OB-GYNs, a nurse, and midwife affirm the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy and debunk myths about the impact on fertility in 40+ new FAQ videos from The Conversation / La Conversación. The experts in these videos address common questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines before, during and after pregnancy, including: Is it […]

Child Trends researchers have developed a guide that enables facilitators of the El Camino program—an adolescent sexual health program for Latino teens—to better serve their target youth populations through curriculum adaptations while still retaining the core components of the curriculum. The El Camino Adaptation Guide provides facilitators and curriculum implementers with the tools and resources to guide them in […]

A new research, evaluation, and data agenda aims to help child care and early education leaders consider how COVID-19 has and will impact children, families, programs, and policies. The agenda gives leaders tools they can use to begin addressing racial inequities, developing new projects and data initiatives, and more.  The context for child care and early education (CCEE) changed […]

Evidence is growing that creative arts and body-based approaches have a significant part to play in helping persons cope with the effects of trauma. Backed by significant neurological evidence on how trauma affects the brain and the entire nervous system, creative arts and body-based therapies complement traditional trauma treatments by focusing on not only the mind, […]

The Black Lives Matter movement has opened the door for parents of all races to talk to their kids about racial discrimination. Social scientists say those conversations can also help protect the mental health of kids of color in the wake of increased racial awareness. Nicole Ausmer is mom to ten-year-old Avery and seven-year-old Jackson. […]

Wisdom and a Way Forward for Maternal and Child Health Professionals and Institutions State Title V/Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs across the United States are to implement solutions created with communities to urgently close racial disparities in maternal health outcomes. There are countless programs across the nation, some just forming and others around for […]

Rising numbers of youth suicide deaths have been an increasing concern, and patterns of emergency care visits suggest that the pandemic may have exacerbated suicide risk among certain groups of youth. School settings present a critical opportunity for identifying risk and preventing youth suicide. The proportion of youth who receive mental health care in schools […]

The Reproductive Health National Training Center (RHNTC) works in collaboration with the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) and the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health to address the needs of Title X family planning service delivery grantees and Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) grantees through training and technical assistance (TA). The RHNTC […]

Family Voices United to End Racism Against CYSHCN and their Families (FamU) launched a toolkit website designed to support the important work of dismantling racism in health care. The website offers concrete tools designed to support organizations and individuals to become more culturally competent and responsive by building meaningful, equitable engagement with Black children and youth with special health […]