“The evidence presented here suggests that premature birth and LBW [low birthweight] are significant risk factors for mental health problems among children and adolescents,” write the authors of an article published in Depression Research and Treatment. Despite marked improvements in survival rates, preterm and LBW infants remain vulnerable to many physical and mental health problems, […]
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CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report — United States, 2013
Income, education level, sex, race, ethnicity, employment status, and sexual orientation are all related to health and health outcomes for a number of Americans, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplement released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The “CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report — United States, […]
Children’s Health Coverage on the Eve of the Affordable Care Act
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families researchers analyzed health insurance data from the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey to get a closer look at children’s coverage trends. On the eve of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act coverage expansions, the authors found important lessons from the success the U.S. has had in […]
Age, Stress, and Isolation in Older Adults Living with HIV
Case Western Reserve University researchers were surprised to learn that people younger than 50 years old with HIV feel more isolated and stressed than older people with the disease. They expected their study to reveal just the opposite. “The younger, newly diagnosed individual may not know anyone in their peer group with a chronic illness, much […]
KIDS COUNT 2013 Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being
The KIDS COUNT Data Book features the latest data on child well-being for every state, the District of Columbia and the nation. This information is available in the newly redesigned KIDS COUNT Data Center, which also contains the most recent national, state and local data on hundreds of measures of child well-being. Data Center users […]
Behavioral Health United States 2012
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) publication, Behavioral Health, United States, 2012 provides in-depth information regarding the current status of the mental health and substance abuse field. It includes behavioral health statistics at the national and State levels from 40 different data sources. The report includes three analytic chapters: Behavioral Health Disorders […]