PPN Newsletter October 2006
Listed below are recent updates to the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities website (http://www.promisingpractices.net).
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
PPN Launches New Partner Page for New York State Office of Children & Family Services
PPN is pleased to announce the launch of a new Partner Page for the New York State Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS). OCFS supervises the child and family service programs operated by New York’s 58 local departments of social services, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, county and municipal youth bureaus, and private providers. On this new page, you can find information and resources on priority issues for the state of New York, such as youth and child development, transitions to adulthood, child abuse, foster care, juvenile justice and substance abuse, as well as New York-specific data and reports.
See New York Partner PageSee all Partner PagesMore about PPN Network Members
NEW PROGRAMS THAT WORK
Listed below are program summaries that have been added to the PPN site this month.
Coping with Stress Course Shows Proven Results for Adolescents At Risk for Depression
The Coping with Stress Course (CWS) is a proven program recently added to the PPN site that targets adolescents who are at risk of developing depression. This program focuses on teaching coping strategies in an effort to provide adolescents with the skills needed to counteract their vulnerability to depression and other mood disorders later in life. Participants in the program have experienced significant reductions in depressive episodes and symptoms, as well as other depression-related measures.
More about the CWS programMore programs related to mental health and adolescence
Adolescents Coping with Depression Course Shows Promising Effects for Depressed Teens and Their Parents
The Adolescents Coping with Depression Course (CWD-A) is another new program on the PPN site that shows promising effects for adolescents who are already experiencing high levels of depression. The program teaches a variety of skills to cope with and relieve depression, including techniques for assertiveness, relaxation, cognitive restructuring, mood monitoring and more. The program also includes a group intervention for parents to encourage their support and reinforce the adolescent's use of these coping skills, and to teach parents communication and problem-solving techniques.
More about the CWD-A programMore programs related to mental health and adolescence
UPDATED PROGRAMS THAT WORK
Listed below are program summaries that have been updated on the PPN site this month.
RESEARCH IN BRIEF
Listed below are research summaries that have been added to the PPN site this month.
See all for 2006 » Healthy and Safe Children
Age of Alcohol-Dependence Onset: Associations With Severity of Dependence and Seeking Treatment
— Sep. 2006
Journal abstract at Pediatrics website
Child Maltreatment in the United States: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Adolescent Health Consequences
— Sep. 2006
The Impact of Realized Access to Care on Health-Related Quality of Life: A Two-Year Prospective Cohort Study of Children in the California State Children’s Health Insurance Program
— Sep. 2006
Maternal Depression and Violence Exposure: Double Jeopardy for Child School Functioning
— Sep. 2006
Overweight in Early Childhood Increases Chances for Obesity at Age 12
— Sep. 2006
Prevention Programs for Young Rural Teens Can Reduce Methamphetamine Abuse Years Later
— Sep. 2006
Self-Perceived Health-Related Quality of Life of Former Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants at Young Adulthood
— Sep. 2006
Why Are Latinos the Most Uninsured Racial/Ethnic Group of U.S. Children? A Community-Based Study of Risk Factors for and Consequences of Being an Uninsured Latino Child
— Sep. 2006
Youth Exposure to Alcohol Advertising on Radio
— Sep. 2006
Adolescent Boys' Use of Health Services
— July 2006
Issue brief at National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy website
See all for 2006 » Children Succeeding in School
Impacts of a Summer Learning Program: A Random Assignment Study of Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL)
— Aug. 2006
State High School Exit Exams: A Challenging Year
— Aug. 2006
Estimating Graduation and Dropout Rates with Longitudinal Data: A Case Study in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
— July 2006
The Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools
— June 2006
See all for 2006 » Strong Families
Understanding Recent Changes in Child Poverty
— Aug. 2006
ABOUT OUR SPONSORS
The Promising Practices Network appreciates the generous financial support of the following organizations:
Annie E. Casey Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation
The Children's Institute
Colorado Foundation for Families and ChildrenThe Colorado Trust
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Family and Community Trust
Family Connection Partnership
Foundation Consortium for California's Children & Youth
Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families (GCYF)
Kansas Action for Children
KidsOhio.org
Northwest Early Childhood Institute
New York State Office of Children & Family Services
Oregon Commission on Children and Families
Parents Action for Children (formerly the I Am Your Child Foundation)
RAND Corporation
The Spencer Foundation
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