Gender non-conforming (GNC) youth have specific healthcare needs. Pediatricprimary care providers may be the first or only point of contact for these children in the healthcare system, and thus can play an essential role in their health and well-being. However, very little is known…

OBJECTIVES: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) may present with oropharyngeal or anorectal symptoms. Little is known about the evaluation of adolescents with these complaints in the pediatric emergency department (PED). This study aimed to determine the frequency of and factors…

Adolescents, or youth and young adults ages 12–24, face a number of challenges in accessing quality health care services that meet their unique needs. Members of our Adolescent Health and Well-being research portfolio are committed to understanding and addressing those needs in…

Bullying involvement is a multidimensional issue and a significant concern for school-aged youth. However, research on bullying involvement within clinical samples is limited. The present study examines the psychometric properties of the University of Illinois Bully, Fighting, and…

Immigrants experience domestic violence at rates similar to other populations, yet survivors and victims who speak languages for which there are fewer bilingual, bicultural services often face significant linguistic and cultural barriers when seeking help. In partnership with…

The prevalence of opioid use during pregnancy is increasing. Two downstream effects are neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a postnatal withdrawal syndrome, and long-term prenatal opioid exposure (LTPOE) without documented withdrawal symptoms in the infant. Mental health…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of a mobile health, inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) adherence reminder intervention and to characterize adherence trajectories immediately following severe asthma exacerbation in high-risk urban children with persistent asthma. METHODS: Children aged…

This review evaluates the effectiveness of allergen reduction interventions on asthma outcomes in adults and children. We systematically searched the gray literature and five bibliographic databases, MEDLINE®, Embase®, PubMed®, CINAHL®, and the Cochrane Library, through April 21, 2017…

This paper presents the first findings of an integrative data analysis of individual-level data from 19 adolescent depression prevention trials (n = 5210) involving nine distinct interventions across 2 years post-randomization. In…

The aim of this paper is to explore the process and impact of co-locating evidence-based maternal and child service models to inform future implementation efforts. As part of a state-wide evaluation of maternal and child home visiting programs, we conducted semi-structured interviews…