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The Elevate Policy Lab has joined the Yale School of Public Health’s Office of Public Health Practice.

Recognizing the urgent need to ensure the health of women in our communities, Women’s Health Research at Yale and Elevate, the university’s health policy lab, are collaborating to deploy interventions grounded in the latest and most reliable research directly to women and families.

Parents and experts provide guidance for supporting children to return to school in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whether it’s related to COVID-19 or anything else, it’s important to listen.

Experts from Yale Child Study Center, Yale Pediatrics, and Yale New Haven Children's Hospital offered parents advice and solace as they prepare for the start of a new school year during COVID-19.

The pandemic is raising questions about what’s best for children as they head into a new school year, as many schools continue to finalize plans for this fall and parents make individual decisions for their families.

Strong emotions during the pandemic are normal, but some may find that their reactions grow worse over time. Yale doctors offer strategies for coping.

We are living through a period of uncertainty that is unprecedented in our lifetimes. Recommendations for physical distancing, worries about health and finances, and juggling work and childcare responsibilities can lead to considerable stress for parents. These and other burdens are experienced disproportionately by black and brown communities, frontline workers, the poor, and caregivers of children with disabilities.

Elevate is working with WHRY to generate the science necessary to break the cycle of poverty through effective mental health interventions for mothers and families.