This Urban Institute fact sheet reviews trends in the risks facing families, such as child maltreatment, domestic violence, children's disabilities, substance abuse, and parental mental illness.
This portion of the National Adolescent Health Information Center's Web site contains fact sheets and briefs on demographics, mental health, mortality, reproductive health, substance abuse, suicide
This fact sheet highlights negative impacts of adult incarceration on youth who are sentenced as adults. Topics covered included minimum age and transfer provisions by state, the number of youth serving sentences of life without parole, the incarceration of youth in state facilities for adults, and felony youth defendants.
These fact sheets detail the importance of the Medicaid program to the health care for children in every state, as well as the critical role of children's hospitals and pediatricians in serving all
Too Good for Drugs (TGFD) is a school-based prevention program designed to reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use among students.
The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) brings families the skills to increase resilience and to reduce risk factors for substance abuse, depression, violence and aggression, delinquency, and school failure.
The Second Step program for early learning through middle school is designed to increase students’ school success and decrease problem behaviors by promoting social-emotional competence and self-regulati
Reconnecting Youth: A Peer Group Approach to Building Life Skills (RY) is a school-based prevention program for youth in grades 9 through 12 (ages 14–18) at risk for potential school dropout.
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.
