PolicyLab

PolicyLab: Center to Bridge Research, Practice, and Policy at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute announces our newest Evidence to Action brief. PolicyLab Evidence to Action briefs highlight our research areas in the context of local andnational policy issues to advance child health and well-being.

PolicyLab's Fall 2010 Evidence to Action brief, Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Children, examines the evidence surrounding key issues in children’s mental health and proposes policy actions to improve outcomes for children and their families. These steps promote a mental health system focused on prevention, evidence-based intervention, integrated services, and evaluation.

PolicyLab announces our first Evidence to Action brief. Evidence to Action briefs highlight our research areas in the context of local and national policy issues to advance child health and well-being.

PolicyLab's Fall 2009 Evidence to Action brief, Securing Child Safety, Well-Being, and Permanency Through Placement Stability in Foster Care, presents Year 1 findings from the Children's Stability and Well-Being Study (CSAW). CSAW is a longitudinal evaluation of 450 children in the Philadelphia child welfare system. This brief examines the issue of placement stability and identifies areas for federal and state policy interventions to improve outcomes for children in child welfare and their families.