AAP Medicaid “Unwinding” Resources
A policy that kept individuals continuously enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will end on March 31, 2023. Over the next 14 months, states must check […]
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Washington State Firearm Tragedy Prevention Network (FTPN) Compiler
October 2022 The FTPN compiler is an information email that highlights non-political informational resources, research, trainings, webinars, and events. In this issue: 2022 National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention […]
Will COVID-19 Cases Rise After Spring Break?
WCAAP vice president Dr. Beth Ebel spoke with the Seattle Times about the potential for increased COVID-19 infections as families in the Seattle area return from spring break vacations.
WCAAP Members Speak Up about Kids’ Behavioral Health Care
WCAAP’s executive director, Sarah Rafton, president, Dr. Michael Barsotti, and members Dr. Breanna Barger-Kamate and Dr. Tony Woodward all spoke with Hannah Furfaro at the Seattle Times about our state’s […]
Dr. Kathleen Goodwin Urges Legislature to Fund Behavioral Health Integration
Along with COVID-19, we are concurrently experiencing a behavioral health epidemic with the capacity to devastate a generation. Behavioral health, often used interchangeably with mental health, encompasses a broad range […]
WCAAP Members Speak Up as Legislators Consider Child Mental Health
“We urgently need a system of care for children and families, an intentional and cohesive system that knits together support for families from the start, that provides quick access to […]
Dr. Yolanda Evans Shares 3 Ways Legislators Can Address the Crisis of Youth Mental Health
In my clinic this week, all but two of the patients I cared for were either in need of mental health support or working closely with a mental health professional […]
WCAAP Members Tells KIRO 7 about Spike in Unvaccinated Pregnant Women
Dr. Elizabeth Meade practices at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. “Our experience in the hospital has changed wildly over the last few weeks with delta variant in terms of the […]
Board Member Dr. Frank Bell talks to Seattle Times about COVID-19 Transmission in Schools
As the delta variant spreads, “we knew that was going to have an impact on schools and getting kids back in classrooms,” said Dr. Frank Bell, a pediatrician at Swedish […]
KIRO7 Story on Under-12 COVID-19 Vaccination Doses
Read “Adult dosage of COVID-19 vaccine for kids under age 12? Not a good idea, say pediatricians“