Adolescents have limited access to sexual healthcare services, and the emergency department (ED) may be the only place some will seek care. We implemented an ED-based contraception counseling intervention to assess intervention feasibility, and adolescent intention to initiate…

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive public health issue worldwide. In the United States, estimates show around 41% of women and 26% of men report an experience of physical, sexual or emotional abuse by a romantic partner in their lifetime. The prevalence and severity of IPV…

Approximately 1 in 10 Americans will struggle with an ED during their lifetime. Like many mental health conditions, the pandemic response increased ED hospital visits two- to threefold compared with the previous years and has been particularly difficult for teenagers. Moreover, higher…

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria (GD) frequently cooccur. However, existing research has primarily used smaller samples, limiting generalizability and the ability to assess further demographic variation. The purpose of this study was to (1) examine the prevalence of…

One Mind, in partnership with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, convened several virtual meetings of mental health researchers, clinicians, and other stakeholders in 2020 to identify first steps toward creating an initiative for early screening and linkage to care for youths …

OBJECTIVE: To examine rates of depression screening and positivity among autistic adolescents where electronic depression screening is administered universally; to compare rates between autistic and nonautistic youth; and to explore sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with…

Children with medical complexity are a subgroup of children with special health care needs whose conditions typically require frequent and intense care. The complexity of their conditions places these children at risk for recurrent hospitalizations, creating additional caregiving…

The syndemic of substance use and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a well-recognized global phenomenon that threatens to undermine the priorities outlined by the National Institutes of Health "Ending the HIV Epidemic" initiative. There are few published studies on preexposure…

With recognition of the inextricable links between the social determinants of health, health status, and health disparities, efforts led by the policy, payer, and healthcare sectors to address food insecurity and other unmet social needs have gained momentum in recent years…

PolicyLab responded to a request for public comment from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Health and Human Services on the Proposed Rule on Clarifying Eligibility for a Qualified Health Plan through an Exchange, Advance Payments of the…