Positive Youth Development

This virtual game is designed to help high school students learn about different STEM careers as they think about their future after high school. Students will learn factors like the number of people in the U.S. working in STEM jobs, the median earnings of people in select STEM professions, and ...

The Department of Justice has awarded almost $105 million in grant funding to protect children from exploitation, trauma, and abuse, and to fund improvements in the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases. Funds will help develop, enhance, and strengthen investigative and trauma-informed services to assist youth, while ...

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released findings from the September School Pulse Panel (SPP) survey from a collection of public schools in four U.S. Outlying Areas. These data examine after-school programs, summer programs, mitigation strategies, learning mode offerings, and quarantine prevalence, as reported by school staff in public ...

This report (PDF, 108 pages) outlines strategies with the best available evidence to prevent suicide among youth, families, and communities. It provides a roadmap for action under CDC’s Comprehensive Suicide Prevention program, which currently funds 15 states and 2 universities to implement and evaluate a comprehensive public health approach to ...

This podcast episode is the first in a four-part series focusing on strategies and resources to strengthen Tribal communities’ capacity in response to the needs of runaway, missing, and trafficked Tribal Youth. Learn more. 

This webpage provides a detailed overview of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It offers descriptions of symptoms, key facts and resources, and tips for early detection in youth. Learn more. 

This article discusses what practitioners and agency staff can do to support young people who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness upon their transition out of foster care at age 18. Examples include:   build authentic relationships with young people  engage in realistic transition planning for the “gap” (the period of ...

This article discusses the benefits of kinship care on young people’s mental and behavioral health, when compared to foster care system involvement. It discusses the role that child welfare agencies can play in strengthening kinship caregivers’ understanding of the resources and practices available to support them. Learn more.  ...

November is National Adoption Month. The annual observance seeks to increase national awareness of adoption issues, bring attention to the need for adoptive families for teens in the foster care system, and emphasize the value of youth engagement. The 2022 theme is “Small Steps Open Doors,” which speaks to the ...