Only 63.7% of adolescents reported that they had ever heard of the morning-after pill, and 12% of those adolescents reported having used it themselves
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Up to 12% of mothers experience depressive symptoms. Children whose parents reported parental depressive symptoms had an 18% increased risk of an emergency department visit and a 36% increased risk of a school absence.
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Today, more and more low- and moderate-income working families (earning 100–400 percent of the Federal Poverty Level) are shifting their children to public insurance.
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85% of youth who used antipsychotics received these medications concurrently with another psychotropic medication class.
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Oct 16, 2019
The Role of Health Technology and Incentives in Improving Asthma Care for High-risk Children
Michelle* has severe asthma with frequent flare-ups. She has many environmental triggers—such as weather changes, colds and...
Oct 15, 2019
How Perfect is the New Normal? The Impact of Social Media on Disordered Eating
Eating disorders are severe, psychiatric illnesses common in early adolescence. Although there are six types of eating disorders with varying...
Oct 09, 2019
Expert Q&A: Expanding Research and Building Evidence to Address Youth Suicide
World Mental Health Day is recognized each year in October and this year, the focus is on suicide prevention. To take a closer look at this topic...
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