PolicyLab experts wrote a blog post breaking down the evidence behind the benefits of securing permanent funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). 

PolicyLab researcher Dr. Aditi Vasan was quoted in an article discussing her team's recent study investigating how children in West and Southwest Philadelphia were psychologically affected by nearby shootings.

PolicyLab researcher Dr. Rhonda Boyd participated in an episode of the “Parenting for Liberation” podcast where she discussed the Black youth suicide epidemic.

PolicyLab researcher Dr. Aditi Vasan was quoted in an article discussing her team's study, which found that exposure to neighborhood gun violence was associated with an increase in children’s acute mental health symptoms.

PolicyLab researcher Dr. Wanjiku F. M. Njoroge was quoted in an article discussing her team's recent study. 

PolicyLab Director Dr. David Rubin co-wrote a blog post highlighting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and families in the lead up to PolicyLab Forum 2022, which will further explore these topics.

PolicyLab Director Dr. David Rubin was quoted in an article discussing a period of increased COVID-19 transmission in the Northeast.

PolicyLab Health Policy Director Rebecka Rosenquist and Scientific Director Dr. Meredith Matone wrote an opinion piece focused on state and local approaches to improve maternal and infant mortality rates.

PolicyLab researcher Dr. Kate Wallis discussed the recent update to the “Learn the Signs: Act Early” guidelines. 

PolicyLab researcher Dr. Brian Jenssen co-wrote an opinion piece discussing the dangers of youth tobacco use and underscore why the FDA must act quickly to prohibit flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes.