view article - Ian Rowe 11.08.2022 view article - Ian Rowe Health Equity Child and Adolescent Health Ian Rowe Ian Rowe, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and co-founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, talks about drivers of success and challenges in education. Fellow Barbara Espinosa
view article - Emile DeWeaver 09.23.2022 view article - Emile DeWeaver Health Equity Incarceration Emile DeWeaver Emile DeWeaver is an activist and author whose life sentence was commuted after 21 years for his community work in prison. The co-founder of Prison Renaissance, DeWeaver also covertly organized to pass legislation that changed the way California treats juveniles in its criminal legal system while in prison. Fellow Hannah Tremont
view article - Troubling Industry 07.18.2022 view article - Troubling Industry Mental & Behavioral Health Mental Health Troubling Industry More than 90% of participants surveyed about their experience at a facility for troubled teens rated their experiences there as negative or very negative. Fellow Barbara Espinosa
view article - COVID-19 and Adolescent Suicide Deaths 07.14.2022 view article - COVID-19 and Adolescent Suicide Deaths Mental & Behavioral Health Mental Health COVID-19 and Adolescent Suicide Deaths Suicide deaths among U.S. adolescents increased during the pandemic, particularly among Black youth. Fellow Abby Outterson
view article - Queering Community Health Care 06.13.2022 view article - Queering Community Health Care Health Equity LGBTQ+ Health Queering Community Health Care A gender-affirming pediatric care clinic in Washington state is a model for other community health centers to establish clinics for underserved and rural patients. Fellow Abby Outterson
view article - Adolescent Screen Time During the Pandemic 05.24.2022 view article - Adolescent Screen Time During the Pandemic Mental & Behavioral Health Mental Health Adolescent Screen Time During the Pandemic Adolescent recreational screen time increased at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and is associated with poorer mental health. Guest Author Jason Nagata
view article - Is Covid Killing Young Love? 03.24.2022 view article - Is Covid Killing Young Love? Sexual & Reproductive Health Adolescent Health Sex and Sexuality Is Covid Killing Young Love? Adolescent couples’ in-person and sexual interactions decreased compared to the period before Covid lockdowns, though by small amounts. Fellow Connor McCombs
view article - Cops in the Classroom 02.14.2022 view article - Cops in the Classroom Health Equity Violence Cops in the Classroom Researchers analyzed the impacts of funding from the U.S. Department of Justice on school resource officer staffing and disciplinary actions in California public middle and high schools. Fellow Sara Mar
view article - Street Culture, Schools, and the Risk of Youth Violence 02.10.2022 view article - Street Culture, Schools, and the Risk of Youth Violence Health Equity Violence Street Culture, Schools, and the Risk of Youth Violence Students who reported stronger acceptance of street culture values were at significantly greater risk of violent behavior. Guest Authors Lorine Hughes, Ekaterina Botchkovar, Olena Antonaccio, Anastasiia Timmer