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Dec 29, 2020
Our Top 5 Blog Posts of 2020
As we reflect on another year of the PolicyLab blog in a time full of unprecedented challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on children and…
Dec 23, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Striking a Delicate Balance as We Enter the Holidays
Below are the main findings from our COVID-Lab forecasting model update this week: Reproduction numbers are declining...
Dec 17, 2020
Rising Behavioral Health Needs Amid COVID-19: Perspectives Across Multiple Settings
2020 has been a stressful year for all of us. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics 2020 Stress in America survey, nearly 8 in 10…
Dec 16, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Moving Past Peak During a Period of Fragile Equilibrium
Here are the overall findings from our analysis of the weekly COVID-Lab forecasting modeling data: Although down slightly this week,…
Dec 15, 2020
The Importance of Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage in 200 Words
Ensuring that new mothers have access to health insurance is an investment that can create a more equitable health care system and improve health…
Dec 15, 2020
We Know Paid Family Leave Saves Infant Lives—So When Will Policymakers Catch Up?
During a pandemic that has overwhelmed many intensive care units, those that serve our youngest infants have so far been spared from a surge of COVID…
Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Getting Past Peak Proving More Difficult After Thanksgiving
Below are the main findings from our COVID-Lab forecasting model update this week: The average test positivity rate across all of the 821…
Dec 07, 2020
How a Lack of Rural Mental Health Professionals Affects Youth in 200 Words
Across the U.S., there is a shortage of mental health professionals, and families living in rural areas face even greater…
Dec 04, 2020
Stakeholder Perspectives: Supporting Pennsylvania’s Immigrant Communities During the Pandemic
The United States has been battling COVID-19 for almost a year. While we lack data on the precise impact of the pandemic on immigrant communities and…
Dec 02, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Reemerging from the Holiday Weekend to Parse Signal from Noise
We are more cautious this week in our interpretation of the data from our weekly COVID-Lab forecasting model—more on that later—but…
Dec 01, 2020
Supporting Young Parents with System Involvement: A Conversation with Juvenile Law Center Advocates
The youth advocacy program at Juvenile Law Center serves as a model for how to help prepare young people to lead advocacy and policy reform…
Nov 25, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: A Week of Travel and Uncertainty as a New Chapter Begins
Below are the top-line findings from our weekly COVID-Lab forecasting model update: Testing positivity rates across the country averaged 12…
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