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Evidence-based local & national policy solutions to advance child health & well-being
Our expert perspectives on a wide range of child health policy issues
Summaries of our research & recommendations to inform children’s health policy
Synopses of emerging PolicyLab research
FAQ documents and guidance, regulatory comments, letters, policy reviews, etc.
Virtual experiences in which our experts take a deep dive into a public health-related issue
Sep 2014
OBJECTIVE: Reducing overuse of second-generation antipsychotics among Medicaid-enrolled children is a national priority, yet little is known about how service organization affects…
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Aug 2014
BACKGROUND: For adolescents and young adults (AYA) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the transition from pediatric to adult care is often challenging and associated with gaps…
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Aug 2014
In light of increasing national attention on the high rates of prescribing psychotropic medication for children in foster care, and related new federal requirements for state reporting…
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Aug 2014
When setting budgets for any organization that plans to be around for the long term, leaders must include time for experimentation by clinical frontline staff. It is easy but…
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Aug 2014
This Research at a Glance brief describes the findings from a PolicyLab study looking at the nature and frequency of antipsychotic prescribing concurrently with other psychotropic…
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Aug 2014
OBJECTIVE: Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) have increasingly been prescribed to Medicaid-enrolled children; however, there is limited understanding of the frequency of…
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Jul 2014
In health care policy circles, “bending the cost curve down” may qualify as the phrase of the decade. More than 1 million web search references are testament to its widespread use,…
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Jun 2014
ABSTRACT: Little is known about how the challenges faced by caregivers influence the variation in social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) outcomes of youth placed in kinship versus…
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Jun 2014
ABSTRACT: The body of health care transition (HCT) research is in the early stages of development. One of the major limitations of this developing field of research is the lack of…
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Jun 2014
Class action lawsuits filed in violation of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) raise questions for those concerned with improving the education system for students with…
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Jun 2014
In January 2013, PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) was commissioned by the Mayor’s Office of Education (MOE), School District of Philadelphia (SDP),…
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May 2014
BACKGROUND: Pain management is an important aspect of emergency care for children suffering traumatic injuries. Objectives. The objectives of this study were to…
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