Publications

This article, featured by the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth, discusses a recent study released in the School Social Work Journal that compared 284 lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning (LGBTQ) youth in schools with gay-straight alliances with LGBTQ students in schools without those alliances to discern whether the presence of ...

This publication from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides guidance and tools for early identification of mental health or substance use problems in children and youth in various settings.

Developed by the World Health Organization, this report provides specific recommendations and expert suggestions about prioritizing, planning, and providing HIV testing, counseling, treatment, and care services for adolescents.

The Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has released “Highlights of the 2010 National Youth Gang Survey,” a fact sheet that discusses the prevalence of gangs and gang activity in the United States, as well as reasons for gang-member migration and external gang influences.  ...

This article provides advice from experts on how youth workers can spot unhealthy teen relationships and how they can help victims.

Published by the Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, HSLS:09 is a longitudinal study that follows students who were in the ninth grade in 2009. Information is now available from the first follow up, conducted in 2012, which includes data from students, parents, teachers, administrators, and counselors. ...

This blog post, written by Sarah Pitcock, CEO of the National Summer Learning Association, provides ideas for how parents and mentors can engage teens in learning opportunities during the summer to prepare them for the following school year and to inspire them to think about college and future careers. Follow the ...

This site includes a report, created by the Department of Commerce, which contains 11 stories about people who are working hard to ensure technology will enhance the lives of children.

Conducted by the National Gang Center, the National Youth Gang Survey uses data from a large, representative sample of local law enforcement agencies to track the size and scope of the national youth gang problem. This fact sheet highlights the findings of the 2012 National Youth Gang Survey (PDF, 4 ...

This resource  illustrates how smoking can directly affect your health, and includes an infographic that describes how smoking negatively affects specific parts of your body.