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An archived collection of research summaries from 2008 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.
Healthy and Safe Children 2008
Adolescent Health Services: Missing Opportunities
— Dec. 2008
News release at National Academies website
Birth Weight and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
— Dec. 2008
Depression Relapse Less Likely Among Teens Who Receive CBT After Medication Therapy
— Dec. 2008
Downward Trend in Teen Marijuana Use Slows; Prescription Drug Abuse Remains High
— Dec. 2008
Effects of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign on Youths
— Dec. 2008
Health Coverage in a Recession
— Dec. 2008
Research brief at Urban Institute website
Interpregnancy Interval and Subsequent Perinatal Outcomes Among Women Delaying Initiation of Childbearing
— Dec. 2008
Long-Term Academic Effects of Child's ADHD May Extend to Siblings
— Dec. 2008
Low-Income Adolescents Face More Barriers to Healthy Weight
— Dec. 2008
A Prospective Investigation of Suicide Ideation, Attempts, and Use of Mental Health Service Among Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment
— Dec. 2008
Short Term Options for Medicaid in a Recession
— Dec. 2008
SNAP and the Recession
— Dec. 2008
The State of America's Children 2008
— Dec. 2008
Co-Occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in Youth
— Nov. 2008
Cumulative Violence Exposure and Self-Rated Health: Longitudinal Study of Adolescents in the United States
— Nov. 2008
Does Watching Sex on Television Predict Teen Pregnancy? Findings From a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
— Nov. 2008
Domestic Assaults by Juvenile Offenders
— Nov. 2008
Effect of Parents' Wartime Deployment on the Behavior of Young Children in Military Families
— Nov. 2008
Fertility Effects of Abortion and Birth Control Pill Access for Minors
— Nov. 2008
Health Coverage of Children: The Role of Medicaid and SCHIP
— Nov. 2008
Increased Rates and Severity of Child and Adult Food Insecurity in Households With Adult Smokers
— Nov. 2008
Juvenile Arrests 2006
— Nov. 2008
Left Behind: America's Uninsured Children
— Nov. 2008
Lives Saved in 2007 by Restraint Use and Minimum Drinking Age Laws
— Nov. 2008
New Program Teaches Preschoolers Reading Skills, Getting Along With Others
— Nov. 2008
Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2006
— Nov. 2008
Role of Medicaid Family Planning Waivers and Title X In Enhancing Access to Preconception Care
— Nov. 2008
The School Environment and Adolescent Well-Being: Beyond Academics
— Nov. 2008
Sexual Orientation Disparities in Longitudinal Alcohol Use Patterns Among Adolescents
— Nov. 2008
State-Level Health Care Access and Use Among Children in U.S. Immigrant Families
— Nov. 2008
Trends in the Prevalence of Chronic Medication Use in Children: 2002-2005
— Nov. 2008
America's Health Starts With Healthy Children: How Do States Compare?
— Oct. 2008
Condom Use and Consistency Among Male Adolescents in the United States
— Oct. 2008
Does Public Insurance Provide Better Financial Protection Against Rising Health Care Costs for Families of Children With Special Health Care Needs?
— Oct. 2008
Evidence-Based Maternity Care
— Oct. 2008
Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Adolescents: What Changes are Needed to Promote Healthy Eating Habits?
— Oct. 2008
The Girls Study Group: Charting the Way to Delinquency Prevention for Girls
— Oct. 2008
Improving Child Health Care Through Federal Policy: An Emerging Opportunity
— Oct. 2008
Is There a Trend of Increased Unwanted Childbearing Among Young Women in the United States?
— Oct. 2008
Medicaid Re-Enrollment Policies and Children's Risk of Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
— Oct. 2008
Recent Trends in Infant Mortality in the United States
— Oct. 2008
Sexual and Reproductive Health Behavior Among Teen and Young Adult Men
— Oct. 2008
Smoking Patterns and Use of Cessation Interventions During Pregnancy
— Oct. 2008
Study Identifies Three Effective Treatments for Childhood Anxiety Disorders
— Oct. 2008
Keeping Adolescents Out of Prison
— Fall 2008
Place Matters: Variation in the Black/White Very Preterm Birth Rate Across U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 2002-2004
— Sep./Oct. 2008
From Suspicion of Physical Child Abuse to Reporting: Primary Care Clinician Decision-Making
— Sep. 2008
Headed for a Crunch: An Update on Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy Heading into an Economic Downturn
— Sep. 2008
The Impact of Abstinence and Comprehensive Sex and STD/HIV Education Programs on Adolescent Sexual Behavior
— Sep. 2008
Impact of Expanded Newborn Screening
— Sep. 2008
Juvenile Delinquency in Child Welfare: Investigating Group Home Effects
— Sep. 2008
Medicaid: Extent of Dental Disease in Children Has Not Decreased, and Millions Are Estimated to Have Untreated Tooth Decay
— Sep. 2008
Racial/Ethnic, Socioeconomic, and Behavioral Determinants of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in the U.S.
— Sep. 2008
Risk Factors for Paternal Physical Child Abuse
— Sep. 2008
Sexual Health of Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States
— Sep. 2008
Stability of Psychiatric Outcomes of Low Birth Weight
— Sep. 2008
Three Independent Evaluations of Healthy Kids Programs Find Substantial Gains in Children's Dental Health Care
— Sep. 2008
Trends in the Characteristics of Women Obtaining Abortions, 1974 to 2004
— Sep. 2008
U.S. Child Labor Violations in the Retail and Service Industries: Findings From a National Survey of Working Adolescents
— Sep. 2008
After Abuse: Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers
— Aug. 2008
Child Welfare Outcomes 2002-2005: Report to Congress
— Aug. 2008
Childhood Victimization and Lifetime Revictimization
— Aug. 2008
Community Supports After Surviving Extremely Low-Birth-Weight, Extremely Preterm Birth
— Aug. 2008
Do Neighborhood Economic Conditions Influence the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables?
— Aug. 2008
Evaluating Children's Advocacy Centers' Response to Child Sexual Abuse
— Aug. 2008
The Evaluation of School-Based Violence Prevention Programs: A Meta-Analysis
— Aug. 2008
F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America
— Aug. 2008
Fertility of American Women: 2006
— Aug. 2008
Health and Economic Implications of HPV Vaccination in the United States
— Aug. 2008
High Levels of Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviors Among U.S. Immigrant Children and Adolescents
— Aug. 2008
Injuries Among U.S. Children With Different Types of Disabilities
— Aug. 2008
Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescent and Young Adult Mothers
— Aug. 2008
Juvenile Transfer Laws: An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency?
— Aug. 2008
Kids' Meals: Obesity on the Menu
— Aug. 2008
Losing Ground: How the Loss of Adequate Health Insurance Is Burdening Working Families
— Aug. 2008
Marriage and Health Care Coverage Among Families with Children
— Aug. 2008
A Needed Lifeline: Chronically Ill Children and Public Health Insurance Coverage
— Aug. 2008
Parental Involvement in Middle Childhood: Can It Protect Children from Harmful TV Viewing Habits and Behavior?
— Aug. 2008
The Parent-Child Relationship: A Family Strength
— Aug. 2008
Poverty and Share of Americans Without Health Insurance were Higher in 2007—and Median Income for Working-age Households was Lower—than at Bottom of Last Recession
— Aug. 2008
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep in Relation to Overweight in Children and Adolescents
— Aug. 2008
Sexually Assaulted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics
— Aug. 2008
Time Out: Is Recess in Danger?
— Aug. 2008
Trends in HIV- and STD-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students
— Aug. 2008
Alcohol Binges Early in Pregnancy Increase Risk of Infant Oral Clefts
— July 2008
America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008
— July 2008
Association Between Posttraumatic Stress and Depressive Symptoms and Functional Outcomes in Adolescents Followed Up Longitudinally After Injury Hospitalization
— July 2008
Children's Physical Activity Drops From Age 9 to 15
— July 2008
Colocating Health Services: A Way to Improve Coordination of Children's Heath Care?
— July 2008
Diet Quality of American Young Children by WIC Participation Status: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
— July 2008
Disparities in the Food Environment Surrounding U.S. Middle and High Schools
— July 2008
Evaluation of Talking Parents, Healthy Teens, A New Worksite Based Parenting Programme to Promote Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sexual Health
— July 2008
High 5 for Kids: The Impact of a Home Visiting Program on Fruit and Vegetable Intake of Parents and their Preschool Children
— July 2008
Highlights of the 2006 National Youth Gang Survey
— July 2008
Parental Feeding Practices Predict Authoritative, Authoritarian, and Permissive Parenting Styles
— July 2008
Reducing Unplanned Pregnancies through Medicaid Family Planning Services
— July 2008
School Food Environments and Policies in U.S. Public Schools
— July 2008
School Outcomes of Late Preterm Infants: Special Needs and Challenges for Infants Born at 32 to 36 Weeks Gestation
— July 2008
Sexual Violence Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities 2005-2006
— July 2008
Together Forever? Romantic Relationship Characteristics and Prenatal Health Behaviors
— July 2008
Breastfeeding-Related Maternity Practices at Hospitals and Birth Centers
— June 2008
Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Statistics and Interventions
— June 2008
Cigarette Use Among High School Students
— June 2008
Early Childhood Experiences: Laying the Foundation for Health Across a Lifetime
— June 2008
Effects of Enhanced Foster Care on the Long-Term Physical and Mental Health of Foster Care Alumni
— June 2008
Kids' Share 2008: How Children Fare in the Federal Budget
— June 2008
Obesity and Extreme Obesity: New Insights Into the Black-White Disparity in Neonatal Mortality
— June 2008
Protective and Vulnerability Factors Predicting New-Onset Depressive Episode in a Representative of U.S. Adolescents
— June 2008
Teen Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use: Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2007
— June 2008
Trends in Food Stamp Program Participation Rates: 2000 to 2006
— June 2008
Year Four Evaluation: Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Combat Childhood Obesity
— June 2008
Developmental Trajectories of Substance Use from Early to Late Adolescence: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Youth
— May 2008
Economic Evaluation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SunWise Program: Sun Protection Education for Young Children
— May 2008
Gender Differences in Dating Aggression Among Multiethnic High School Students
— May 2008
Infant Television and Video Exposure Associated With Limited Parent-Child Verbal Interactions in Low Socioeconomic Status Households
— May 2008
Is Underimmunization Associated With Child Maltreatment?
— May 2008
Long-Term Trends in Adolescent and Young Adult Smoking in the United States: Metapatterns and Implications
— May 2008
Medication-Only Therapy and Combination Therapy Both Cost Effective for Treating Teens with Depression
— May 2008
Pediatric Emergency Department Visits in Community Hospitals from Selected States
— May 2008
Protect Children, Not Guns 2008
— May 2008
Social-Emotional Screening Status in Early Childhood Predicts Elementary School Outcomes
— May 2008
U.S. Variations in Child Health System Performance: A State Scorecard
— May 2008
What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy?
— May 2008
Abstinence Education: Assessing the Accuracy and Effectiveness of Federally Funded Programs
— Apr. 2008
Abstinence-Only and Comprehensive Sex Education and the Initiation of Sexual Activity and Teen Pregnancy
— Apr. 2008
Breastfeeding in the United States: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
— Apr. 2008
Child Abuse in Blended Households: Reports from Runaway and Homeless Youth
— Apr. 2008
Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments and Obesity and Diabetes
— Apr. 2008
Effect of a Pediatric Practice-Based Smoking Prevention and Cessation Intervention for Adolescents
— Apr. 2008
Effectiveness of an Intensive, School-Based Intervention for Teen Mothers
— Apr. 2008
Estimated Pregnancy Rates by Outcome for the United States, 1990-2004
— Apr. 2008
Evaluating the Spirituality for Kids After-School Program
— Apr. 2008
First-Year Maternal Employment and Child Outcomes: Differences Across Racial and Ethnic Groups
— Apr. 2008
Importance of Early Neglect for Childhood Aggression
— Apr. 2008
Nine Out of 10 Food Advertisements Shown During Saturday Morning Children's Television Programming Are for Foods High in Fat, Sodium, or Added Sugars, or Low in Nutrients
— Apr. 2008
Nonfatal Maltreatment of Infants in the United States, Oct 2005-Sep 2006
— Apr. 2008
Parent Awareness of Youth Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana
— Apr. 2008
Parent Education
— Apr. 2008
Parental Incarceration and Child Wellbeing in Fragile Families
— Apr. 2008
Patterns and Determinants of Physical Activity in U.S. Adolescents
— Apr. 2008
A Policy-Based School Intervention to Prevent Overweight and Obesity
— Apr. 2008
The Successful Integration of Health and Health Care into Broader Early Childhood Initiatives
— Apr. 2008
Support for Comprehensive Sexuality Education: Perspectives from Parents of School-Age Youth
— Apr. 2008
Transition to Adulthood: Delays and Unmet Needs Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Asthma
— Apr. 2008
Unplanned Pregnancy and Family Turmoil
— Apr. 2008
Vaccination Coverage by Special Health Care Needs Status in Young Children
— Apr. 2008
Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Family Connections
— Mar. 2008
Association Between Trauma Exposure and Smoking in a Population-Based Sample of Young Adults
— Mar. 2008
Bipolar Youths' Misreading of Faces May be Risk Marker for Illness
— Mar. 2008
Does Having a Regular Primary Care Clinician Improve Quality of Preventive Care for Young Children?
— Mar. 2008
Does Substantiation of Child Maltreatment Relate to Child Well-Being and Service Receipt?
— Mar. 2008
The Effect of Alaska's Home Visitation Program for High-Risk Families on Trends in Abuse and Neglect
— Mar. 2008
Health Care Utilization and Costs Associated with Childhood Abuse
— Mar. 2008
Healthy Families New York (HFNY) Randomized Trial: Effects on Early Child Abuse and Neglect
— Mar. 2008
Local Health Departments and Adolescent HIV Prevention: Challenges, Successes, and Implications for Practice and Policy
— Mar. 2008
Past Child Abuse Plus Variations in Gene Result in Potent PTSD Risk for Adults
— Mar. 2008
Prenatal Care Initiation Among Pregnant Teens in the United States: An Analysis Over 25 Years
— Mar. 2008
A Randomized Trial of the Effects of Reducing Television Viewing and Computer Use on Body Mass Index in Young Children
— Mar. 2008
Risk Factors for Death Among Older Child and Teenaged Motor Vehicle Passengers
— Mar. 2008
School Effects on Young People's Drug Use: A Systematic Review of Intervention and Observational Studies
— Mar. 2008
Technology Stereotypes Broken When Children's Health Involved
— Mar. 2008
Are Blogs Putting Youth At Risk for Online Sexual Solicitation or Harassment?
— Feb. 2008
Behavioral Problems Following Reunification of Children in Long-Term Foster Care
— Feb. 2008
Content Analysis of Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs in Popular Music
— Feb. 2008
Contraceptive Use Patterns Across Teens' Sexual Relationships
— Feb. 2008
Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 2004
— Feb. 2008
Developmental Status and Early Intervention Service Needs of Maltreated Children
— Feb. 2008
Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1985-2004
— Feb. 2008
Haves and Have-Nots: A Look at Children's Use of Dental Care in California
— Feb. 2008
Health Status and Health Care Expenditures in a Nationally Representative Sample: How Do Overweight and Healthy-Weight Children Compare?
— Feb. 2008
How Maternal, Family and Cumulative Risk Affect Absenteeism in Early Schooling: Facts for Policymakers
— Feb. 2008
Marketing Infant Formula Through Hospitals: The Impact of Commercial Hospital Discharge Packs on Breastfeeding
— Feb. 2008
The Over-Scheduling Myth
— Feb. 2008
Petitioned Status Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 2004
— Feb. 2008
Public Health Surveillance of Fatal Child Maltreatment: Analysis of 3 State Programs
— Feb. 2008
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Medical and Dental Health, Access to Care, and Use of Services in U.S. Children
— Feb. 2008
Teens with Treatment-Resistant Depression More Likely to Get Better with Switch to Combination Therapy
— Feb. 2008
Unintentional Strangulation Deaths from the "Choking Game" Among Youths Aged 6-19 Years
— Feb. 2008
Unrealistic Fatalism in U.S. Youth Ages 14 to 22: Prevalence and Characteristics
— Feb. 2008
Ways to Promote the Positive Development of Children and Youth
— Feb. 2008
Why Do Adolescents Say They Are Less Healthy Than Their Parents Think They Are?
— Feb. 2008
Association Between Sex Education and Youth's Engagement in Sexual Intercourse, Age at First Intercourse, and Birth Control Use at First Sex
— Jan. 2008
Behaviors of Youth Involved in the Child Welfare System
— Jan. 2008
Breastfeeding Duration and Childhood Overweight Among Low-Income Children in Kansas
— Jan. 2008
Early Childhood Health Problems and Prevention Strategies: Costs and Benefits
— Jan. 2008
Effect of a Targeted Subsidy on Intake of Fruits and Vegetables Among Low-Income Women in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
— Jan. 2008
Family Meals and Disordered Eating in Adolescents
— Jan. 2008
Foster Care and School Mental Health
— Jan. 2008
The Increasing Racial Disparity in Infant Mortality Rates: Composition and Contributors to Recent U.S. Trends
— Jan. 2008
The Longitudinal Association Between Substance Use and Delinquency Among High-Risk Youth
— Jan. 2008
Medicaid-Based Child Restraint System Disbursement and Education and the Vaccines for Children Program: Comparative Cost-Effectiveness
— Jan. 2008
Pediatric Dentistry: How Can Dental Care for Low-Income Children Be Improved?
— Jan. 2008
Physical Abuse During Adolescence: Gender Differences in the Adolescents' Perceptions of Family Functioning and Parenting
— Jan. 2008
Predicting Sexual Initiation in a Prospective Cohort Study of Adolescents
— Jan. 2008
Preschoolers Benefit from Mental Health Screening
— Jan. 2008
Racial/Ethnic Minority Children's Use of Psychiatric Emergency Care in California's Public Mental Health System
— Jan. 2008
Receptivity to Alcohol Marketing Predicts Initiation of Alcohol Use
— Jan. 2008
School-Associated Student Homicides
— Jan. 2008
Scientists Can Predict Psychotic Illness in up to 80 Percent of High-Risk Youth
— Jan. 2008
Social and Emotional Consequences of Refraining From Sexual Activity Among Sexually Experienced and Inexperienced Youths in California
— Jan. 2008
Socioeconomic Disparities in the Prevalence of Work-Related Injuries Among Adolescents in the United States
— Jan. 2008
Teens Who Work Are More Likely to Smoke
— Jan. 2008
U.S. Secondary Schools and Food Outlets
— Jan. 2008
Variety of Approaches Help Children Overcome Auditory Processing and Language Problems
— Jan. 2008
Building Bodies, Boosting Brains
— Winter 2008
Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Consequences of Poor Infant Health: An Analysis Using Siblings and Twins
— Winter 2008
2007 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey Overview
— 2008
2008 Fact Sheet on Demographics: Adolescents and Young Adults
— 2008
Current-Generation Youth Programs: What Works, What Doesn't, and at What Cost?
— 2008
Health Care Access and Utilization: Adolescents and Young Adults
— 2008
The Mental Health of Adolescents: A National Profile
— 2008
Science and Success, Second Edition: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
— 2008
Trends in the Prevalence of Selected Risk Behaviors for All Students National YRBS: 1991-2007
— 2008
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