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Jun 06, 2022
Disparities in Autism Screening and Well-Child Care Persisted During the Pandemic, but Novel Solutions to Promote Equity Exist
We are just beginning to understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children over the last two years. Although children generally had lower…
May 25, 2022
Learning From Colorado’s Program to Provide All Youth With Behavioral Health Services
As policy-oriented research professionals who work with children and adolescents, we took some time during Mental Health Awareness Month to reflect…
May 24, 2022
How Can We Support Adolescents Amid Pandemic Spikes in Suicide Risk?
During the 2021-22 school year, children and adolescents regained some sense of normalcy as in-person learning and extracurricular activities resumed…
May 23, 2022
The 988 Lifeline: An Opportunity to Address the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis
The number of children suffering from mental health conditions has drastically increased over the past decade. Many of these children experience…
May 19, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: Taking Stock of a Brisk Spring Resurgence
When our COVID-Lab team last checked in on April 22, we noted that some parts of the country were beginning to experience a new wave of COVID-19…
May 18, 2022
Body Dissatisfaction, Body Image Disturbance, Body Dysmorphia: A Primer for Providers, Caregivers and Media
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen increases in the rates of disordered eating and eating disorders among youth, as well as…
May 16, 2022
PolicyLab Forum 2022: That’s a Wrap!
Three years in the making and one and a half days of in-person sessions and networking later, I’m happy to report that PolicyLab Forum 2022 was…
May 05, 2022
Resilience Coaching: A Promising Treatment for Adolescent Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
As a researcher and physician, having my research interests align with patient and caregiver needs and perspectives is something I highly value and…
Apr 28, 2022
Youth Internalized Caregivers’ Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Policies to Support Families Can Help.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an extraordinary toll on families. As a primary care pediatrician, I hear from parents and other caregivers trying…
Apr 22, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: Forging Forward from the Pandemic
Now that spring break and the Easter and Passover holidays have passed, our COVID-Lab team returns this week to review regional and state emergency…
Apr 19, 2022
Telehealth Provides Crucial Opportunity to Expand Support for Transgender Youth in 200 Words
As some state lawmakers across the U.S. attempt to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth, or go even further and deem this care as child…
Apr 14, 2022
Neighborhood Safety and Social Connections: What’s the Potential Impact on Caregiver and Child Diet?
What a child eats is influenced largely by what their caregiver eats. Children look up to their caregiver for direction, and caregivers also…
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