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May 16, 2025

Caring for Caregivers: Shining a Light on Mental Health in Early Parenthood

Over the last 15 years, awareness around postpartum depression (PPD) has continued to grow. To that end, in 2010 and 2015, the American Academy of…

posted by Brianna Riggio, MPH, Kate Wisniewski, Wanjikũ F.M. Njoroge
Behavioral Health
May 08, 2025

Medicaid Is a Lifeline for Many Working Families

Medicaid coverage is a lifeline for tens of millions of working families in the United States. Though 49% percent of children get their health…

posted by Doug Strane
Population Health Sciences
Apr 25, 2025

Why Adult Medicaid Is a Critical Component of Child Health

As a primary care pediatrician, I support the health of individual children and families. As a child health researcher, I think about ways to prevent…

posted by Emily Gregory
Family & Community Health
Apr 02, 2025

Why Medicaid Is Important for Children and Youth with Disabilities

Medicaid coverage has lifelong positive impacts on children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)*, as well as on their families and…

posted by Kate Wallis
Health Equity
Mar 25, 2025

Turning the Page: How Shared Reading and Pediatric Partnerships Can Strengthen Early Literacy and Child Well-Being

According to the 2024 Nation’s Report Card, one in three students in Pennsylvania—and even fewer in Philadelphia and among marginalized communities…

posted by Sarah Ingerman, Danielle Erkoboni
Family & Community Health
Mar 19, 2025

Adolescent Health in 2025: What’s the Status and What’s at Stake?

Adolescence, marked by rapid growth and development (physical, cognitive, psychological and emotional), is a critically important life stage. It is…

posted by Shelby Davies, Radha Pennotti
Adolescent Health & Well-Being
Mar 11, 2025

Informing Families, Protecting Youth: The Case for Clearer Alcohol Guidelines in 200 Words

Alcohol remains the most commonly used substance among youth, yet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) have historically lacked explicit…

posted by Luis Seija
Adolescent Health & Well-Being
Feb 27, 2025

Medicaid Works for Children and Families in Rural Pennsylvania

More than 1.7 million residents call rural Pennsylvania home and nearly one-fifth rely on public health insurance coverage like Medicaid. The…

posted by Jennifer Whittaker
Family & Community Health
Feb 20, 2025

EvolvED: A New Way to Bring Eating Disorder Treatment to Primary Care

An estimated 9% of the U.S. population will meet criteria for an eating disorder in their lifetime, and with dire consequences: eating disorders are…

posted by Samantha Turner, Jennifer Mautone, Alix Timko
Adolescent Health & Well-Being
Feb 06, 2025

Increasing Adolescents’ Access to Over-the-counter Contraception and Preventive Services

In December 2024, PolicyLab researchers and other partners at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) responded to the U.S. Departments of Health…

posted by Madison Langrin
Adolescent Health & Well-Being
Jan 29, 2025

Early Adolescence Mental Health Needs and Opportunities: A View From On the Ground

Early adolescence, which is approximately between the ages of 10 and 13, is a period of rapid development and growth, providing an opportune window…

posted by Emily Alexander, Molly Kerstetter
Behavioral Health
Dec 19, 2024

A Call to Action for Women’s Health Research in 200 Words

The Biden Administration recently hosted the first White House Conference on Women’s Health Research, bringing together researchers, funders,…

posted by Madison Langrin
Family & Community Health

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