More than 21 million low-income children rely on free or reduced-price meals during the school year. The US Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides meals to children during the summer months, but these programs are underused. The emergency department (ED)…

Behavioral health issues have a profound impact on the overall health and well-being of youth and their families. Early identification and timely, effective prevention and treatment of behavioral health conditions provide youth the opportunity to be their healthiest selves. Our…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Describe follow-up care patterns and continuation rates during the first 6-months after initiating a long-acting reversible contraceptive device (LARC) among adolescent and young adult (AYA) women. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review among patients who had an…

BACKGROUND:Although there are extensive data on clinical psychopathology in youth with suicidal ideation, data are lacking regarding their neurocognitive function. AIMS: To characterise the cognitive profile of youth with suicidal ideation in a community sample and evaluate gender…

Universal screening is recommended to reduce the age of diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there are insufficient data on children who screen negative and no study of outcomes from truly universal screening. With this study, we filled these gaps by examining the…

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether there are distinct childhood sleep problem trajectories from birth to 10-11 years and to assess associations with cumulative socio-ecological risks (child, family, context). STUDY DESIGN: Participants were 5107 children from the Longitudinal Study…

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between cumulative socio-demographic risk factors, sleep health habits, and sleep disorder symptoms in young children. METHODS: 205 caregiver-child dyads (child mean age ± SD: 3.3 ± 1.1 years; 53.7%…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of anticipated pain with intrauterine device (IUD) insertion in adolescents and young women. DESIGN: We performed linear regression to identify demographic, sexual/gynecologic history, and mood covariates…

Adolescent obesity is highly prevalent, but there is mounting evidence that this public health problem can be partly addressed by targeting improvements in sleep patterns. Currently, 58% of middle school–aged children and 78% of high school–aged adolescents sleep insufficiently…

Sexual and reproductive health are an integral part of all youths’ health and wellbeing, including youth who are transgender and gender-expansive. This article will discuss general approaches to the sexual and reproductive health care of transgender and gender-expansive youth, and…