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Dec 14, 2018
All in the Family: Parents Meaningfully Engaged in Pediatric Research Consortium
Clinician-researchers in the Pediatric Research Consortium (PeRC) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia didn’t have to look…
Dec 04, 2018
How One Administrative Change Can Significantly Harm Kids with Asthma
We recently released a new policy brief that highlighted the troubling story of three-year-old Lauren (name changed for patient privacy)…
Nov 26, 2018
New York State Implements New Law Mandating Mental Health Education in Public Schools
An innovative New York law is now mandating that all public schools include mental health education as a fundamental part of their school…
Nov 16, 2018
How Congress Can Act Now to Address Maternal Mortality in 200 Words
This week, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) joined with more than 80 other national organizations urging Congress to…
Nov 15, 2018
Depression in Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities: What Do We Know and What Can We Do?
Although we know that there is an association between depressive symptoms and having a child with a developmental disability, we still have much…
Nov 13, 2018
Working While Caring for Children With Complex Medical Needs
Anyone who has worked with kids and their families, or who is a parent themselves, has seen plainly that children do better when their…
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