With months of experience designing and implementing multilayered safety plans, a significant increase in knowledge on the virus, and the introduction of long-awaited public health tools at their disposal, school leaders are better…

We’re excited to kick off the year 2021 with a new policy tool—the issue brief. This new resource—which lives on our refreshed “policy tools” landing page—features expert perspectives on a wide range of children’s health issues. Keep…

PolicyLab experts—alongside colleagues in Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Sports Medicine and Performance Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Center for Injury Research and Prevention—released new guidance intended to…

PolicyLab in collaboration with the Center for Violence Prevention at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, released a first-of-its-kind Evidence to Action brief that reviews the effectiveness of numerous firearm policies through a…

We released a new issue brief today detailing early findings from a project focused on parenting teens, written by PolicyLab researcher and Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Kali Hackett, MSW, MPH. This brief, titled “Addressing the…

Following such a turbulent year, where can policymakers at the state and federal levels focus to improving outcomes for children and families? PolicyLab Health Policy Director Rebecka Rosenquist, MSc, and PolicyLab Director David Rubin…

PolicyLab released updated guidance today for school operations during COVID-19, which expands upon a previous version from August 2020 focused on school reopening to provide the latest evidence and continued support to school leaders…

PolicyLab, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning, conducted a county-level needs assessment of the health of children, mothers and families, as well as the social and environmental…

PolicyLab launched “Research in Motion,” a new video series that allows viewers to hear directly from our researchers on how their ongoing work can contribute to policy and programs moving forward. Keep reading to learn about the…

Earlier this week, PolicyLab hosted a webinar in which mental health experts, medical interpreters, refugee community leaders, and refugee health care providers discussed the challenges of communicating mental health treatment options…