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CMAP Launches Summer Internship to Shape Future Mental Health Leaders

10/16/2025

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The Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy (CMAP) hosted its first Summer Internship Program, welcoming Neeraj Kadubandi (Johns Hopkins University), Yvette Shu (Johns Hopkins University), and YuTing Situ (Johns Hopkins University).
The interns conducted research, wrote policy memos, and developed communication content.
They summarized the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Act's mental health impacts and produced a newsletter on suicide prevention.
CMAP plans to continue the initiative to cultivate future public health leaders in mental health policy.

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Story summary

The Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy (CMAP) hosted its first Summer Internship Program, welcoming Neeraj Kadubandi (Johns Hopkins University), Yvette Shu (Johns Hopkins University), and YuTing Situ (Johns Hopkins University).
The interns conducted research, wrote policy memos, and developed communication content.
They summarized the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Act's mental health impacts and produced a newsletter on suicide prevention.
CMAP plans to continue the initiative to cultivate future public health leaders in mental health policy.