Dept. of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
First released in 2000, the School Health Index (SHI) is a self-assessment and planning tool that schools can use to improve their health and safety policies and programs. The updated edition includes an expanded focus on sexual health, revised cross-cutting modules, and updated nutrition content.
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Resources on HealthCare.gov can help youth workers, as well as young people and their families, learn more about the Affordable Care Act and the forthcoming Health Insurance Marketplace. The site includes basic information about health insurance, videos that explain how the Marketplace will affect young people without insurance, and information ...
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center has developed this publication that can help school mental health providers respond to students who are at risk for suicide. Updated data and relevant resources are also included.
This article from The National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY) asks the question: "How Can Transitional Living Programs Keep Landlords Happy?” This Q&A offers advice to those who run transitional living programs on what they can do to make sure their youth are good tenants.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Indian Health Service, in partnership with the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, have created THRIVE: Tribal Health Reaching out InVolves Everyone, a suicide prevention and anti-bullying prevention campaign for American Indian/Alaska Native youth.
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This report released by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration illustrates that children and youth participating in community-based programs, who are involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, demonstrate improved outcomes after receiving trauma-informed services.
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The National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth conducted an interview that educates readers about the effect that trauma can have on teen brain development. Research suggests that the brains of teens who experience homelessness or abuse can develop differently than the brains of their peers who grow up in safe and ...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides an online resource for locating drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs across the country. The Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator lists: private and public facilities that are licensed, certified, or otherwise approved for inclusion by their state substance abuse agency; ...
Conducts intensive reviews to help determine which program and policy interventions have been proven effective, conducted a systematic review of youth development interventions with an impact on adolescent sexual and reproductive health outcomes. The Guide found evidence to recommend interventions that are coordinated with community service to reduce sexual risk ...
