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Leah Jepson is the Project Director of the Milwaukee Coalition for Children\u2019s Mental Health (CCMH) at Mental Health America of Wisconsin, an initiative to improve the mental health of children 0 \u2013 8 in the City of Milwaukee through systems change and authentic engagement of people with lived experience. She is also the co-founder and Executive Co-Director at the Next Step Clinic, a community-based collaboration to address disparities in Autism Spectrum Disorder and children’s mental health identification and treatment. Leah has nearly 25 years\u2019 experience as a social worker that includes home visitation, research, community-based program development and implementation, advocacy, and coalition-building. Her current focus is on young children\u2019s mental health and social-emotional development, authentic engagement of those with lived experience, social justice and health equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leah holds a Master’s of Science degree in Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, both from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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