Research

How the best entertainment can educate: a World Bank study in Nigeria on sexual health behavior change shows that MTV Shuga is making a mark.

As the culture of activities of our children changes, alternative methods can encourage more physical activity.

Heavy-handed mandatory minimum policies for drug offenses disproportionately target women of low socioeconomic status who are minimally involved with these crimes as the wives, acquaintances, and girlfriends of men using or selling drugs.

Courts across the United States have begun to question the constitutionality of residency restriction laws for sex offenders.

Decoupling sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) from kid-sized combo meals is a small change on both the policy and industry side that can have a meaningful effect on childhood obesity.

Despite policy measures to support families with young children, about one in five households with children under 6 worry that food will run out, cannot afford a balanced meal, or are forced to cut or skip meals.

Programs like MHAP4Kids advocate for services on behalf of youth with unmet mental health needs, diverting them away from the criminal justice system, and giving them the foundation to flourish in society.

President Trump’s focus on the affordability of childcare is a noble pursuit, but his policy solutions do not offer enough assistance to low-income families.

Preventing teen pregnancy requires big picture thinking: policies that address the underlying social and economic problems – the minimum wage being just one of many – are more likely to achieve this goal than policies that focus on narrow targets such as sex education.

Research by Elizabeth Stuart and colleagues showed the MHPAEA was associated with increased use of mental health and functional services among children with ASD, without increasing out-of-pocket costs borne by families.