms needed to pay for them).

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Health Education Education 128

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Address “the direct needs of Black communities by focusing on issues related to poverty and economic security,” including health, financial literacy and economic wellness, food insecurity, workforce development, education and youth development (11).

Nonprofits 124

Nonprofits Leadership Poverty Social Policy 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This approach has been key to the remarkable progressive reshaping of California’s policy landscape, as well as to changes of national significance like Georgia’s blue shift. Marginalized communities gain power over economic and social policy only when corporate influence is diminished and white supremacy is derailed.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Governance Non-Profits Foundations 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Trends across multiple indicators linked to SDG targets, such as maternal mortality, overdose and suicide rates, and proficiency in reading and math, suggest that the future health and well-being of American youth, women, and minority racial and ethnic groups are particularly at risk.

Collaborations 105

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 105