Building a public-private partnership to confront the emergency department boarding crisis, in Health Affairs Scholar
key takeaway: "This article, authored by federal health care leaders, opens the Health Affairs Scholar Featured Series by highlighting the importance of a public-private partnership approach and lays the foundation for a series that will further present a holistic evaluation of the topic, encouraging a multi-faceted approach toward resolving this critical health system issue."
Trends in Mental and Physical Health Among Youths, in JAMA Pediatrics
key takeaway: "In this large, nationally representative sample of US youths, the proportions of youths with anxiety or depression increased from 2016 to 2022. In contrast, youth physical health conditions like asthma and severe headache or migraine decreased, while behavioral or conduct problems and heart conditions were consistent. These findings suggest that deterioration in youth health was specific to depression and anxiety but not select physical health conditions."
Social and Emotional Learning and Physical Health Outcomes Across the Lifespan: Little Progress & Big Potential, in Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy
key takeaway: "There is a sufficient warrant for this idea, but that very few social and emotional intervention studies have examined health outcomes."