Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST) is an evidence-based indicated depression prevention program that has been shown to reduce depression symptoms. Research is needed to identify moderators of IPT-AST’s effects. Although trauma history has emerged as a…

The similar socioeconomic position of black and Hispanic women coupled with better birth outcomes among Hispanic women is termed the "Hispanic Paradox." However, birth outcome disparities among Hispanic women exist by maternal nativity. Persistent unequal exposure over time to…

Poor adherence to inhaled corticosteroid medications for children with high-risk asthma is both well documented and poorly understood. It has a disproportionate prevalence and impact on children of minority demographics in urban settings. Financial incentives have been shown to be a…

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has challenged our health care delivery systems in unprecedented ways, prompting adaptation and innovation in nearly every domain. In this environment of great uncertainty, the way to best leverage informatics capabilities to transform data into…

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the behavioral health of children and families, and has further highlighted a complex system of behavioral health services and a high level of unmet need. As we look ahead, can we use this crisis to move the needle on innovations in care…

This policy review compiles evidence from multiple public health and sector-specific data sources on influenza and pandemic concepts, as well as COVID-19-specific proposals. Its intended use is to inform the discourse around the public health infrastructure needed for safely reopening…

With child care settings beginning phased reopening in Pennsylvania, we prepared this frequently asked questions document to support center operators and other related professionals in their planning. The challenge child care providers face is how to carry out the main principles of…

While youth seem to be at relatively limited physical health risk from COVID-19, the broad societal impacts of this pandemic, and the isolation caused by its associated shelter-in-place activities, have created a crisis for child and adolescent mental health. This crisis adds to an…

In an effort to share knowledge and experience for future pandemic planning efforts, PolicyLab and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Division of Emergency Medicine compiled a summary of CHOP’s emergency department (ED) initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic as the virus spread…

Despite efforts to reduce the age of diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ameliorate disparities in the identification of children with ASD from diverse backgrounds, we have only recently begun to move the needle. We acknowledge the formidable task pediatricians face…