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Episode 9: 2025 ECLA Summit (May 19, 2025)

In this episode, we take you inside the 2025 ECLA Summit, where early childhood leaders gathered to confront the troubling rise in Black youth suicidality. Featuring powerful insights from advocate Tandra Rutledge, along with reflections from Erikson’s Policy & Leadership staff and ECLA fellows, this episode explores how early childhood professionals can “find the baby” in urgent community issues and lead lasting, transformative change across sectors. ℹ️ For more info, visit erikson.edu/applied-research/policy-leadership/get-on-the-early-childhood-bus/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=episode-9-2025-ecla-summit-may-19-2025 HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 – Content Warning & Introduction 00:22 – Rising Rates of Black Youth Suicide 00:47 – Welcome Back to the Early Childhood Bus Podcast 01:07 – Mental Health Conversations at Erikson Institute 01:40 – Introducing Tandra Rutledge - Advocate & Educator 02:12 – Johns Hopkins Report: Still Ringing the Alarm 02:59 – Socio-ecological Risk Factors & Institutional Racism 03:36 – Alarming Suicide Statistics Among Black Youth 04:48 – Gender Disparities & Black LGBTQ+ Youth 05:33 – Youth Risk Behavior Survey Findings 06:15 – The Role of the Early Childhood Leadership Academy Summit 07:27 – Ashley Judd’s Reflections on Mental Health & Childhood 09:00 – COVID-19 & the Amplification of Mental Health Struggles 10:00 – Focusing the Summit on Black Youth Suicide 11:00 – Connecting Early Childhood & Suicide Prevention – “Finding the Baby” 12:09 – The Challenge of Discussing Young Children & Suicide 13:55 – Emotional Realities of Young Children 14:56 – Community & Structural Connections: Transportation, Employment, Childcare 16:48 – Fellows’ Insights & Cross-Sector Collaboration 18:15 – Community-Led Solutions – The Grandmothers’ Peer Model 19:38 – Hope & Protective Factors in Black Communities 20:19 – Building Foundations & Advocacy in Illinois 21:05 – Culturally Responsive Care & Suicide Prevention 22:00 – Collective Action for Black Youth Mental Health 22:24 – Closing Reflections & Penny Smith’s Farewell