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Researchers at CHLA have received an $8.4 million grant from the NIH to conduct research to improve HIV care and prevention, focusing on Black, Latino and multiracial gay and bisexual young men.

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $24.5 Million to Establish a Center Addressing Chronic Health Disparities in Latino/a/x Children and Families

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The new center will address health concerns that disproportionately affect the Latino/a/x community in Southern California.

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Feeding Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Physicians and Clinicians Should Know

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Culture Factors Influence How We Experience Autism

December 15, 2014

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis by Training Primary Care Pediatricians in Behavioral and Mental Health

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Division of General Pediatrics has been awarded a five-year $2.5 million HRSA grant in support of clinical training and research designed to address the growing mental

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Standard Test for Diagnosing Autism is Unnecessary when Developmental Behavioral Pediatricians’ Certainty is High, Study Suggests

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Several donations—including a landmark $25 million gift—support a suite of services to meet the cognitive, emotional and behavioral health needs of patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

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Sleep Issues and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

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