Medicaid plays a leading role in the health and well-being of families across the country—nearly 40% of children receive health care coverage under the program. With its comprehensive set of pediatric benefits, Medicaid provides access…

PolicyLab’s joint pilot grant program with Clinical Futures promotes and supports Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia investigators in clinical effectiveness pilot research studies and/or policy-oriented health services…

Documenting and sharing health-related social needs information in pediatric settings presents opportunities and challenges. When developing policy and practice, it is critical to incorporate caregivers’ perspectives to best serve…

PolicyLab is excited to announce the Year 3 awardees of our Community Partnerships in Research Program! This program funds community-engaged research pilot grants and seeks to promote health equity in the Greater Philadelphia area…

LGBTQ+ youth are more likely to experience depression and thoughts and attempts of suicide than their cisgender, heterosexual peers.However, new research utilizing Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Adolescent Health Questionnaire…

Amid a persistent maternal mortality crisis in the U.S., 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…

Through PolicyLab’s joint pilot grant program with Clinical Futures, we have the opportunity to review proposals for pioneering research studies aimed at answering cutting-edge clinical questions, developing or informing…

PolicyLab is implementing and evaluating HealthySteps, a program of ZERO TO THREE, in partnership with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Care Network…

PolicyLab is excited to share our 2024 Impact Report, our annual report highlighting examples of how our center took an evidence-to-action approach to improve children’s health and well-being during the past year.  In the…

PolicyLab is looking for the next cohort of applicants for our Community Partnerships in Research Program! Letters of Intent are due Aug. 23, 2024, at 5 p.m. ET, and applications are due Sept. 13, 2024, at 5 p.m. ET.Launched in…