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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.
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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...
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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...
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Using Local Data to Explore the Experiences and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents
The Urban Institute Urban Institute researchers merged and analyzed local and state data to understand better the experiences and needs of children...
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Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination
RAND Education and The Wallace Foundation A lack of space, little time in the school day, and a greater emphasis on other...
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Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: Background, Federal Programs and Issues for Congress
Open Congressional Research Service Eight pending bills propose changes to the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, which allocates funds to states annually...
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Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents
The guide provides information for the foster and adoptive parents of children who have been sexually abused, and lists potential signs of...
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Out of Many, One: Toward Rigorous Common Core Standards From the Ground Up
Achieve, the Education Trust, the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, and the National Alliance of Business launched the American Diploma Project (ADP) in...
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A Report on the Opinions and Attitudes of the Millennial Generation toward the United States Public Service Academy
Between April 3 and April 8, SocialSphere Strategies of Cambridge, Mass., polled 800 members of the "Millennial Generation" - college-bound high school...
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Building on Strength: Positive Youth Development in Juvenile Justice Programs
This study of six juvenile justice programs describes the factors that facilitate the adoption of positive youth-development principles in a juvenile justice...
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Building Brighter Futures in Indian Country: What’s on the Minds of Native Youth
The report summarizes the meeting of the June 2007 Tribal Youth Focus Group, comprised of youths ages 10 to 17 from 20...
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Sexual Violence Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2005-06
Of the nearly 4,100 allegations of sexual violence against youth in juvenile corrections systems from 2005-2006, approximately one in five (732) were...
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Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-Regulation
Concern over the dramatic increase in childhood obesity led Congress to request the FTC to conduct a study of food and beverage...
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Parental Involvement in Middle Childhood: Can It Protect Children from Harmful TV Viewing Habits and Behavior?
This report used data from the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health of more than 30,000 children between the ages of six...
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Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Some States and Federal Agencies Are Taking Steps to Address Their Challenges
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...
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A New Safety Net for Low-Income Families
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...
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Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry
This report monitors the efforts by the alcohol industry to reduce the likelihood that alcohol advertising will target youth, by its placement...
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Improvements to Demographic Household Data in the Current Population Survey: 2007
In 2007, the Census Bureau reported that 73.7 million children younger than 18 years old lived in the United States. Of these,...
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Child Well-Being Index 2008 Report
The quality of life of American children has been stalled since 2002, according to the foundation's 2008 Child Well-Being Index (CWI), an...
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After-School Programs and Academics: Implications for Policy, Practice, and Research
Should after-school programs focus on academics, even to the point of becoming an extension of the regular school day? That’s the question...
