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May 26, 2020
Cope. Recover. Grow. Responding to the Behavioral Health Crisis Caused by COVID-19
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year, there is no better theme than Tools 2 Thrive. Amid the rising health and economic concerns…
May 21, 2020
Foster Youth Experience Higher Health Care Utilization & Higher Mortality. How Can Data Help?
Every medical diagnosis is built upon history—the history of current symptoms, past symptoms and, ideally, a complete and detailed medical…
May 20, 2020
Counties are Relaxing Social Distancing. What Could That Mean in the Short-term?
It’s been two weeks since you last heard from our team at PolicyLab and the University of Pennsylvania on our county-level…
May 19, 2020
Why Sleep Matters for Mental Health Especially During a Pandemic
From infancy through adulthood, sleep is critical for overall health and well-being, including mental health. Sleep is especially important…
May 18, 2020
COVID-19 and Mothers with Substance Use Disorders
Imagine you are a mother who is battling a substance use disorder. You have depended on weekly in-person treatment services that include individual,…
May 15, 2020
Breaking the Stigma: Delivering ADHD Treatment Within Primary Care
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are studying ways to make behavior therapy more accessible for children with attention…
May 13, 2020
COVID-19 Disparities and Impacts on Emotional Health & Well-being of Diverse Children
Over the past several weeks, it has become increasingly clear that striking disparities exist in diagnoses, treatment and, ultimately,…
May 06, 2020
Helping Refugee Adults Critical to Helping Kids: Q&A With Katherine Yun, MD, MHS
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition that is triggered by a traumatic event, affects nearly 1 in 10 resettled refugee…
May 05, 2020
COVID-19: How Missing Milestones is Impacting Teen Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted and will continue to disrupt the lives of adolescents in so many ways, including missing or delaying milestones…
May 01, 2020
Modeling COVID-19: The Local Effect of Weather & Cautious Reopening
As we enter May, a new phase in the COVID-19 pandemic begins, one in which we will shift as a nation from response to recovery. To coincide, our team…
Apr 29, 2020
Child Care is an Essential Service. What is Needed to Reopen Safely?
As states across the country responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with social distancing policies, all were forced to make difficult decisions about…
Apr 27, 2020
COVID-19 and Pennsylvania’s Rural Kids
While cities are likely to experience heightened risks of COVID-19 exposure, its impact on rural communities may be just as devastating, particularly…
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