National Governors Association (NGA) Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy continued his nationwide initiative on strengthening youth mental health with an event hosted in Philadelphia by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and joined by Delaware Governor John Carney. The Governors held a roundtable discussion with those on the frontlines of youth mental health care in the fourth of a series of conversations to advance the NGA Chair’s Initiative: Strengthening Youth Mental Health. The conversation focused on training and supporting caregivers and teachers, and the event also included discussions on maternal and infant health – a related initiative led by New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy.
National Governors Association (NGA) Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy continued his nationwide listening tour on youth mental health issues with an event hosted by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The Governors held a roundtable discussion with those on the frontlines of youth mental health care in the third of a series of conversations to advance the NGA Chair’s Initiative: Strengthening Youth Mental Health. New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy, North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper and North Dakota First Lady Kathryn Burgum also spoke at the event, which also focused on expanding access and quality of care for maternal and infant health.
Over 800 women died from pregnancy-related complications in 2020 in the United States, and well over half of these deaths were preventable. This isn’t news for professionals who work in this space because maternal deaths in the U.S. outnumber those in most industrialized nations in the west. Maternal outcomes for Black women in the US are even worse. Black mothers die from pregnancy-related complications nearly three times more frequently than white and Hispanic women. Despite efforts to prioritize improved maternal mortality, there’s been very little progress. In fact, maternal mortality actually increased over 18% between 2019 and 2020. Much of this increase is a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. For excess deaths that aren’t attributable to complications from Covid-19, technology may hold the solution. Artificial Intelligence may improve maternal health outcomes in the US Many tech companies focused on developing and implementing AI-driven solutions to healthcare problems in t
The nation’s Governors met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy via video conference to receive an update on Ukraine’s humanitarian and security situation and to express bipartisan support for the Ukrainian people in their fight against the Russian invasion.
The United States faces a nationwide youth mental health crisis. The time is right and the need has never been more apparent to discuss proven and innovative solutions for states.