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Nov 7, 2022

Meet our panel! Next week, join us and the Latino Mental Health Network as we hear from these experts about the barriers to train and retain a diverse mental health workforce in RI. Register today! RILatinoMentalHealth.eventbrite.com

2022 PIT Count data shows that Latino homelessness in the US has increased by 7.6% since 2020. Why is that? Lack of affordable housing Low income/wages Weak tenant protections Cant access pub. services due to immigration status and so many more reasons that are a POLICY choice

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End Homelessness

@naehomelessness

Jan 25

In recent years, PIT Count data indicated that that Latinos are proportionally represented (or even underrepresented) in the population of people experiencing homelessness. Why did that change in the 2022 count, and how should our systems respond? buff.ly/3RjxdWF

Mayor Maria Rivera

@MariaForCF

Jan 25

Meeting with Heiny from Fuerza Laboral, Marcela from The Latino Policy Institute and David from the Immigration Coalition, strategizing about the education of the driver privilege card. Stay tuned for the first meeting where we will be discussing everything you need to know.

Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies

Watch

and I tonight on

discussing economic equity.

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Generation Rising

@GenRisingRI

Jan 20

Next on GENERATION RISING, @Butler__Kiara sits down w/ @EconProgressRI's Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies and @LPIRWU's Marcela Betancur to discuss economic equity. Watch tonight at 7:30PM on WSBE @rhodeislandpbs. Or on-demand at ripbs.org/generationrisi

Generation Rising

@GenRisingRI

Jan 20

Next on GENERATION RISING,

@Butler__Kiara

sits down w/

's Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies and

's Marcela Betancur to discuss economic equity. Watch tonight at 7:30PM on WSBE

@rhodeislandpbs

. Or on-demand at ripbs.org/generationrisi

McKee unveils $13.7 billion budget for upcoming fiscal year

The Womxn Project

@WomanProjectHQ

Jan 19

WOO HOO! "As promised, McKee is proposing to expand abortion coverage to state employees and for low-income Rhode Islanders covered by Medicaid." Read: wpri.com/news/politics- - #PassTheEACA

wpri.com

The governor is calling for a cut to the sales tax, a shift in how schools are funded and new investments in infrastructure.

Check out

interview with @wpri about

Community Focus: RI Kids Count’s Paige Clausius-Parks

priorities including improving paid family leave wpri.com/news/local-new - RI has fallen behind our neighboring states in number of weeks offered to families + wage replacement rate during leave.

wpri.com

Paige Clausius-Parks, executive director of RI Kids Count, joined 12 News at 4 Friday to discuss her legislative priorities for the year as she steps into her new role.

Jan 6

We look forward to working with Rep.

@LeonelaFelix

& Sen.

@MrAcostruth

as Co-Chairs to the B&L Caucus during the next session as we continue to elevate the issues impacting Rhode Islanders.

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Rhode Island Senate

@RISenate

Jan 6

.@MrAcostruth, @LeonelaFelix elected co-chairs of RI Black and Latino Caucus: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease/_

Jan 3

Felicitaciones

@Hey_JessV

! We look forward to working with you!

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RI KIDS COUNT

Jan 3

We are so please to share - Jessica Vega will be joining our team as Senior Policy Analyst! Please see the full announcement at the top of rikidscount.org

Congratulations

on receiving

Covering Kids Awards for your leadership in sponsoring Cover All Kids to provide health coverage to children regardless of immigration status

@ProgresoLatino

Nov 21, 2022

A moving speech by outgoing Rep.

@MRanglinVassell

who has been a relentless advocate for children.

EconomicProgressRI

Nov 21, 2022

We're hiring! The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) is seeking a Policy Director. The Policy Director will be a key member of the leadership team to advance EPI’s policy and advocacy agenda. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION & APPLY: economicprogressri.org/careers-with-e

The incredible

and next

ED shares with us an invigorating speech as we celebrate wins in children’s health - but reminds us that we are not yet done. ❤️🥳 #RiteCareWorks

Nov 21, 2022

Celebrating incredible wins for Children’s Health with

and kicking us off is the amazing

@EBB_RI

#RiteCareWorks

United Way of Rhode Island

@liveunitedri

Nov 17, 2022

📢 Today, we were proud to host a press conference with

Larry Warner, DrPH, MPH and 3 others

announcing the release of the 2022 #RhodeIsland Standard of Need. This report provides an accurate measure of Rhode Island families’ economic well-being. Learn more at bit.ly/risn2022 #LiveUnitedRI

is celebrating #5Years!!! Congratulations on this milestone. We are happy to have you as a partner at

@myrwu

, and #ThankYou for all of your incredible work! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Kelsey Bala

@KelseyBala

Great event last night

and Latino Mental Health Network! This panel spoke about addressing the mental health pipeline by analyzing barriers and opportunities within the mental and behavioral health field, especially among Latinos and historically underserved communities.

Nov 17, 2022

What a beautiful night at the

@RIinterfaithCo

celebrating the work of advocates and legislators on important work this year. We are proud to work alongside such incredible humans.

This was an incredible panel. Thank you Sen

@AlanaDimario

for your work and advocacy.

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Alana DiMario

@AlanaDimario

Appreciative of the chance to attend a discussion of mental health workforce needs in the Latino community hosted by @LPIRWU at @RICNews tonight! Looking forward to working on further supporting developing a culturally & linguistically competent mental health workforce in RI!

Rhode Island State Representative Enrique Sanchez

@EnriqueForRI

Historical event tonight at Rhode Island College

@RICNews

hosted by

and the Latino Mental Health Network of RI discussing mental health and behavioral issues in our communities. I look forward to supporting address the mental health crisis at the state house in January

Alana DiMario

thank you for joining

@RICNews

discussion and advocating for mental healthcare access. #investments #earlyintervention #structuralsolutions

Another evening

highlighting a major challenge AND opportunity for RI: Mental Health in RI, the workforce pipeline

#Latinx #HSI #RepresentationMatters

@RICAlumni

Nov 15, 2022

We will be livestreaming our Mental Health in RI panel on our Facebook page starting at 6:20pm. Tune in! facebook.com/LPIRWU

"The data is sobering... but is also a call to action." -

@LarryW911

O. Warner, DrPH, MPH, chief impact & equity officer,

@liveunitedri

On the recent expansion of Medicaid coverage for all RI children who qualify: "undocumented children, who sit with your children in school, can now see a doctor for basic health needs. This will change perceptions in quality of life over the next 10 years". -

@MarceB_ri

Individuals interviewed in Spanish reported particularly low perceptions about the availability of affordable housing.

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With regards to #AffordableHousing, the CBO sample were comparable to those for the RDD sample except for individuals interviewed in Cape Verde Creole, Hmong, Spanish, and Yoruba who reported particularly low perceptions about the availability of affordable housing.

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According to the latest life index data, in 2022 Latinos perceive a lower quality of life than in 2019, 2020, and 2021 in the following areas: food security, affordable housing, cost of living, job opportunities, and other areas. See the visuals at rilifeindex.org.

We asked respondents to rate the availability of social and civic programs for seniors, the quality of health care services for seniors, and the availability of special transportation services. #RILifeIndex

Overall, perceptions related to children were higher than for some other content areas, but there were large differences between individuals living in the core cities compared to non-core areas across all the strata. #RILifeIndex

Interviews were conducted with individuals who reported not speaking English at home. Here are the languages that were included:

You can learn more about the RI Life Index, which captures Rhode Islanders’ perceptions of social determinants of health and well-being, at rilifeindex.org

We are proud to be a part of the RI Life Index coalition, a project of

and

@Brown_SPH

, that compiles data from over 2,000 digital surveys and includes people from all over RI. Our executive director, Marcela Betancur, is a panelist at today's launch. Other members are:

Special thanks to our #RILifeIndex Coalition members:

The #RILifeIndex is presented in partnership by #BCBSRI &

@Brown_SPH

#2022RILifeIndex

RILatinoNews.com

@ri_latinonews

Live streaming TOMORROW @ 6pm on

’s Facebook Page👇🏼👇🏼 - #RhodeIsland #MentalHealth #Latinos #Hispanics

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Nov 7, 2022

Latinos are the new swing voters. Here are two key races they could decide. - The Boston Globe

By ⁦⁦

⁩ -- Latinos are the new swing voters. Here are two key races they could decide.

bostonglobe.com

Nevada and Arizona are two races that are critical for Democrats to keep control of the US Senate.

Mental health providers are overwhelmed in R.I.

Nov 3, 2022

In partnership with the Latino Mental Health Network, we are hosting a policy panel on 11/15 to discuss why there is a mental health provider shortage, as

@ProvBusNews

details below. Want to be part of the conversation? Registration link in bio.

pbn.com

As COVID-19 began to creep into Rhode Island in early 2020, Michelle Crossley saw a steady increase in emails from people wondering whether they could schedule an appointment at her small Pawtucket...

Congratulations

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We are thrilled to announce that @PaigeCParks has been named our next Exec Dir, effective 12/1. Paige is a dynamic leader with a deep commitment to children, youth and their families and ensuring that all children and youth have the opportunity to thrive. conta.cc/3NtFRjo

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ElizabethBurkeBryant and 9 others

At yesterday’s

Education Summit, our Health Policy Analyst

@KaitlynRabb

grounded attendees in the latest data by providing a deep dive on children’s mental health indicators. Please see our ✨brand new✨ #MentalHealthRI Policy Brief: bit.ly/MentalHealthRI #edchatRI

Oct 27, 2022

Even bigger thank you to

for sharing important data with us. And a huge shout out to

@youngvoicesri

and

@PLEERI

for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

Oct 27, 2022

Surrounded by policy makers and change makers today as we hear from experts, youth and educators about the incredible need to address the access to mental/behavioral health for our RI youth. Thank you Sen.

@SANDRISCANO

for hosting this conversation.