Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative

First Partner Siebel Newsom Conflates CA’s Historic Spending on Youth Mental Health With Results

May 4, 2026 12:22 pmMay 4, 2026 5:30 pm

“First Partner Siebel Newsom celebrates state’s historic investments in youth mental health at South LA’s Exposition Park, blasts the headline in an email from Governor Gavin Newsom’s office. We took care of that little glitch and rewrote the headline for...

California’s Whole Child Education Shift Raises Questions as Veterans, Businesses, and Public Safety Struggle for Attention

March 17, 2026 8:30 amMarch 17, 2026 8:35 am

There are moments in public life when leadership is not measured by speeches or press conferences, but by priorities. When costs are rising, trust in institutions is falling, and families are asking whether their government still works for them, leaders...