Dr. Katherine Yun’s research describes trends in the receipt of preventive dental care among Medicaid-enrolled children in Pennsylvania between 2005 and 2010, comparing the US children of immigrants with their co-ethnic peers in…
PolicyLab researchers publish two articles with new research findings on overuse of psych meds. Check out the articles' accompanying blog posts.
PolicyLab Co-Director David Rubin serves as one of twelve Commissioners on the federal Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF). The Commission's work was recently featured on the U.S. Department…
A new publication, Second-Generation Antipsychotic Use Among Stimulant-Using Children, by Organization of Medicaid Mental Health is now published online. Click here to see the full article. Also, access the…
Read and listen to a story about Dr. Senbagam Virudachalam and her Home Plate healthy eating study, which uses peer mentors to teach cooking lessons to parents.
Kathleen Noonan, JD and Dorothy Miller, JD, MPH analyzed child welfare agency laws, policies, and regulations in sixteen states. Their Article argues that, given new federal requirements related to psychotropic…
Dr. Senbagam Virudachalam wants to ensure that parents of young children have the skills and confidence to regularly prepare healthy food at home. Read Philly.com article about Dr. Virudachalam's work and a new CHOP and…
Implementing the ACA-Obamacare: Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives This course will examine the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act across the country through the eyes of different stakeholders,…
See commentary, Bending the Value Curve, written by Evan Fieldston, Jennifer Jonas and Mallika Marar in Hospital Pediatrics, where they discuss the shortfalls of focusing on costs alone when it comes to health care spending in the…
On June 10, PolicyLab released a report, Supporting the Needs of Students Involved with the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice System in the School District of Philadelphia, at a press conference in partnership with…
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