Part 3 of a series on PA youth correctional facilities, this article discusses PolicyLab's report, Psychotropic Medication Use by Pennsylvania Children in Foster Care and Enrolled in Medicaid, and the state's…
In a new commentary, Dr. Joanne Wood discusses some of the challenges in abusive head trauma prevention that could be considered in future projects.
This article discusses a recent PolicyLab report - Psychotropic Medication Use by Pennsylvania Children in Foster Care and Enrolled in Medicaid - and the state's response to the report's findings.
This article discusses a recent PolicyLab report - Psychotropic Medication Use by Pennsylvania Children in Foster Care and Enrolled in Medicaid - and the state's response to the report's findings.
PolicyLab researcher Dr. Kate Yun discusses new trends in caring for refugee children and how the best programs for these children are simple, scalable, and sustainable.
New research findings from PolicyLab's Dr. Joanne Wood and colleagues found that early signs of child abuse among infants and toddlers are often missed - due in part to a lack of standardized screening.
New research findings from PolicyLab faculty Dr. Jen Walter found that, in survey of more than 400 oncologists at 40 cancer centers, nearly half said they had been taught to identify wealthy patients who might be prospective…
This article highlights a recent policy statement by PolicyLab authors and others in Pediatrics entitled "Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care."
This article summarizes a Medscape interview with Dr. David Rubin, Kathleen Noonan, and Meredith Matone about their research of the over-prescription of of psychotropic medication, particularly in foster care.
This podcast highlights findings from a recent study from Dr. Kate Yun that found that children and adolescents in posttrafficking care showed high symptom levels of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder…
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