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Jun 12, 2024
Teens Want Accurate Info About Birth Control—The Emergency Department Can Deliver It
Adolescents seek care in the emergency department (ED) frequently and for a wide array of issues. Sometimes they need a broken bone fixed, or they…
Jun 10, 2024
Kids Are Getting Into Candy Stashes…Meant for Adults
As a doctor working in a pediatric emergency department, I have seen many young children come in sleepy, confused, or even unresponsive after they…
May 23, 2024
What We’re Learning About the Patient Navigator Role in Supporting Behavioral Health Access and Utilization: Discussing Insights with Dr. Jennifer Mautone
In a 2023 blog post, we explored how pediatric researchers and clinicians are using patient navigation to support children and families in accessing…
May 15, 2024
Understanding Infant and Caregiver Mental Health: What is the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Systemic Racism?
Mental Health Awareness Month offers an opportunity to reflect on the importance of our health and well-being—including for the littlest amongst us…
May 09, 2024
Recognizing Cross-sector Collaborations That Can Improve Financial Wellness and Educational Opportunities in 200 Words
Education pays. That truth underlies the role education plays in addressing poverty, and is part of why education has been acknowledged as a …
May 07, 2024
Utilizing Behavioral Health Research to Inform Policy: A Conversation with Dr. Rhonda Boyd
As the youth behavioral health crisis has grown in the past several years, members of PolicyLab’s Behavioral Health portfolio have continued to think…
May 03, 2024
Syringe Services Programs Are Critical for Adolescents and Young Adults: Research and Clinical Perspectives
As physicians who take care of young people with substance use disorders, we recognize the significance of harm reduction approaches in helping…
Apr 25, 2024
Policy and Social Care Move Fast: How Rapid Qualitative Methods Can Help Researchers Match Their Pace
The field of social care integration, which refers to the study and implementation of clinically based programs to address the social needs of…
Apr 16, 2024
The Heat Is Turned Up: Focus on Climate Solutions for Kids
2023 was the hottest year on record and 2024 is predicted to rank among the top five warmest years. Extreme heat at this scale can be a danger to not…
Apr 03, 2024
A Sense of Purpose Can Support Teen Mental Health
Adolescence–the years between about 10 to about 25–is an essential time to help young people proactively build positive mental health and well-being…
Mar 28, 2024
Q&A: Engaging Communities to Alleviate Period Poverty with Lynette Medley
There are 16.9 million women, girls and all other people who experience a menstrual cycle in the United States living in poverty, many of whom are…
Mar 14, 2024
Supporting Early Literacy by Reaching Families Beyond the Exam Room Walls in 200 Words
March marks the celebration of National Reading Month! At PolicyLab and Reach Out and Read Greater Philadelphia (RORGP), we champion the role of…
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