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    Mental Health Treatment

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    What Works in Preventing the Development of Depression and Anxiety in Children

    Michaela Bruckmayer

    Feb 9, 2021

    The RAND Blog

    Mental health problems have been increasingly recognized as one of the most significant health concerns for children and adolescents in developed countries. But the quality of existing evaluations can make drawing conclusions about what works in preventing the development of anxiety and/or depression in children difficult.

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    Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations

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    What the First-Ever EU LGBTIQ Strategy Means for Rainbow Families with Children

    Natalie Picken

    Dec 21, 2020

    EU Observer

    Rainbow families can face challenges because of ongoing discrimination against LGBTIQ people. The first-ever EU strategy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, nonbinary, intersex, and queer equality unveiled in November sets out actions and initiatives to ensure the safety and equal rights of LGBTIQ people in the EU.

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    Children

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    Giving Children a Voice Can Lead to Better Outcomes for All: Developing the New European Strategy on the Rights of the Child

    Michaela Bruckmayer

    Nov 3, 2020

    The RAND Blog

    Children have a right to participate in decisionmaking that affects them. It will be important to ensure that there are mechanisms in place to support that process, and that they are resilient, even in times of crisis.

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    The Evidence on Kids and COVID-19, China's Use of Big Data, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap

    Sep 4, 2020

    This weekly recap focuses on what we know (and what we don't) about kids and COVID-19, how China is using big data, the future of telemedicine, and more.

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    Do Children Really Transmit COVID-19 Less Than Adults? The Evidence Is Questionable

    Laura F. Garabedian, Rebecca Lee Haffajee

    Aug 31, 2020

    USA Today

    The theory that children are unlikely to contract or spread COVID-19 may feel reassuring, but it's based on flawed science. Until more is known, adopting aggressive strategies to limit viral spread in schools is the best way to keep students and teachers safe.

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    Engaging Learning Spaces Are Important, Even During a Pandemic

    Elizabeth D. Steiner @ED_Steiner

    Aug 18, 2020

    The RAND Blog

    While considering new uses for and formations of school space, planners might also consider whether these spaces will be conducive to learning. Research links the physical condition of learning spaces to improved student physical health and academic performance.

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    Elevating Equity in Los Angeles Juvenile and Criminal Justice Reform

    Margaret Chamberlin, Stephanie Brooks Holliday

    Aug 12, 2020

    The RAND Blog

    At age 13, Black children are placed in juvenile detention at nearly 3.5 times the rate of white children. By age 17, that ratio increases to 4.5 to 1. And the trend continues into adulthood. Without ongoing attention and deliberate policies and programs, injustices are likely to persist.

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    California Could Develop Guidance to Reopen Youth Sports

    Shanthi Nataraj @ShanthiNataraj

    Jul 22, 2020

    The Orange County Register

    There is growing evidence that long-term isolation from school closures has negative impacts on kids' physical and mental health and social development, with impacts potentially lasting for years. Youth sports can help to offset many of these negative impacts. California public health officials could prioritize the development of guidelines that would allow youth sports to reopen safely.

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    COVID-19: Why Spending More Time at Home for Some Children Is Bad for Their Health

    Andreas Culora

    Jul 20, 2020

    Open Access Government

    Children in Europe are at a higher risk of poor-quality and overcrowded housing. Efforts to improve the quality of children's living environments could be key to mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on children and their households.

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    Gun Policy

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    COVID-19 Reveals Need for More Research About Guns

    Andrew R. Morral @AndrewMorral, Jeremy Travis

    Jun 18, 2020

    USA Today

    Recent reports suggest that Americans reacted to the pandemic by purchasing guns and ammunition in massive numbers. What does this mean for public safety? And how can policymakers ensure that this doesn't result in more injuries or deaths?

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    Work-Family Conflicts

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    Parenting Through the Pandemic: Who's Working, Who's Caring for the Kids, and What Policies Might Help

    Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist, Grace Evans, Daniel Schwam

    Apr 8, 2020

    The RAND Blog

    To help inform policy decisions that could help working parents affected by COVID-19, we examined the U.S. Department of Labor's Current Population Survey and recent coronavirus relief acts. Our review shows us what aid working parents might expect and what kinds of aid policymakers might consider going forward.

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    Social and Emotional Learning

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    Online Doesn't Have to Mean Impersonal

    Laura S. Hamilton, John F. Pane @JohnFPane, Elizabeth D. Steiner @ED_Steiner

    Apr 2, 2020

    The 74 Million

    Children's needs extend beyond the purely academic. It is important that their social and emotional well-being is supported as instruction moves online during the COVID-19 pandemic. A whole-child view of what students need could benefit them now more than ever.

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    Adolescent Health

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    School May Be Suspended, but Sleep Schedules Shouldn't Be

    Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel

    Mar 31, 2020

    TED.com

    People sleep better when they follow consistent daily and nightly routines. These days, the school bell isn't ringing for most of our kids, and it's up to parents to ensure that children and teens get the sleep they need during these stressful and uncertain times.

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    Sleep

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    Teens Are Sleep Deprived; Later School Start Times Could Help

    Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel

    Mar 4, 2020

    The Park Record

    Sleep deprivation among American teens is a major public health problem. Teens in school districts with later start times get more sleep and are more likely to show up for school. They do better academically, and show improvements in their mental and physical health.

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    Sleep

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    Teens Are Driven to Stay Up Late, but Why?

    Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel

    Jan 30, 2020

    Thrive Global

    That adolescents have a biologically driven delay in their sleep-wake schedules is uncontested. In fact, this is observed across cultures, including those with limited access to technology. But why this occurs is a tougher nut to crack. There are many issues pertaining to human biology that remain a mystery even to scientists and physicians.

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    Substance Abuse

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    Policies That Punish Pregnant Women for Substance Use Don't Help Mother or Baby

    Laura J. Faherty @LauraFahertyMD

    Jan 28, 2020

    Tennessee Justice Center

    About half of all U.S. states now have policies that criminalize substance use during pregnancy, consider it grounds for civil commitment, or consider it child abuse or neglect. But research suggests that punitive policies aren't beneficial for infants or their mothers.

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  • Family caregivers are not integrated as part of a patient's health care team. Just as they are being left out of the vaccination conversation, they will be left out of other policy decisions until this critical role is formally recognized.

    esther friedman,f0304

    Esther M. Friedman

    Behavioral and Social Scientist

    Source: Route Fifty

  • Although subsidizing [health care premiums for] higher-income people may seem counterintuitive, those who are just above the 400 percent of poverty cutoff can face unaffordable premiums. This particularly affects older adults.

    christine eibner

    Christine Eibner

    Paul O'Neill Alcoa Chair in Policy Analysis

    Source: Health Affairs

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