At PolicyLab, we recognize that individuals impacted by substance use who are also caregivers of children need unique supports that are responsive to family context and experience.PolicyLab researchers are looking into programs and policies aimed at supporting families with a caregiver…

We examined changes in infant and neonatal mortality that occurred after extension in the minimum number of days of paid maternity leave and after the implementation of paid paternity leave in 148 cities using longitudinal city-level data (2000-2015) from Chile, Colombia, and Mexico,…

Importance: Differential adherence to efficacious preventive medications is one potentially modifiable driver of racial disparities in childhood asthma outcomes.Objective: To determine the effect of a financial incentive-enhanced intervention on adherence to inhaled asthma preventive…

ObjectivesUsing a multicenter child abuse pediatrics research network (CAPNET), the study objectives were to characterize the adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for bleeding disorder testing and the frequency of bleeding disorder identification.MethodsWe…

As abortion care restrictions increase, a growing population is continuing pregnancies complicated by life-limiting fetal conditions, making it more critical than ever to evaluate the state of the evidence in perinatal palliative care (PPC). Perinatal palliative care provides…

Objective: To examine the degree to which a broadband behavioral health screener administered in preadolescence in primary care (PC) could serve as an early risk indicator for depression and suicide risk in adolescence.Methods: Participants included 9329 patients who attended…

Objective: Unconditional cash transfers (UCTs)-no strings attached monthly payments-to low-income families may reduce financial stress and improve health outcomes. We sought to determine the feasibility and acceptability of randomizing low-income caregivers of preterm infants to a…

Objective: Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM) is a resilience coaching program designed for adolescents with chronic illness. We aimed to examine the perceived feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of PRISM among pediatric rheumatologists treating…

Objectives: To assess the frequency and yield of retinal examination in children below 2 years old undergoing abuse evaluations in the setting of skull fracture(s) and small underlying intracranial hemorrhage.Methods: This cross-sectional study used CAPNET, a multicenter…

Unaffordable housing is often described as the single greatest economic burden on working-class Americans, with nearly half of renters spending more than 30% of their income on housing. Families with children are at particularly high risk, with a recent study showing that 1 in 6…