Staff

Jill R Kavanaugh, MLIS, AHIP
STRIPED Program Manager
Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
jill.kavanaugh@childrens.harvard.edu

Monique Santoso, BA
STRIPED Program Coordinator
Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
monique.santoso@childrens.harvard.edu

STRIPED News

Research shows that diet pills are harming children. Explore this Good Morning America segment on the importance of California AB1341 and NY S16D/AB431C.

Congratulations to STRIPED Visiting Scholar Sook Ning Chua on the 2022 New World Social Innovation Fellowship, given by the Social Innovation Change Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership!

AB-1341 is now headed to Gov. Newsom’s desk! Click here to urge Gov. Newsom to sign AB-1341 into law to ban the sale of toxic diet pills to kids!

California AB-1341 and New York S16D/A431C are crucial bills that will protect child health! Share this article on Kaiser Health News with your lawmakers in CA and NY to urge their support!

STRIPED is accepting applications for our Early Career Development Award! Deadline: September 21, 2022.

STRIPED Postdoctoral fellow and faculty Amanda Raffoul was quoted in latest CNN article on skin-whitening products and colorism.

Hot of the Press! STRIPED Trainee Dunni Ojumu and Youth Corps member Caroline Hodi’s much-needed and incisive youth perspective on improving regulations of social media platforms on Common Dreams!

Congratulations to STRIPED Postdoctoral Fellows Dr. Amanda Raffoul, Winner of the Top Paper Award, and Dr. Ariel Beccia, Winner of the Top Abstract Award, at the International Conference for Eating Disorders 2022!

New York has the chance to be the first in the nation to ban the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Youth Corps Members Stanley Huang and Joanne Chung share why this legislation is vital in the latest New York Daily News.

STRIPED Intern and Team USA figure skater Ryan Dunk explores the insidious peddling of diet pills and muscle-building supplements to kids in latest Commonwealth Magazine article. Reach out to your representatives now to support S.1525/H.4271!

On March 10, 2022, New York S-16D passed the full New York Senate! On to the Governor’s Desk! Thank you all for your support on this important child health issue!

Check out our brief, free training with CME for health professionals “Screening, Symptom Recognition & Referral to Treatment for Eating Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care Settings.” For more information on how to register for this e-course, click HERE.

Curious to know more about tried-and-true strategies that you can use to advocate for the prevention of eating disorders and promote body confidence? Take a look at our STRIPED Advocacy Playbook!

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