The report summarizes the meeting of the June 2007 Tribal Youth Focus Group, comprised of youths ages 10 to 17 from 20...
Of the nearly 4,100 allegations of sexual violence against youth in juvenile corrections systems from 2005-2006, approximately one in five (732) were...
Concern over the dramatic increase in childhood obesity led Congress to request the FTC to conduct a study of food and beverage...
This report used data from the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health of more than 30,000 children between the ages of six...
The GAO estimates that at least 2.4 million young adults, ages 18 to 26, or 6.5 percent of the non-institutionalized young adults...
The Urban Institute Urban Institute researchers found that four in five of America's 13.7 million low-income families include working adults, but still...
This report monitors the efforts by the alcohol industry to reduce the likelihood that alcohol advertising will target youth, by its placement...
In 2007, the Census Bureau reported that 73.7 million children younger than 18 years old lived in the United States. Of these,...
The quality of life of American children has been stalled since 2002, according to the foundation's 2008 Child Well-Being Index (CWI), an...
Should after-school programs focus on academics, even to the point of becoming an extension of the regular school day? That’s the question...
The CASE Foundation Between 1989 and 2005 teenage volunteerism more than doubled, and now members of the Millennial Generation are using new...
Center for an Urban Future Most people believe that attending a normal high school is the only way to get to college,...
The Finance Project To pursue tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) funds as a potential financing source for youth programs, it is necessary...
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Today’s high school students are significantly less likely to engage in various risky health...
Preliminary evaluations of the Gang Reduction Program (GRP) – a $10 million, multi-year federal initiative to reduce gang crime in Los Angeles,...
Vera Institute of Justice Each year, thousands of children are separated from their parents after deportation proceedings, but volunteer legal services for...
Teens from religious families wait longer before having sex, due to cohesive family environments and positive peer networks, according to Child Trend’s...
Almost 7,000 teenagers become sexually active every day, and with that comes an increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases, lower academic achievement...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) The study investigates whether the involvement of a nonresidentfather affects permanency outcomes for children...
Public/Private Ventures Many preteens have limited access to high-quality after-school programs. This study, funded by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health,...