The council’s extensive information-gathering process polled 1,200 youth and adults from more than 400 organizations about what they deem to be the...
The survey examines the impact of get-out-the-vote campaigns on the voting patterns of people under 25.
This report provides evidence that service learning programs, which combine community service with academic study, should be included in education reform and...
The number of women in chief executive officer positions at nonprofits is rising.
Community-based mental health services, or ‘systems of care,’ improve the emotional state, social behavior and school performance of children with mental health...
Casting aside video games, televisions and radios, the top choice of technology for youth 8-17 is the Internet, according to this report...
The report, co-written by Urban’s Justice Policy Institute Director Jeffrey Butts, provides charts chronicling the sharp increase in violent juvenile crime between...
Based on data from three states on mothers with young children, this report says that any economic gains made by single mothers...
Households marked by conflict, anger, neglect and emotional detachment are more likely to produce children who suffer from life-long health problems.
Foster children face multiple disadvantages in securing a good education, including changing schools frequently, having to attend school outside of the districts...
The rate of gun suicides among black male teens quadrupled between 1979 and 1994, then declined from 1994 to 1997.
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects up to 7.5 percent of school children, according to this new study.
The study, based on a survey of 72,000 junior high and high school students, draws two conclusions regarding the significance of class...
The lengthy report on the status of women's health in the U.S. shows that two serious health concerns – obesity and HIV/AIDS...
Child abuse and neglect cost the U.S. more than $94 billion annually, or $258 million per day.
This analysis of media receptivity finds that adolescents who suffer from feelings of depression are more likely to be affected by tobacco...
A youth's role model often shares his or her gender and/or race, according to this survey conducted in Los Angeles.
At a time when students are increasingly disengaged from academics, they are becoming more involved in volunteer and community service activities, according...
A valuable and convenient reference for anyone involved in drug policy, the data reveal a significant variance of drug abuse policy from...
This report is based on a poll of 5,000 behavioral health and social service industry employees to assess the level of information...