Many children living with perinatally acquired HIV have now survived to adolescence/early adulthood. They are joined by those who acquired HIV as adolescents, with those aged 15−24 years representing the largest proportion of new HIV diagnoses globally. Adolescence sees rapid cognitive…

Objectives: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provide essential nutrition support for low-income families. However, many eligible families do not receive or fully redeem these…

Importance: Suicide is a leading cause of death in US youths.Objective: To assess whether screening with supplemental items 10 to 13 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 modified for teens (PHQ-9M) improves prediction of youth suicide attempts beyond the information provided…

Objective: Not all individuals self-identify with race categories on birth certificates, selecting "Other" and writing in identities. Our hypothesis was that curating write-in responses in the "Other" race category would contribute to understanding preterm birth inequities.Methods…

Amid a persistent maternal mortality crisis in the United States, substance use is one of the most pronounced issues facing those who have recently given birth and other caregivers in Pennsylvania.Interviews PolicyLab conducted with key stakeholders and caregivers in recovery across…

Background: Child maltreatment and child protective service (CPS) involvement negatively impacts families, and disproportionately impact families of color. Urban neighborhood greenspace is associated with improved mental health and decreased community violence, however…

Telehealth presents both the potential to improve access to care and to widen the digital divide contributing to health care disparities and obliging health care systems to standardize approaches to measure and display telehealth disparities. Based on a literature review and the…

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare outpatient behavioral health scheduling for children in Spanish-speaking families in Pennsylvania with that for children in families who speak English.Study design: We made paired English and Spanish telephone calls to outpatient…

Objective: To evaluate whether community factors that differentially affect the health of pregnant people contribute to geographic differences in infant mortality across the US.Study design: This retrospective cohort study sought to characterize the association of a novel…

To access the commentary, click here.The U.S. is confronting a perinatal mental health crisis rooted in policies and endemic racism that have significant negative impact on perinatal women and people, especially those from racial-ethnic minoritized backgrounds. This…