Children/ Adolescents
Come As You Are - Assessing the Efficacy of a Nurse Case Management HIV Prevention and Care Intervention among Homeless Youth
This project will use qualitative interviews to understand the following information about youth experiencing homelessness (YEH): their knowledge of and adherence to Covid-19 transmission reduction strategies, their mental health symptoms, their rates of having Covid-19 antibodies, and the relation between positive antibodies and adherence to Covid-19 transmission reduction strategies, mental health symptoms, and housing.
Unequal Parenthoods: Population Perspectives on Gender, Race and Sexual Minority Disparities in Family Stress and Health During Crises
This project aims to identify mechanisms underlying gender, racial and ethnic minority, and sexual minority disparities in parenting stress and parental well-being during COVID and this period of intense racial trauma.
COVID-19 Supplement to a Computational Examination of Threat and Reward Constructs in a Predominantly Low-Income, Longitudinal Sample at Increased Risk for Internalizing Disorders
This project will study how COVID-19 is impacting mental health in marginalized, low-income, minority populations. Moreover, it will document the way in which resilience factors, including social support, economic policies, and family resources, moderate the negative effect of COVID-19 related stressors on mental health.
Autonomous AI to Mitigate Disparities for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Youth During and After COVID-19
COVID-19 has led to disruptions and delays in routine pediatric care, including for children with diabetes. Routine pediatric visits have been reduced or transitioned to telemedicine due to COVID- 19, creating barriers for those without technology and internet capabilities.
Socio-Cultural Stress Profiles, Stress Responses, and Health in Mexican American Adolescents
This project examines ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies the socio-cultural stressors and health disparities experienced by Mexican-origin, low-income adolescents who are making the transition to young adulthood.
The Cumulative Risk of Substance Exposure and Early Life Adversity on Child Health Development and Outcomes
This project aims to characterize neurodevelopmental profiles in infants born to mothers with and without antenatal Covid-19 infection and examine the concurrent impact of social, economic, and substance use factors.
Fragile Families and the Transition to Adulthood
This project collects new data specific to the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Birth Cohort Study (FFCWS) young adults’ health, wellbeing, and environments in the context of the pandemic.
COVID-19 Impacts on Time Use and Well-Being
This project supports data collection on the well-being, quality of life, and physical and mental health of a large and nationally representative cohort of children and adults ages 15 and older spanning January through December 2021.
ABCD-USA Consortium: Research Project Site at CHLA
This study leverages ABCD’s infrastructure, cohort, and existing protocol to rapidly characterize the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on each child in the study, including the impact on their families and communities.
Mental Health Research Network III
This study uses the infrastructure of the Mental Health Research Network to examine how changing from office visits to telehealth visits disrupts care of people with mental health conditions in three healthcare systems.