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ONDCP Substance Abuse Primary Prevention Month

Youth leaders from the Drug-Free Communities Support Program are sharing prevention messages and encouraging young people to make healthy choices.

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Helping Kids Get Active and Stay Healthy

HHS announced the return of the Presidential Fitness Test and launched Get Kids Active, offering tools to help families, schools, and communities promote physical activity and healthy habits for children.

Map My Community Search Tool

Use the youth.gov Map My Community tool to find organizations with federally-funded youth programs to start collaborations and/or to identify gaps in programs and services.

Promote Healthy Screen Use Among Youth

The latest IWGYP newsletter highlights federal resources to help parents, educators, and caring adults understand the harms of screen use and support healthier digital habits for young people.

Grants.gov Custom Search Tool

Visit the youth.gov customized search of Grants.gov to help you find open grant announcements for programs that serve youth and their families.

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Announcements

Resource: Transporting Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness 

Posted | Sep 04 2026

This brief (PDF, 12 pages) summarizes the key provisions related to the transportation of children and youth experiencing homelessness (CYEH) included in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, resources for funding transportation, and strategies to support the efficient transportation of CYEH.  Learn more. 

Report: The State of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management in K–12 Public Schools 

Posted | Sep 02 2026

This report (PDF, 163 pages) takes a comprehensive look at how K–12 schools are implementing and using behavioral threat assessment and management programs as part of their violence prevention efforts, using data from a survey administered to a nationally representative sample of 1,746 school leaders. Learn more (PDF, 163 pages).

Resource: Here’s How to Support People with Both Eating and Substance Use Disorders

Posted | Aug 31 2026

This blog post provides information about the link between eating disorders and substance use disorders, describes the value of integrated care, and provides resources for people who have eating disorders, substance use disorders, or both. Learn more.

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