OBJECTIVE: To identify where rural children with mental health conditions are hospitalized and to determine differences in outcomes based on location of hospitalization. STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort analysis of US rural children aged 0-18 years with a mental health…

OBJECTIVE: Integrated primary care (IPC) is intended to address the gap in access to behavioral health care. This may be particularly true in urban settings; however, there is a paucity of research on treatment engagement in urban IPC. This study explored factors associated with…

The US National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2020 calls for increasing access to care, improving outcomes of people living with HIV, and targeting biomedical prevention efforts, including access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in communities where HIV is most heavily concentrated. The cities…

Since 1975, more than 3 million refugees have resettled in the United States and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects nearly 1 in 10 of them in high- and middle-income nations. When parents cannot access effective PTSD treatment, it can have profound negative impacts on their…

Now more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, close collaboration between educators, medical professionals and families is needed. Each has an equal commitment and dedication to children with disabilities, and ongoing communication and connection between the members of a child’s…

Gender minority blacks represent the intersection of multiply marginalized populations that experience severe health inequities in the U.S. However, few studies focus on the unique health experiences of this multiply disadvantaged population. This study quantifies the health…

Pediatric healthcare institutions are increasingly implementing food insecurity (FI) screens, but there is limited information about participant interest in referral and engagement with resources provided. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we recruited participants from a…

BACKGROUND: Prior single site evaluations of PriCARE, a 6-session group parent training, demonstrated reductions in child behavioral problems and improvements in positive parenting attitudes. OBJECTIVE: To measure the impact of PriCARE on disruptive child behaviors, parenting stress,…

Adolescents have fewer well-care visits than all other age groups. Males and ethnic minorities are seen least often. We elicited, from Black adolescent males and their parents, key drivers of teen well-care seeking. We conducted separate semi-structured interviews with Black…

Literacy promotion is a pediatric standard of care in which clinicians provide guidance on shared reading. Latino parents are more likely to hear advice to read with children but are less likely to do so. We sought to understand literacy promotion from the perspective of Latino…