President Biden’s State of the Union address brought renewed focus on the challenges of treating and supporting people with mental illnesses. Richard Frank, Vikki Wachino, and Karina Aguilar explain the scale of America’s mental health crisis and how the Biden plan seeks to tackle it.
“Zelensky clearly wants a halt to the fighting, as more Ukrainians die each day, but he is not prepared to give away the store. Any negotiation will require tough decisions on the settlement terms—decisions that should be made by Zelensky and his government, as any compromises could prove controversial in a country that has united against the Russian aggressor,” writes Steven Pifer.
Despite billions of dollars spent on place-based initiatives, the number of high-poverty U.S. neighborhoods has grown at alarming rates over the past four decades. Hanna Love and Teresa Garcia discuss a new community-centered approach to economic inclusion that is being utilized in Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Detroit, San Diego, and Philadelphia.
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