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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007

The U.S. child poverty rate in 2007 was the highest it has been since 1998, according to the Census Bureau's most recent...

2008 International Internet Trends Study

This classification analysis of more than 3 million unique URLs worldwide by web content security vendor Optenet finds a significant increase in...

Understanding the Behavioral and Emotional Consequences of Child Abuse

Children who were abused or neglected in their early years are likely to display behavioral problems such as emotional instability, depression and...

A Developmental Perspective on College and Workplace Readiness

The researchers suggest that college and workplace readiness criteria should be expanded to include things such as healthy behaviors, avoiding risky behaviors,...

Perceived Harmfulness Predicts Non-medical Use of Prescription Drugs among College Students: Interactions with Sensation-Seeking

In this first study to describe college students' beliefs about the risks of recreational use of prescription painkillers and stimulants, researchers find...

National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Current illicit drug use among youth ages 12 to 17 is continuing to decline, according to this 2007 survey.

What Works for Youth Workers? Next Gen’s ‘Lessons Learned’

In 2007, the Next Generation Youth Work Coalition launched its Clear Policies for Career Pathways initiative to identify efforts under way across...

Teens Among Children Abandoned at Nebraska Hospitals

Nebraski legislators are considering changing the state’s recently enacted “safe haven” law designed to save newborns after some unexpected results: parents abandoning...

9,311 Child Labor Violations Filed Against Iowa Slaughterhouse

Administrative Management Capacity in Out-of-School Time Organizations: An Exploratory Study

The Wallace Foundation At a time when successful programs are being encouraged to serve more and more youth, out-of-school time (OST) program...

Continuing in Foster Care beyond Age 18: How Courts Can Help

Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago This study finds that youth who stay in foster care past the...

Descriptive Summary of 2003-04 Beginning Postsecondary Students: Three Years Later

National Center for Education Statistics Most first-time students who begin their post-secondary education at four-year institutions are 19 or younger (85 percent),...

Social Workers and Human Resource Managers in High Demand as Weak Economy Hits Home for Many

Jobfox Social workers and counselors are ranked as the seventh most in-demand professionals, according to the June report from Jobfox, an online...

Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity from Ages 9 to 15 Years

National Institutes of Health In a long-term study of more than 1,000 children, researchers at NIH found that at age 9, children...

Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation: Summer Nutrition Status Report 2008

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) When school lets out for summer, some 13.5 million children lose access to healthy meals, according...

Juvenile Transfer Laws: An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency?

U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Youth in adult lockups go back to jail more often, and faster, than youth...

Adolescent School Failure Predicts Later Depression Among Girls

University of Washington, Social Development Research Group Adolescent girls who experience serious school failures such as expulsion, suspension or dropping out are...

The Parent-Child Relationship: A Family Strength

Child Trends Results show that high parental involvement and positive parent-child interactions endure throughout childhood into the teenage years for most adolescents.

Considering a Private Residential Treatment Program for a Troubled Teen? Questions for Parents and Guardians to Ask

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) The decision by parents to place their troubled teen in a residential treatment program is a difficult one...

Protect Children Not Guns

Children's Defense Fund The latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show that 3,006 children and teens died from gunfire...