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title: "Redesigning Medicaid: The Key to Solving Our Children’s Mental Health Crisis"
description: "Alex Briscoe, Principal of the California Children's Trust, spoke at the White House Convening on Child Welfare on July 30, 2024. Alex discussed how and why Medicaid reform is essential to tackling the youth mental health crisis, and how states…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/access-to-mental-health-services/redesigning-medicaid-the-key-to-solving-our-childrens-mental-health-crisis/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Access to Mental Health Services
tags:
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Mental health professionals
  - TA sites
  - Tipsheet
---

# Redesigning Medicaid: The Key to Solving Our Children’s Mental Health Crisis

Alex Briscoe, Principal of the California Children's Trust, spoke at the White House Convening on Child Welfare on July 30, 2024. Alex discussed how and why Medicaid reform is essential to tackling the youth mental health crisis, and how states and counties can utilize Medicaid to prevent more children from entering the child welfare system.

 

 

[Read More](https://cachildrenstrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/White-House-Talk-Alex-Briscoe-August-2024.pdf )

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