Research in Brief
A collection of brief research summaries that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.
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12-Month and Lifetime Prevalence of Suicide Attempts Among Black Adolescents in the National Survey of American Life
— Mar. 2009
Journal abstract at Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry website
Adolescent Alcohol Use, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicide Attempts
— Apr. 2009
Age Variability in the Association Between Heavy Episodic Drinking and Adolescent Suicide Attempts: Findings From a Large-Scale, School-Based Screening Program
— Mar. 2009
Basic Facts About Low-Income Adolescents
— Apr. 2009
Fact sheet at National Center for Children in Poverty website
Child Abuse Training and Knowledge: A National Survey of Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, and Pediatric Residents and Program Directors
— Apr. 2009
Child Health in Child Care: A Multi-state Survey of Head Start and Non-Head Start Child Care Directors
— May 2009
Children in Immigrant Families — The U.S. and 50 States: Economic Need Beyond the Official Poverty Measure
— Apr. 2009
Children in Poverty: Trends, Consequences, and Policy Options
— Apr. 2009
Cities in Crisis 2009: Closing the Graduation Gap
— Apr. 2009
Diet Quality of American Young Children by WIC Participation Status: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
— July 2008
Disparities in Obesity and Overweight Prevalence Among U.S. Immigrant Children and Adolescents by Generational Status
— Mar. 2009
Disparities in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Among U.S. Children and Adolescents: Prevalence, Correlates, and Intervention Implications
— Mar. 2009
Drug Use and Limited Prenatal Care: An Examination of Responsible Barriers
— Apr. 2009
Dynamics of WIC Program Participation by Infants and Children, 2001 to 2003
— Apr. 2009
Early Impact of the Federally Mandated Local Wellness Policy on Physical Activity in Rural, Low-Income Elementary Schools in Colorado
— Mar. 2009
Early School-Age Outcomes of Late Preterm Infants
— Apr. 2009
Effectiveness of Selected Supplemental Reading Comprehension Interventions: Impacts on a First Cohort of Fifth-Grade Students
— May 2009
Every Student Counts: The Role of Federal Policy in Improving Graduation Rate Accountability
— Mar. 2009
Exploring the Links Between Family Strengths and Adolescent Outcomes
— Apr. 2009
Follow-up Outcomes at 1 and 2 Years of Infants Born Less Than 32 Weeks After Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program
— Apr. 2009
High School Students Who Tried to Quit Smoking Cigarettes
— May 2009
Highlights of the 2007 National Youth Gang Survey
— Apr. 2009
Juvenile Arrests 2007
— Apr. 2009
Maternal Age, Multiple Birth, and Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
— Apr. 2009
The Nation's Report Card: Trends in Academic Progress in Reading and Mathematics 2008
— Apr. 2009
New Data Analysis Shows Possible Link Between Childhood Obesity and Allergies
— May 2009
New Indicators of High School Career/Technical Education Coursetaking: Class of 2005
— Apr. 2009
Parental Imprisonment, the Prison Boom, and the Concentration of Childhood Disadvantage
— May 2009
Prevention Program Helps Teens Override a Gene Linked to Risky Behavior
— May 2009
Preventive Care for Adolescents: Few Get Visits and Fewer Get Services
— Apr. 2009
Progress in Timely Vaccination Coverage Among Children Living in Low-Income Households
— May 2009
Sociodemographic, Family, and Environmental Factors Associated with Active Commuting to School Among U.S. Adolescents
— Mar. 2009
A Stimulus for Second-Generation QRIS
— Apr. 2009
Transforming Disability Policy for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities
— Mar. 2009
Trends in Sexual Experience, Contraceptive Use, and Teenage Childbearing: 1992-2002
— May 2009
Trends in Sexual Risk Behaviors, by Nonsexual Risk Behavior Involvement, U.S. High School Students, 1991-2007
— Apr. 2009
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