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State Won’t Disclose Names of Doctors Prescribing in Youth Corrections
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Public Source
Nov 01, 2015
Part 3 of a series on PA youth correctional facilities, this article discusses PolicyLab's report, Psychotropic Medication Use by Pennsylvania Children in Foster Care and Enrolled in Medicaid, and the state's…
More Effective Strategies Needed to Prevent Abusive Head Trauma
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Cornerstone
Oct 30, 2015
In a new commentary, Dr. Joanne Wood discusses some of the challenges in abusive head trauma prevention that could be considered in future projects.
Where’s the Oversight of Psychiatric Meds for PA Youth Offenders?
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PublicSource
Oct 28, 2015
This article discusses a recent PolicyLab report - Psychotropic Medication Use by Pennsylvania Children in Foster Care and Enrolled in Medicaid - and the state's response to the report's findings.
PA Juvenile Offenders Given Psychiatric Drugs at High Rates
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PublicSource
Oct 25, 2015
This article discusses a recent PolicyLab report - Psychotropic Medication Use by Pennsylvania Children in Foster Care and Enrolled in Medicaid - and the state's response to the report's findings.
Amid World of Progress on Health of Women, Children, Let's Do More
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Philly.com
Oct 25, 2015
PolicyLab researcher Dr. Kate Yun discusses new trends in caring for refugee children and how the best programs for these children are simple, scalable, and sustainable.
Routine Screening for Child Abuse Might Spot More Cases: Study
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HealthDay
Oct 05, 2015
New research findings from PolicyLab's Dr. Joanne Wood and colleagues found that early signs of child abuse among infants and toddlers are often missed - due in part to a lack of standardized screening.
A New Effort Has Doctors Turn Patients Into Donors
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The New York Times
Sep 28, 2015
New research findings from PolicyLab faculty Dr. Jen Walter found that, in survey of more than 400 oncologists at 40 cancer centers, nearly half said they had been taught to identify wealthy patients who might be prospective…
Children In Foster Care Aren't Getting To See The Doctor
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NPR
Sep 28, 2015
This article highlights a recent policy statement by PolicyLab authors and others in Pediatrics entitled "Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care."
Mental Health Consequences for Children and Teenagers Trafficked in South-East Asia
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BBC World Service
Sep 10, 2015
This podcast highlights findings from a recent study from Dr. Kate Yun that found that children and adolescents in posttrafficking care showed high symptom levels of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder…
Pennsylvania Foster Kids Prescribed Too Many Psychotropic Drugs
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Mad in America
Sep 10, 2015
This article summarizes a Medscape interview with Dr. David Rubin, Kathleen Noonan, and Meredith Matone about their research of the over-prescription of of psychotropic medication, particularly in foster care.
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