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Aug 18, 2020
Preparing for Mental Health Needs of College Students Amid COVID-19
As mental health providers who predominantly work with adolescents, we know how common it is for a patient’s transition to college to …
Aug 12, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Running Out of Time, And Out of Patience
As we quickly move toward the end of summer, this week’s four-week projections have us convinced that this Labor Day will be far different than…
Aug 05, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Regaining Control
We can finally breathe a little bit easier this week; it’s clear that we are moving beyond the peak of our national second wave. From a high of…
Aug 03, 2020
How Promoting Health Also Means Supporting Financial Well-being in 200 Words
Poverty produces persistent hardship, which can take a toll on the physical and mental health of caregivers. As proponents of health, it is…
Jul 31, 2020
New PolicyLab Pilot Grant Project Awardees
Earlier this year, we introduced our new pilot grant program, in collaboration with our sister center Clinical Futures, to support Children…
Jul 24, 2020
How We Validate Our COVID-19 Prediction Models
A few weeks ago, our team promised to share some of the ways in which we seek to validate our “COVID-Lab: Mapping COVID-19 in Your…
Jul 22, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Dominoes are Falling
Over the last few months, our team has been fortunate to meet with many school system and university leaders as they wade through the emerging, and…
Jul 20, 2020
Music Class Guidance During COVID-19 in 200 Words
As communities gear up for the new school year, families and teachers are nervous about what school will look like during a pandemic. How do we keep…
Jul 16, 2020
Telehealth’s Impact on Teen Care During COVID-19 in 200 Words
As COVID-19 challenges how clinicians care for patients, we, along with our Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Division of Adolescent Medicine…
Jul 15, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Mounting a Response Before It’s Too Late
It is hard not to feel like the decisions we make right now will set the course for whether and how well our country will be able to get back to work…
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