About our sources
How we choose and cite our sources
Every Restore Childhood evidence page follows the same rules. This page explains how we pick research, how we cite it and how we fix mistakes.
The short answer
We cite primary sources first, such as government data, peer-reviewed studies, court rulings and official reports. Every claim links to its source at the point where we make it, so you can check it yourself. When we get something wrong, we correct the page and update its date.
What we cite
We start with the original source. That means federal and state data, peer-reviewed research, systematic reviews, court opinions and reports from health agencies here and abroad. When we cite an analysis or a news story, we link to it so you can judge it for yourself.
We do not cite Wikipedia. We do not use an advocacy group's summary in place of the research it describes.
How we cite
Each claim carries a link at the point where we make it, not in a list at the end. When we quote a person, we use their exact words. Each page shows the date we last updated it, and we revisit pages when new research comes out.
Children and gender
Our pages on children and gender draw on the sources in our free toolkit for parents, An Urgent Conversation. Dr. Kristopher Kaliebe, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, co-authored the toolkit.
Disclosures
When someone connected to Restore Childhood wrote or worked on research we cite, we say so on that page. For example, our page on the 2025 HHS review notes that Dr. Kaliebe is one of its authors.
Who writes our pages
Natalya Murakhver, co-founder and executive director of Restore Childhood, writes our evidence pages. She made the documentaries 15 DAYS and Uncancellable. Our work is guided by physicians and researchers. Restore Childhood, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Read more about our mission.
Corrections
If you find an error, please contact us and tell us which page and which claim. We check every report against the source. When we fix a page, we update its "last updated" date.
Related
Our evidence pages explain public research. They are not medical or legal advice for any person.