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Diplomas Count: Ready for What? Preparing for College, Careers and Life After High School
Editorial Projects in Education Research Center/Education Week Today’s high school graduates will need at least some college education in order to land...
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Maternal Work Hours and Adolescents’ School Outcomes Among Low-Income Families in Four Urban Counties
National Poverty Center Using data from interviews with 1,700 single mothers of adolescents who went from welfare to full-time work, researchers found...
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Time for Reform: Aging Out and On Their Own
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative/Kids Are Waiting This report presents the latest state-by-state data on the number of youth who have aged...
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Dropout Risk Factors and Exemplary Programs
Communities in Schools/National Center for Dropout Prevention The evidence compiled in this study shows that dropping out of school is almost always...
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Gender Similarities and Differences in the Association Between Risk and Protective Factors and Self-Reported Serious Delinquency
Prevention Science (June, 2007) This study of more than 7,800 high school sophomores from seven states found that boys reported higher levels...
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Federal Resources on Missing and Exploited Children
Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children The fifth edition of this federal directory compiles a list of agencies and...
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Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Suicide Attempts Among Urban Teenagers
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine The report examines the relationship between dating violence, lifetime sexual assault and suicide attempts. Researchers found...
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Cigarette Preference Among Youth
American youth continue to show strong preferences for specific cigarette brands – Marlboros, Newports and Camels – according to this survey of...
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Youth Activities, Substance Use, and Family Income
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Youth participation in a school, community or faith-based activity of any kind leads to...
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The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research
Corporation for National Service By helping others, volunteers appear to help themselves live longer, function at higher levels and reduce depression, says...
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Key Facts on Corporate Foundations
Foundation Center Giving by the nation’s more than 2,600 grant-making corporate foundations rose an estimated 6 percent in 2006, to a record...
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The NIH MRI Study of Normal Brain Development
National Institutes of Health (NIH)/Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society The first findings from the NIH’s large MRI Study of Normal Brain...
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Interactive Food & Beverage Marketing: Targeting Children and Youth in the Digital Age
Center for Digital Democracy and the Berkeley Media Studies Group Food and beverage companies are using cell phones, instant messaging, video games,...
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An Action Plan for Behavioral Health Workforce Development Strengthening Professional Identity: Challenges of the Addictions Treatment Workforce
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration These two resources can help mental health and substance abuse professionals organize and strengthen...
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Focal Point: Traumatic Stress/Child Welfare
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health The winter 2007 edition of the semiannual magazine Focal Point highlights...
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The Collective Leadership Framework: A Workbook for Cultivating and Sustaining Community Change
W.K. Kellogg Foundation/Kellogg Leadership for Community Change KLCC acknowledges that “conventional approaches to training leaders often overlook important community voices.” To ensure...
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Checking Up on Juvenile Justice Facilities: A Best Practices Guide
Conditions and services in juvenile justice facilities can improve through education, advocacy and encouragement from activists, according to this planning guide. The...
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Targeted Outreach: Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Approach to Gang Prevention and Intervention
This report explains the methods, cost and impact of two Boys & Girls Clubs programs to curb gang-related activity: Gang Prevention Through...
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2002 Facts at a Glance
Child Trend’s annual report on teen childbearing, sexual activity and contraception offers abundant data and some interpretation. Among the facts: 46 percent...
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The Civic and Political Health of the Nation: A Generational Portrait
This report analyzes political and civic involvement among four generations: “DotNets” (15- to 25-year-olds), “Generation Xers,” “Baby Boomers” and “Matures.” Among the...
