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Federal Leadership for Children and Youth
CONTACT US
91´óÉñ Children's National Office of Policy & Prevention
Securing a Prosperous Future for the Next Generation
<a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/welcome.html\">91´óÉñ Children’s Health</a>, <a href=\"https://www.mhanational.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mental Health America</a>, <a href=\"https://firstfocus.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Focus on Children</a>, <a href=\"https://edredesign.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Education Redesign Lab at Harvard University,</a> <a href=\"https://forumfyi.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum for Youth Investment</a> and <a href=\"https://www.childrensfundingproject.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Children's Funding Project</a> have called upon the Biden-Harris Administration to establish a White House Office on Children and Youth and a federal Children’s Cabinet. Children are the future of our nation. Our economic and civic strength and prosperity rely on today’s investment in children and youth. At this critical inflection point for our nation’s future, we need to re-imagine our systems for optimal health, well-being and development for all children and youth.</p>\r\n<p>Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has a unique opportunity to build a prosperous future for children and youth, and our nation at-large. Please <a href=\"/content/dam/nemours/wwwv2/childrens-health-system/documents/white-house-office-on-children-and-youth-sign-on-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign on to our letter</a> calling for federal leadership structure for children and youth.</p>\r\n<h3><b>Sign-On Letters</b></h3>\r\n<p>Sign on to support cohesive, national leadership for children and youth.<br>\r\n<a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hkyqMepbs2A-lZ3UMGnJ_jXtKNkLydbJNXxP_FpG5AQ/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-new-window\"></span></a></p>\r\n<p>See who signed on to a letter to the transition team calling for national leadership for children and youth. <a href=\"/content/dam/nemours/wwwv2/childrens-health-system/documents/see-who-signed-calling-for-national-leadership-for-children-and-youth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More</a></p>\r\n<h3><b>Briefing</b></h3>\r\n<p>Watch a Children’s Week briefing to learn how states have utilized children’s cabinets and other leadership structures, and how the federal government can act now to improve outcomes and promote equity for children and youth.<br>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OSa0dBefwk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full Briefing (Video)</a> <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4u28gLZyo0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Highlights (Video) <span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-new-window\"></span> </a></p>\r\n<h3><b>Executive Summary</b></h3>\r\n<p>Read a summary of the proposals to elevate an agenda for children and youth. <a href=\"/content/dam/nemours/wwwv2/childrens-health-system/documents/white-house-office-on-children-and-youth-executive-summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More</a></p>\r\n<h3><b>Press Release</b></h3>\r\n<p>Read the joint announcement from the organizing partners supporting national leadership for children and youth. <a href=\"http://nemours.mediaroom.com/National-Coalition-Calls-for-Creating-New-White-House-led-Focus-on-Children-and-Youth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More</a></p>\r\n<h3><b>Rationale</b></h3>\r\n<p>See why a coordinated, national strategy and budget for children and youth, spearheaded by a new White House Office and Children’s Cabinet, is needed. <a href=\"/content/dam/nemours/wwwv2/childrens-health-system/documents/white-house-office-on-children-and-youth-rationale.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More</a></p>\r\n<h3><b>Charter</b></h3>\r\n<p>See how a White House Office on Children and Youth and federal Children’s Cabinet could be structured and what their core roles and functions would be. <a href=\"/content/dam/nemours/wwwv2/childrens-health-system/documents/white-house-office-on-children-and-youth-charter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a></p>\r\n"}} id=text-32246f86a8 class=cmp-text>
91´óÉñ Children’s Health, , , Ìý Ìýand Ìýhave called upon the Biden-Harris Administration to establish a White House Office on Children and Youth and a federal Children’s Cabinet. Children are the future of our nation. Our economic and civic strength and prosperity rely on today’s investment in children and youth. At this critical inflection point for our nation’s future, we need to re-imagine our systems for optimal health, well-being and development for all children and youth.
Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has a unique opportunity to build a prosperous future for children and youth, and our nation at-large. Please sign on to our letter calling for federal leadership structure for children and youth.
Sign-On Letters
Sign on to support cohesive, national leadership for children and youth.
See who signed on to a letter to the transition team calling for national leadership for children and youth. Learn More
Briefing
Watch a Children’s Week briefing to learn how states have utilized children’s cabinets and other leadership structures, and how the federal government can act now to improve outcomes and promote equity for children and youth.
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Executive Summary
Read a summary of the proposals to elevate an agenda for children and youth. Learn More
Press Release
Read the joint announcement from the organizing partners supporting national leadership for children and youth.Ìý
Rationale
See why a coordinated, national strategy and budget for children and youth, spearheaded by a new White House Office and Children’s Cabinet, is needed. Learn More
Charter
See how a White House Office on Children and Youth and federal Children’s Cabinet could be structured and what their core roles and functions would be.ÌýLearn More
Improve Child Health
Differences in social, behavioral and economic factors can affect children’s health and well-being. Here, William McNett, MD, and colleagues describe the many governmental and other systems they must navigate to meet the needs of patients in the 91´óÉñ Children's Health, Philadelphia practice.</p>\r\n"}} id=text-433c9f15cb class=cmp-text>
Differences in social, behavioral and economic factors can affect children’s health and well-being. Here, William McNett, MD, and colleagues describe the many governmental and other systems they must navigate to meet the needs of patients in the 91´óÉñ Children's Health, Philadelphia practice.
News and Views
<a href=\"https://firstfocus.org/resources/fact-sheet/issue-brief-the-case-for-a-cross-agency-priority-cap-on-child-well-being\" target=\"_blank\">The Case for a Cross-Agency Priority</a><br>\r\nBy Miriam Abaya, First Focus on Children | August 2, 2022.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2784565\" target=\"_blank\">What Is the Outlook for Addressing Social Determinants of Health?</a><br>\r\nBy Stuart M. Butler, PhD | September 23, 2021</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://insidehealthpolicy.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Advocates Ramp Up Campaign For A White House Children</a><br>\r\nBy Dorothy Mills-Gregg | Inside Health Policy | June 22, 2021</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.movinghealthcareupstream.org/from-crisis-to-opportunity-creating-a-future-where-children-can-thrive-in-america/\" target=\"_blank\">From Crisis to Opportunity: Creating a Future Where Children Can Thrive in America</a><br>\r\nBy Daniella Gratale, Joshua Ogburn, Kara Odom Walker, Nathaniel Counts, Bruce Lesley, Elizabeth Gaines, Mary Ellen Wiggins and Jennifer Davis | Moving Health Care Upstream | May 3, 2021</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L-jV4AHPHA&t=900s\" target=\"_blank\">Young People Address the Nation (Video)</a><br>\r\nBy Youth Action Hour | April 30, 2021</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2021/04/29/delaware-kids-can-get-services-they-need-if-joe-biden-leads/4862617001/\" target=\"_blank\">Delaware's Kids Can Get the Services They Need — if Biden Leads. Here Is Why | Opinion</a><br>\r\nBy Kara Odom Walker and Kirsten Olson | The News Journal | April 29, 2021</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210420.141375/full/\" target=\"_blank\">Creating an Agenda for Children's Resiliency and Health</a><br>\r\nBy Kara Odom Walker, Josh Rising and Daniella Gratale | Health Affairs | April 21, 2021</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/schools/lsoe/sites/coss/FederalPolicyBrief_v4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Building Systems of Integrated Student Support: A Policy Brief for Federal Leaders | The Center for Optimized Student Support</a><br>\r\nBy Boston College | February 2021</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://morningconsult.com/opinions/dear-president-biden-we-need-a-white-house-office-on-children-and-youth/\" target=\"_blank\">Dear President Biden: We Need a White House Office on Children and Youth</a><br>\r\nBy Dr. Larry Moss and Bruce Lesley | Morning Consult | January 25, 2021</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/01/24/childcare-crisis-biden/\" target=\"_blank\">Advice From Two Experts on How Biden and Harris Can Tackle America’s Child-Care Crisis</a><br>\r\nBy Valerie Strauss | The Washington Post | January 24, 2021</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.insidesources.com/an-issue-that-can-unite-the-country-kids/\" target=\"_blank\">An Issue That Can Unite the Country: Kids</a><br>\r\nBy Bruce Lesley | Inside Sources | January 19, 2021</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-what-americas-children-need-now-20201226-i3puagka55hfld5rcot24jf4iy-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">What America’s Kids Need Now: Biden Should Marshal the Nation to Address the Dire Condition of U.S. Children</a><br>\r\nBy Norm Ornstein and James Harvey | New York Daily News | Decemebr 26, 2020</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2020/12/18/open-letter-to-the-incoming-biden-administration-on-next-generation-community-schools/\" target=\"_blank\">Open Letter to the Incoming Biden Administration on Next Generation Community Schools</a><br>\r\nBy Rebecca Wintrop | The Brookings Institution | December 18, 2020</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.statnews.com/2020/08/31/lack-national-policy-agenda-children-covid-19-harm/\" target=\"_blank\">The Lack of a National Policy Agenda for Children During Covid-19 — and Beyond — Causes Grave Harm</a><br>\r\nBy Stephen Patrick | STAT | August 31, 2020</p>\r\n"}} id=text-69fcedb5e2 class=cmp-text>
By Miriam Abaya, First Focus on Children | August 2, 2022.
By Stuart M. Butler, PhD | September 23, 2021
By Dorothy Mills-Gregg | Inside Health Policy | June 22, 2021
By Daniella Gratale, Joshua Ogburn, Kara Odom Walker, Nathaniel Counts, Bruce Lesley, Elizabeth Gaines, Mary Ellen Wiggins and Jennifer Davis | Moving Health Care Upstream | May 3, 2021
By Youth Action Hour | April 30, 2021
By Kara Odom Walker and Kirsten Olson | The News Journal | April 29, 2021
By Kara Odom Walker, Josh Rising and Daniella Gratale | Health Affairs | April 21, 2021
By Boston College | February 2021
By Dr. Larry Moss and Bruce Lesley | Morning Consult | January 25, 2021
By Valerie Strauss | The Washington Post | January 24, 2021
By Bruce Lesley | Inside Sources | January 19, 2021
By Norm Ornstein and James Harvey | New York Daily News | Decemebr 26, 2020
By Rebecca Wintrop | The Brookings Institution | December 18, 2020
By Stephen Patrick | STAT | August 31, 2020
Partners
<a href=\"https://www.childrensfundingproject.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Children's Funding Project</a><br>\r\n2101 L St. NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20037</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://edredesign.org/\" target=\"_blank\">The Education Redesign Lab at Harvard University</a><br>\r\n50 Church St., 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://firstfocus.org/\" target=\"_blank\">First Focus on Children</a><br>\r\n1400 Eye St. NW., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20005</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://forumfyi.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Forum for Youth Investment</a><br>\r\n7064 Eastern Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20012</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.mhanational.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Mental Health America</a><br>\r\n500 Montgomery St., Suite 820, Alexandria, VA 22314</p>\r\n"}} id=text-39f3f6b69f class=cmp-text>
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