Our Children This Month, August 2023

How Are Our Children?: Mental Health - An Emergency

In late April, the 80 member Children’s Movement of Fresno Residents Council completed its first ever Fresno County Community Congress with a gathering of over 320 attendees. The information, presented in five languages, was the product of 18 months of the Council’s study and work to build the Resident’s Council Team and develop a policy agenda intended to make a better future for Fresno County’s children and their families. The day’s work culminated in a vote by those present to adopt a policy “Issue Action Agenda” with three priority issues for their work going forward: Safe and Inclusive Schools; Affordable Housing; and Mental Health. The prior two issues discuss Safe and Inclusive Schools and Affordable Housing. This issue explores the third topic of Mental Health.