The Forensic Assessment for Immigration Relief (FAIR) clinic: A faculty-led, pediatric clinic model.

Since 2019, the number of children apprehended by the United States Custom and Border Patrol at the southern border continues to increase. Many of these children are fleeing violence and extreme poverty and qualify for several forms of humanitarian relief. Trained pediatric health professionals have an essential role to play in documenting evidence to support their petitions.

Examining Cases of Child Physical Abuse Evaluations to Identify Opportunities to Improve Intimate Partner Violence Screening in Pediatric Emergency Departments.

The association between child maltreatment and intimate partner violence (IPV) is well supported. Universal IPV screening has been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the United States Preventative Task Force, and many children's hospitals have established screening protocols. However, the yield and best screening method in families undergoing a child physical abuse (PA) evaluation have not been fully explored.

Epigenetic differences in stress response gene FKBP5 among children with abusive vs accidental injuries.

Background: Survivors of child abuse experience high rates of adverse physical and mental health outcomes. Epigenetic alterations in the stress response system, the FKBP5 gene specifically, have been implicated as one mechanism that may link abuse to lifelong health issues. Prior studies primarily included older individuals with a remote history of maltreatment; our objective was to test for differential methylation of FKBP5 in children with abusive vs accidental injuries at the time of diagnosis.

Parental Views of Social Worker and Chaplain Involvement in Care and Decision Making for Critically Ill Children with Cancer.

Background: Social workers (SWs) and chaplains are trained to support families facing challenges associated with critical illness and potential end-of-life issues. Little is known about how parents view SW/chaplain involvement in care for critically ill children with cancer.

Methods: We studied parent perceptions of SW/chaplain involvement in care for pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients with cancer or who had a hematopoietic cell transplant.

Navigator-Based Intervention to Support Communication in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study.

Background: Communication in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) between families and the health care team affects the family experience, caregiver psychological morbidity, and patient outcomes.

Objective: To test the feasibility of studying and implementing a PICU communication intervention called PICU Supports, and to assess families' and health care teams' perceptions of the intervention.

Methods: This study involved patients requiring more than 24 hours of PICU care.

Association Between Resilience and Psychological Morbidity in Parents of Critically Ill Children.

Objective: To determine whether parental resilience, measured at ICU admission, is associated with parent-reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, and satisfaction with ICU care 3-5 weeks following ICU discharge.

Design: Planned prospective, observational study nested in a randomized comparative trial.

Setting: PICUs and cardiac ICUs in two, free-standing metropolitan area children's hospitals.

Characteristics of accidental versus abusive pediatric burn injuries in an urban burn center over a 14-year period.

The aim of this study was to determine the demographic and associated characteristics of abusive burn injuries in children. Understanding the characteristics of burn injuries may help clinicians differentiate and recognize abusive injuries. We conducted a retrospective study of patients less than 5 years old admitted to an urban burn center from March 1999 to July 2013.