February 2020 – Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies

Adolescents identifying as sexual minority found to be 3 times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual peers

February 21, 2020

Three researchers affiliated with the Harvard Pop Center* are among the authors of a study in Pediatrics that looked at changes in US adolescent reported sexual orientation and suicide attempts by sexual orientation from 2009–2017. Authors on the study…

Faculty member Gita Sen awarded prestigious prize for advancing gender equality

February 20, 2020

Gita Sen, PhD, has been named the Dan David Prize 2020 Laureate for her impact in the arena of gender equality. Congratulations to Professor Sen on this well deserved honor. Learn more about this notable researcher in the field of global…

Study finds Medicaid expansion (aka Obamacare) linked to lower out-of-pocket spending, reduced chance of catastrophic financial burden among recipients

February 06, 2020

Faculty member Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, is an author on a study that examines the association between the expansion of Medicaid (under the Affordable Care Act) and changes in healthcare spending among recipients from 2014– 2017. Other authors on the paper…

Archive: Feb 2020

Adolescents identifying as sexual minority found to be 3 times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual peers

Faculty member Gita Sen awarded prestigious prize for advancing gender equality

Study finds Medicaid expansion (aka Obamacare) linked to lower out-of-pocket spending, reduced chance of catastrophic financial burden among recipients