Children and Families

The Road to Readiness: Guiding Families of Children and Adolescents with Serious Illness Toward Meaningful Advance Care Planning Discussions

by Madeleine Deye | Aug 2, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Seriously ill children, adolescents, and young adults (C-AYA) live with a heavy symptom burden, uncertain or poor prognoses, and evolving expectations of their disease course that require health care professionals (HCPs) to facilitate and maintain meaningful...

Social Determinants of Health 201 for Health Care: Plan, Do, Study, Act

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 21, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

Introduction When Social Determinants of Health 101 for Health Care: Five Plus Five [1] (SDoH 101) was published in 2017, the social determinants of health (SDoH) were emerging as an important topic in health care. Since that time, our nation has experienced the...

A Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention for Colleges and Universities: Insights from the JED Campus Program

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 21, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Introduction and Rationale Suicide rates have risen among young people ages 18–25 in the United States over the past ten years (see Figure 1) [1]. Mental health concerns are on the rise as well, with more teens and young adults experiencing challenges such as...

Children’s Access to Healthy Food Suffers When Child Care Programs Close Their Doors

by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 19, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives

The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >>     Child care is a critical part of the fabric of our society—it supports children’s healthy development and supports their parents and caregivers by enabling...

Maternal Mental Health: Where Should Our Research and Policy Priorities Be?

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 23, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

  In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health care has become an increasingly important topic in light of the cumulative stressors of social isolation, economic insecurity, anxiety and fears of infection, financial hardship, and the potential loss of...