The Institute for Youth Development initiates programs and activities focused on youth development and youth risk behavior prevention, and provides resources for parents, youth workers, teachers, c
School Mental Health Project, Dept. of Psychology,
This report gives a brief description of the current movement toward establishing small schools, outlines the problem small schools confront in trying to address barriers to learning and teaching,
This research brief reports on the results of new Child Trends analyses of data for adolescents ages 12-17 from the 2005 Every Child Every Promise Study conducted by America's Promise Alliance.
This report highlights specific competencies in the areas of social, cognitive, and psychological development that research has identified as necessary for a person to become a valued and skilled employee. The competencies are organized into five domains of youth development: physical, psychological, social, cognitive, and spiritual.
In 2005, The Colorado Trust launched the $9 million Bullying Prevention Initiative to help youths and adults in school districts, schools, and community-based organizations intervene in and prevent
This Research Brief draws on the latest Census data to present a statistical portrait of children in poverty in the United States. The brief highlights research on the consequences of poverty for children and suggests program and policy approaches that hold promise for decreasing poverty among low-income children and their families.
Child Trends and the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis, University at Albany, SUNY
This new research brief draws on the latest Census data to present two new estimates of poverty rates for children by using measures that differ from those currently used by the federal government to determine official poverty thresholds. Using this data, the brief examines differences in poverty rates between children in immigrant families and children in native-born families in the U.S.
This step-by-step resource created by educators for educators was designed to make it easier for school district administrators, principals, and National Education Association (NEA) leaders to keep schools safe.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
According to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, smokeless tobacco use among males ages 12-17 increased between 2002 and 2007.
Feeling stressed? If you or someone you know has been affected by a disaster and needs immediate assistance, please call this toll-free number for information, support, and counseling. You will be connected to the nearest crisis center.
When children, teens, and adults are dealing with the stress from crisis situations, talking may not be enough. These resources provide ideas about what to do you can do at home to help children, family members, and yourself cope.
