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Use of Psych Drugs in Poor Kids Has Leveled Off
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jun 08, 2016
This article references PolicyLab's report, published last year, on psychotropic medication use by Pennsylvania children in foster care and enrolled in Medicaid.
15 Questions: Mental Health and Pediatric Lupus
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Lupus Foundation of America
Jun 02, 2016
In a blog for the Lupus Foundation of America's "Ask the Expert" series, PolicyLab's Dr. Andrea Knight answers 15 questions offering insight into how lupus can greatly impact a child’s or teen’s mental health.
CHOP Research In the News: Racial Bias, HPV Vaccination, Patient Perspective
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Cornerstone
May 20, 2016
This article discusses a PolicyLab blog on how stresses in the emergency department can affect unconscious racial bias and research on how clinician, child, and guardian gender is associated with receipt of routine…
Applying Behavioral Economics to the Thorny Issue of Vaccine Acceptance
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HEALTH Policy$ense
May 19, 2016
This blog discusses research from Dr. Alex Fiks and Dr. Kristen Feemster, which evaluated the feasibility and impact of interventions informed by behavioral economics to increase Tdap vaccination among caregivers of young infants…
CHOP Research In the News: Team Science for Autism, Youth Violence, Award at PAS Meeting, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
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Cornerstone
May 06, 2016
This article discusses a new PolicyLab guest blog written by researcher, Laura Johnson Faherty, MD, MPH, who is working with PolicyLab and the Center for Perinatal and Pediatric Health Disparities on neonatal abstinence syndrome …
Ask the Experts - Mental Health and Pediatric Lupus
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Lupus Foundation of America
May 01, 2016
PolicyLab's Dr. Andrea Knight was the Lupus Foundation of America’s presenter for this month’s Ask the Expert series. In her presentation, Dr. Knight offers insight into how lupus can greatly impact a child’s or teen’s mental…
City Officials and Educators Weigh In on the Issue of Dropouts
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The Notebook
Apr 20, 2016
A recent PolicyLab report is referenced in this article, citing that at least 17 percent of Philadelphia students have had child welfare or juvenile justice involvement.
The Free Beacon Goes to the Science Fair
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The Washington Free Beacon
Apr 18, 2016
PolicyLab's Dr. Aletha Akers is highlighted and quoted in this article about her research on obesity and sexual risk behaviors that was presented at a Congressional Exhibition on Wednesday.
Here’s What Happened When A Group Of Scientists Went To Confront Their Congressional Tormentors
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The Huffington Post
Apr 14, 2016
PolicyLab's Dr. Aletha Akers is highlighted in this article about her research on obesity and sexual risk behaviors that was presented at a Congressional Exhibition on Wednesday.
For Students with Juvenile Justice Involvement, Better Options Lead to More Diplomas
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The Notebook
Apr 13, 2016
A PolicyLab report, "A Promise Worth Keeping," is referenced in this article about students with juvenile justice involvement and the path to securing their diplomas.
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