This brief summarizes the signs and symptoms of mental health problems among adolescents, including depression, suicide risk, and anxiety disorders and suggests research questions that can aid prog
This brief discusses challenges to family strengthening, such as changing family structure, changing roles and responsibilities, and changing demographics.
This guide examines nine program-observation and quality-improvement tools for youth-serving programs and explains their purpose, history, structure, methodology, and technical properties.
This brief provides a blueprint for policymakers, teachers, families, community leaders, and researchers to use effective preschool curricula and teaching strategies to help low-income young childr
National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
This report published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) explains how science helps us understand drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior.
This issue brief describes the school-to-home communication practices as well as opportunities for parent involvement at school as reported by parents of school-age students from English- and Spani
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
This research briefly discusses the Blueprint for Change model, which offers a framework for juvenile justice and mental health systems to use when developing strategies and policies aimed at impro
These four tools address a specific developmental stage (infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence) and offer guidance on when, where, and how to seek help from local, state, or n
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.
