PolicyLab's Dr. Jim Guevara continues to test the effects of initiating a literacy program, called Reach Out and Read (ROR), in the newborn period - six months sooner than it is normally begun.

This article discusses a PolicyLab blog on the American Academy of Pediatrics' policy recommendations about what parents should do, and how pediatricians can respond, in the context of some parents’ vaccine fears and hesitations. …

PolicyLab researcher Dr. Joanne Wood discusses her Child Adult Relationship Enhancement in Primary Care (PriCARE) program - a 6-session group parent training designed to teach positive parenting skills.   …

PolicyLab researcher Stephanie Mayne, MHS is interviewed about the development of an electronic portal designed to improve communication regarding attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) between primary care and…

PolicyLab's Dr. David Rubin discusses the new Pennsylvania Telephonic Psychiatric Consultation Service Program (TiPS), designed to increase availability of child psychiatry consultation teams to prescribers of psychotropic…

PolicyLab researcher Dr. Deepak Palakshappa discusses his recent study, which found that strong competitive food laws and strong advertising laws were associated with reduced obesity.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services continues to make progress on the recommendations put forth in PolicyLab's report that found a growing number of teens and young adults were being prescribed antipsychotics. …

A new study co-authored by PolicyLab's Dr. Alex Fiks discussed in this article, highlights the need for shared decision-making (SDM) by both providers and parents in the treatment of children with autism spectrum…

In this article, PolicyLab's Dr. Nadia Dowshen discusses the use of mobile health (mHealth) technology in communicating with HIV positive youth.

PolicyLab researcher Dr. Eugene Day describes computer models he and his team develop that are simulations programmed for the purpose of quality improvement.