A recent paper Balancing Parental Involvement With Adolescent Friendly Health Care in Teenagers With Diabetes: Are We Getting It Right? was published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

This paper discusses how the rates of confidential care for adolescents in chronic illness outpatient settings are low. Parents also feel conflicted about confidential care for adolescents in this setting. Understanding how to attend to both parent and adolescent perspectives is an important clinical and research opportunity.