Children and Families

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RAND research on children covers the prenatal period up to age 18 and includes areas such as child health and the role of the family unit, neighborhoods, and communities in influencing child well-being. RAND's family-focused research covers additional topics such as marriage and divorce, senior care, and family finances.

Research conducted by: RAND Health; RAND Europe; UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion; RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment; RAND Labor and Population; RAND Gulf States Policy Institute; Initiative for Middle Eastern Youth

All Items (1712)

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Social Distance and Homophily in Adolescent Smoking Initiation — Jan 1, 2012

The association between peer smoking and adolescent smoking initiation appears to be due to both peer selection and direct influence.

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Establishing and Evaluating the Key Functions of an Interactive Systems Framework Using an Assets-Getting to Outcomes Intervention — Jan 1, 2012

Community practitioners can face difficulty in achieving outcomes demonstrated by prevention science.

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Take-up of Public Insurance and Crowd-Out of Private Insurance Under Recent CHIP Expansions to Higher Income Children — Jan 1, 2012

The CHIP expansions to children in higher income families were associated with limited uptake of public coverage.

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The Impact of Natural Disasters on Child Health and Investments in Rural India — Jan 1, 2012

There is growing concern that climate change will lead to more frequent natural disasters that may adversely affect short- and long-term health outcomes in developing countries.

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Responding to Students with PTSD in Schools — Jan 1, 2012

Students who have experienced a traumatic event are at increased risk for academic, social, and emotional problems as a result of these experiences.

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Well-child Care Practice Redesign for Low-Income Children: The Perspectives of Health Plans, Medical Groups, and State Agencies — Jan 1, 2012

The aim of this study was to examine the views of key stakeholders in health care payer organizations on the use of practice redesign strategies to improve the delivery of well-child care (WCC) to low-income children aged 0 to 3 years.

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Peer Influence and Selection Processes in Adolescent Smoking Behavior: A Comparative Study — Jan 1, 2012

Adolescent smoking studies find evidence of active peer influence and selection processes.

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Neighborhood Characteristics and the Initiation of Marijuana Use and Binge Drinking — Jan 1, 2012

Neighborhood characteristics such as a higher unemployment rate and greater perceptions of safety appear to influence initiation of marijuana use and binge drinking, respectively. The mechanisms appear to be distinct for each substance.

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Prenatal, Perinatal, Early Life, and Sociodemographic Factors Underlying Racial Differences in the Likelihood of High Body Index in Early Childhood — Jan 1, 2012

Racial disparities in early childhood high BMI were largely explained by potentially modifiable risk and protective factors.

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Quality of Life Among Asian American Youth — Jan 1, 2012

The aims of the present study were to examine whether Asian American youth experience disparities in quality of life (QL) compared with Hispanic, African American, and white youth in the general population and to what extent socioeconomic status (SES) mediates any disparities among these racial/ethnic groups.

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Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools — Jan 1, 2012

The Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools Program is a targeted intervention for school children who have experienced a traumatic or violent event and have symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Examining Moderated Effects of Additional Adolescent Substance Use Treatment: Structural Nested Mean Model Estimation Using Inverse-Weighted Regression with Residuals — Jan 1, 2012

This article considers the problem of examining causal effect moderation using observational, longitudinal data in which treatment, candidate moderators, and putative confounders are time-varying.

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General Practitioner Experience and Perception of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Care Pathways: A Multimethod Research Study — Jan 1, 2012

This is a pilot study with the objective of investigating general practitioner (GP) perceptions and experiences in the referral of mentally ill and behaviourally disturbed children and adolescents.

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Going to Scale: Experiences Implementing a School-Based Trauma Intervention — Dec 1, 2011

This article describes implementation experiences describes implementation experiences "scaling up" the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS)—an intervention developed using a community partnered research framework.

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Cost and Outcomes Analysis of Child Well-Being — Dec 1, 2011

This book chapter explores the use of cost and outcome measures as a complement to traditional program evaluation in assessing child well-being, especially for early childhood intervention programs.

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Characterizing Patterns of Care Using Administrative Claims Data: ADHD Treatment in Children — Dec 1, 2011

Comparative effectiveness research (CER) is concerned with determining which treatment, among known effective treatments, may provide the most benefit to an individual patient.

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The Role of Teachers in School-Based Suicide Prevention: A Qualitative Study of School Staff Perspectives — Dec 1, 2011

This study examined teacher roles in the implementation of a district-wide suicide prevention program through focus groups and interviews with middle school teachers, administrators, and other school personnel.

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Romantic Attraction and Adolescent Smoking Trajectories — Dec 1, 2011

This analysis examines smoking behaviors across sexual orientation groups by describing how same- and opposite-sex romantic attraction, and changes in romantic attraction, are associated with trajectories of smoking over six years.

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Kids Are Gaining More Weight During the Elementary School Years — Nov 30, 2011

Nearly 40% of a nationally representative cohort of children started kindergarten with a BMI in the top quartile of the growth charts. This proportion increased significantly between 1st and 3rd grades but there was no further increase during middle school.

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A New Approach for Assessing the Needs of Service Members and Their Families — Nov 21, 2011

A survey tool based on a new methodological framework can be used by the Department of Defense and local military commanders to gauge the problems and problem-related needs of service members and their families, how well those needs are being met, and the barriers and bridges to accessing services.

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