Malaka Y Nzinga, Mitchell A Blount, Ebony Johnson, Brittney Newton, Dimple Desai, Rachel Alterman Wallack, Zariyah Allen, Mikayla Kendall, Dawn Tyus, Megan D Douglas
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Abstract
There is an unmet need for mental health policies that are culturally competent, engaging, and equitable for Black youth. This paper describes a youth-adult partnership advisory council approach to identify, assess, and measure the effectiveness of innovative policy solutions to promote Black youth mental health in Georgia.
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The journal has as its goal the dissemination of information on the health of, and health care for, low income and other medically underserved communities to health care practitioners, policy makers, and community leaders who are in a position to effect meaningful change. Issues dealt with include access to, quality of, and cost of health care.