ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to describe caregiver perceptions about mental health services (MHS) after child sexual abuse (CSA) and to explore factors that affected whether their children linked to services. We conducted semi-structured, in-person interviews with 22…

Youth in foster care represent a unique population with complex mental and behavioral health, social-emotional, and developmental needs. For this population with special healthcare needs, the risk for adverse long-term outcomes [is] great if needs go unaddressed or inadequately…

OBJECTIVES: We sought to describe changes in young adults’ routine care and usual sources of care (USCs), according to provider specialty, after implementation of extended dependent coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010. METHODS: We used Medical Expenditure Panel Survey…

The death of any child is a tragedy. When that death is caused by abuse or neglect, sorrow is often coupled with anger: How could this have happened? More importantly, was this preventable? A federal commission, the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF),…

ABSTRACT: Neurologic outcome prediction, or neuroprognostication, after severe brain injury in children is a challenging task and has many ethical dimensions. Neurologists and intensivists are frequently asked by families to predict functional recovery after brain…

IMPORTANCE: Human trafficking and exploitation of children have profound health consequences. To our knowledge, this study represents the largest survey on the health of child and adolescent survivors of human trafficking. OBJECTIVE: To describe experiences of abuse and…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine whether engagement in more physical education (PE) classes during one high school year is associated with change in physical activity (PA) from adolescence to young adulthood. METHODS: Data were from 1774 participants in Waves 2 …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe patterns of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation by males and characterize sociodemographic differences. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 11- to 18-year-old males in a large primary care network who had…

PURPOSE: Physician participation in philanthropy is important to marshal resources that allow hospitals to pursue their missions, but little is known about how physicians participate and their attitudes toward participation. METHODS: To characterize philanthropic roles physicians…

BACKGROUND: Parents of children with cancer are expected to make decisions about treatments that often have significant side effects and require a sophisticated understanding of the risks. Often these decisions are made without a clear understanding of their child’s prognosis both…