Bridging Generations: Youth-Adult Partnership for Black Youth Mental Health Policy Innovation in Georgia
Youth-centered policy approaches are needed to address Black youth mental health and amplify their voices in policy change. This paper describes the implementation of a policy assessment framework, focusing on how it was adapted to meaningfully incorporate youth voices, and highlights successes and lessons learned for future use.
Authors
- Brittney Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6326-436X)
- Celeste C. Bates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6715-8775)
- Mitchell A. Blount (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-8331)
- Pamela Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8424-4007)
- Dawn Tyus
- Jonathan M. Mitchell
- Malaka Y. Nzinga
- Rachel Alterman Wallack
- Mikayla Kendall
- Dimple Desai
- Megan Douglas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3666-5664)
- Laolu Oguneye
- Eniyah Baptiste
- Sushana Lamsal
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2025.a967362
- Primary Topic
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00