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About our Research Summaries

Summaries generally consist of research briefs, news releases, journal abstracts, or executive summaries from credible sources, generally eight pages or fewer in length.

Often more information can be found referenced on the summary page, so that you may read in more detail if you wish.

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Research in Brief

A collection of recent research summaries that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.


View by Outcome Area

All research summaries on the PPN website can be found in one or more of the outcome areas below.


Healthy and Safe Children
Children Ready for School
Children Succeeding in School
Strong Families


View by Topic

Many of the research summaries on the PPN website fall under the topics below.  Additional categories will be added soon.


Academic Achievement
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child and Adolescent Mortality
Foster Care and Permanency Options
High School Graduation
Juvenile Justice/Delinquency/Violence
Media and Technology
Mental Health
Out-of-School Time
Preventive Health Care
Substance Abuse
Teen Sex/Pregnancy/Parenting

 

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