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Counties can significantly improve children's health and wellbeing by supporting maternal mental health through a variety of key strategies. In this webinar, speakers will explore examples of local policies and programs that bolster county efforts to holistically address child wellbeing through focusing on maternal mental health and substance use. Participants will gain insights into local options for addressing maternal mental health needs and substance misuse, learn about the challenges and triumphs experienced by county programs, and discover new opportunities to strengthen their local children’s health services.

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Leslie Boissiere, of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, talks about her organization’s support of youth-centered services with Second Vice President George Dunlap during the Closing General Session July 13. Photo by Denny Henry
County News

Casey Foundation emphasizes support for youth

“When youth are asked what helped them the most, they might name a program, but they will absolutely name a person that believed in them,” Leslie Boissiere told the General Session audience.

Children play an educational game in the library at the South Philadelphia Community Health and Literacy Center. Photo by Leon Lawrence III
County News

Public-private partnership creates ‘one-stop shop’ to improve community wellness

The South Philadelphia Community Health and Literacy Center is a “one-stop shop” the city and the children’s hospital created to improve community wellness and make it easier for people to get their needs met.

Village members in the Baltimore County neighborhood of Turner Station pause for a photo with Girl Scout Troop 353 by the recently established garden in Chestnut Park. Photo courtesy of Arkia Wade
County News

Maryland county invests in community ‘villages’

Baltimore County, Md. created a volunteer network or “village” to help with everything from groceries to doctor’s appointment to fighting isolation.