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Dating Violence Among Child Welfare-Involved Youth: Results from the Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathway (MAP) Longitudinal Study.

Objectives: Adolescent dating violence (ADV) is a significant public health issue with associated mental health impairments, such as depression and suicidal ideation. Even though ADV is addressed typically within the education system, it remains under-assessed by clinical service sectors, and...
Parenting Programs and Their Impact on the Social and Emotional Development of Young Children.

Modifying parenting attitudes and behaviours has been a central focus of many programs designed to improvethe social and emotional development of young children. The impetus for focusing on parenting is based on common sense and a large body of research demonstrating associations between...
Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generational Approach.

This report discusses the challenges faced by low-income families and highlights the two-generation approach that aims to create opportunities for families by simultaneously equipping parents and kids with the tools they need to thrive while removing the obstacles in their way. The three...
Positive Youth Development: Using Strengths to Address Alcohol Abuse and Suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth.

Intended for prevention practitioners, this brief promotes the use of a positive youth development framework that addresses both risk and protective factors to address alcohol abuse and suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents. It begins by providing an overview of the...
Household Search for and Perceptions of Early Care and Education: Fact sheet from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE).

This fact sheet reports preliminary findings from the newly available National Survey on Early Care and Education (NSECE) Household Survey to provide insight into how parents perceive the early care and education (ECE) arrangements available to them, how and why they search for care, and when...
Household Search for and Perceptions of Early Care and Education: Initial Findings from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE).

This brief uses new, nationally representative data from The National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) —funded by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—to describe...
Complex Trauma: Facts for Caregivers.

Intended for parents and caregivers, this fact sheet explains what it is like to be a child with complex trauma, reactions to trauma reminders, how complex trauma affects the way children see the world, how complex trauma changes the thinking of a child, strategies parents can use to take care...
Leveraging 21st Century Science to Reduce Toxic Stress and Build the Foundations of Resilience in Early Childhood [Presentation Slides]. American Academy of Pediatrics Symposium on Child Health, Resilience & Toxic Stress. June 17, 2014. Washington, D.C.

This slide presentation was presented at a symposium held on June 17, 2014, in Washington, DC, to discuss the emerging science demonstrating the impact of toxic stress on the lifelong health of a child. The symposium was also designed to create consensus on a broad, implementable vision to...
Reading, Relationships, and Resilience: Primary Care as a Platform [Presentation Slides]. American Academy of Pediatrics Symposium on Child Health, Resilience & Toxic Stress. June 17, 2014. Washington, D.C.

This slide presentation was presented at a symposium held on June 17, 2014, in Washington, DC, to discuss the emerging science demonstrating the impact of toxic stress on the lifelong health of a child. The symposium was also designed to create consensus on a broad, implementable vision to...
Transitioning to Adulthood: How Do Young Adults Fare and What Characteristics are Associated With a Lower-Risk Transition.

This brief seeks to identify patterns and transitions during emerging adulthood to obtain a better understanding of the likelihood that young adults will experience a lower-risk transition to adulthood. Panel data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health was analyzed (Add Health...
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