Demographic Data

This report provides an accessible collection of well-being indicators from official statistics across topics.

This report discusses effective ways in which school systems can focus their dropout prevention efforts.

This report brief summarizes data on the use of youth mental health services from the 2005 and 2006 surveys, addressing differences in age, gender, and service setting.

This report presents the number of high school graduates, the Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate, and dropout data for grades 9 through 12 for public schools in school year 2006

This report analyzes the results of a survey of persons age 12-20 and the nature and scope of their drinking behavior as well as the social conditions under which they drank.

This report looks at the results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health concerning the frequency and quantity of alcohol use amongst 12-20 year olds.

This brief defines ethnicity and health disparities and identifies factors contributing to health disparities for ethnic minority children with CSHCN.

This report looks at recent data on teen marijuana abuse as “self-medication.” It provides statistics on marijuana use and links to depression and other mental illnesses, and also compares marijuana use between males and females, depressed teens and depressed adults, and depressed and non-depressed teenagers.

This report using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health examines parent awareness of youth use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana.

This journal features nine articles on the most common forms of electronic media in use today and their influence on the well-being of children and adolescents.