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Missouri
The Family and Community Trust, one of the founding partners of PPN, has identified the following priority issue areas for Missouri:
PARENTS WORKING
Programs that Work
TopResearch in Brief
Fewer Eligible Families Have Received Cash Assistance Since the 1990s, and the Recession's Impact on Caseloads Varies by State — Mar. 2010
Highlights at U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) website
Hunger in America 2010 — Feb. 2010
Low Income and Impoverished Families Pay More Disproportionately for Child Care — Winter 2010
Income Volatility and Family Structure Patterns: Association with Stability and Change in Food Stamp Program Participation — Dec. 2009
Journal abstract at Journal of Family and Economic Issues website
The Effects of the Recession on Child Poverty — Dec. 2009
Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Under Age 18 — Nov. 2009
Risk and Recovery: Understanding the Changing Risks to Family Incomes — Oct. 2009
Working Dads: Final Report on the Fathers at Work Initiative — Oct. 2009
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009 — July 2009
Helping Each Other in Times of Need — June 2009
Health Coverage in a Recession — Dec. 2008
Parental Leave Policies and Parents' Employment and Leave-Taking — Dec. 2008
SNAP and the Recession — Dec. 2008
The Long-Term Effects of Housing Assistance on Work and Welfare — Dec. 2008
The Recession and the Earned Income Tax Credit — Dec. 2008
The Role of Welfare During a Recession — Dec. 2008
Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2006 — Nov. 2008
Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Birth to Age 18 — Oct. 2008
How Does Job-Protected Maternity Leave Affect Mothers' Employment? — Oct. 2008
When Child Care Breaks Down — Sep. 2008
Access to and Use of Paid Sick Leave Among Low-Income Families With Children — Aug. 2008
Losing Ground: How the Loss of Adequate Health Insurance Is Burdening Working Families — 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
The Influence of Social Supports on Employment for Hispanic, Black, and White Unmarried Mothers — May 2008
First-Year Maternal Employment and Child Outcomes: Differences Across Racial and Ethnic Groups — Apr. 2008
Welfare Time Limits; An Update on State Policies, Implementation, and Effects on Families — Apr. 2008
Welfare and Child Support: Complements, Not Substitutes — Mar. 2008
State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2005 — Oct. 2007
The Family: America's Smallest School — Oct. 2007
Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Birth to Age 3 — Sep. 2007
Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Birth to Age 6 — Sep. 2007
Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Birth to Age 18 — Sep. 2007
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006 Report — Aug. 2007
2007 Child Well-Being Index Special Focus Report on International Comparisons — July 2007
2007 KIDS COUNT Data Book — July 2007
Low Wages Prevalent in Direct Care and Child Care Workforce — Summer 2007
Better Access to Federal and Employer-Provided Time Off Helps Working Parents of Chronically Ill Children — June 2007
Incarceration, Employment, and Earnings Among Fathers in Fragile Families — May 2007
Family Child Care in the United States — Apr. 2007
Assessing Initiatives for Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care: An Overview of Models and Evaluations — Mar. 2007
No Shelter from the Storm: America's Uninsured Children — Sep. 2006
Understanding Recent Changes in Child Poverty — Aug. 2006
Getting On, Staying On, and Getting Off Welfare: The Complexity of State-by-State Policy Choices — July 2006
A Decade of Welfare Reform: Facts and Figures — June 2006
Parent Employment and the Use of Child Care Subsidies — June 2006
Does Parental Unemployment Affect Adolescents' Health? — May 2006
Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2003 — Nov. 2005
Turning Welfare into a Work Support: Six-Year Impacts on Parents and Children from the Minnesota Family Investment Program — July 2005
What Is the Best Way to Move Welfare Recipients into Work? — July 2005
Subsidized Housing and Children's Nutritional Status — June 2005
The National School Lunch Program: Ensuring that Meal Benefits Go to the Poor — Apr. 2005
Children of Low-Income, Recent Immigrants Could Benefit from Different Programs than Native-Born Low-Income Children — Dec. 2004
Employment Rates for Single Mothers Fell Substantially During Recent Period of Labor Market Weakness — June 2004
Moving Forward: Head Start Children, Families, and Programs in 2003 — June 2004
Getting Time Off: Access to Leave Among Working Parents — Apr. 2004
Race, Ethnicity, and Economic Well-Being (No. 19 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Mar. 2004
Trends in Parents' Economic Hardship (No. 21 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Mar. 2004
Child and Youth Well-Being Under Welfare Reform — Jan. 2004
How Much Do Welfare Recipients Know About Time Limits? (No. 15 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Dec. 2003
Teens and TANF: How Adolescents Fare Under the Nation's Welfare Program — Dec. 2003
Health Insurance Coverage of Children in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families (No. 12 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Nov. 2003
Disconnected Welfare Leavers Face Serious Risks (No. 7 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Aug. 2003
Child Care Linked To Assertive, Noncompliant, and Aggressive Behaviors — July 2003
Poor Families in 2001: Parents Working Less and Children Continue to Lag Behind — May 2003
On the Edge: Low-Wage Workers and Their Health Insurance Coverage — Apr. 2003
A Snapshot of Head Start Children, Families, Teachers, and Programs: 1997 and 2001 — Mar. 2003
Mothers' Leaving Welfare Had No Effect on Preschoolers, Slight Improvement Seen for Young Adolescents — Mar. 2003
Parental Involvement in Schools — 2003
A Decade of Welfare Reform: What We've Learned About Child Well-Being — Nov. 2002
Children in Poverty: Trends, Consequences, and Policy Options — Nov. 2002
Welfare Clients' Employment Obstacles in Rural and Urban Areas: Lessons from Nebraska — Nov. 2002
Welfare Reforms, Family Resources, and Child Maltreatment — Nov. 2002
A Decade of Welfare Reform: What We've Learned About Welfare Usage and Economic Outcomes — Oct. 2002
Impacts of a Mandatory Welfare-to-Work Program on Children at School Entry and Beyond: Findings from the NEWWS Child Outcomes Study — Oct. 2002
Putting Food on the Table After Welfare Reform — Oct. 2002
Poverty Rate Rises, Household Income Declines — Sep. 2002
The Dynamics of Child Care Subsidy Use: A Collaborative Study of Five States — Aug. 2002
How Welfare and Work Policies for Parents Affect Adolescents — May 2002
Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Welfare Reform — May 2002
Work Status of Welfare Leavers — May 2002
Extreme Poverty Rising, Existing Government Programs Do More — Apr. 2002
New Lives for Poor Families: Mothers and Children Move through Welfare Reform — Apr. 2002
Policies That Improve Family Income Matter for Children — Apr. 2002
The Importance of Housing Benefits to Welfare Success — Apr. 2002
The Role of Education and Training in Welfare Reform — Apr. 2002
Children and Welfare Reform — Winter/Spring 2002
Children of Current and Former Welfare Recipients: Similarly at Risk — Mar. 2002
Household Food Security in the United States, 2000 — Feb. 2002
Experiences of Current and Former Welfare Mothers Who Work — Nov. 2001
National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies — Nov. 2001
How Welfare and Work Policies Affect Employment and Income — May 2001
Working Poor Families with Children: Leaving Welfare Doesn't Necessarily Mean Leaving Poverty — May 2001
CHILDREN SAFE IN THEIR FAMILIES, FAMILIES SAFE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
Programs that Work
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Teacher Training Workshop
Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.)
Healthy Families New York (HFNY)
HighScope Perry Preschool Program
Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP)
Seattle Social Development Project
Second Step Violence Prevention
Syracuse Family Development Research Program
Research in Brief
Child Maltreatment 2008 — Apr. 2010
Preventing Adolescent Injury: The Role of Health Plans — Apr. 2010
Risk and Protective Factors for Psychological Adjustment Among Low-Income, African American Children — Apr. 2010
Sexual Orientation and Bullying Among Adolescents in the Growing Up Today Study — Apr. 2010
Highlights of the 2008 National Youth Gang Survey — Mar. 2010
Poly-Victimization in a National Sample of Children and Youth — Mar. 2010
Significant Multiple Risk Behaviors Among U.S. High School Students — Mar. 2010
Trends in Childhood Violence and Abuse Exposure: Evidence From 2 National Surveys — Mar. 2010
CPS Involvement in Families with Social Fathers — Feb. 2010
Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2008-09 — Jan. 2010
The Effects of Child Abuse and Exposure to Domestic Violence on Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems — Jan. 2010
Child Welfare Outcomes 2003-2006: Report to Congress — 2010
Cyberbullying and Suicide — 2010
Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses Against Minors — Dec. 2009
Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization from Adolescence to Young Adulthood in a Nationally Representative Sample — Nov. 2009
Violence, Abuse, and Crime Exposure in a National Sample of Children and Youth — Nov. 2009
A Longitudinal Study of Maternal Depression and Child Maltreatment in a National Sample of Families Investigated by Child Protective Services — Oct. 2009
Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey — Oct. 2009
Primary Access to Vehicles Increases Risky Teen Driving Behaviors and Crashes — Oct. 2009
The Relationship Between Protective Factors and Outcomes for Children Investigated for Maltreatment — Oct. 2009
The State of Latino Children and Youth in the United States — Oct. 2009
A School-Based Program to Prevent Adolescent Dating Violence — Aug. 2009
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009 — July 2009
Crash Types: Markers of Increased Risk of Alcohol-Involved Crashes Among Teen Drivers — July 2009
Latino Children of Immigrants in the Child Welfare System: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Risk — July 2009
Health Risk Behaviors and Mental Health Problems as Mediators of the Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and Adult Health — May 2009
Child Abuse Training and Knowledge: A National Survey of Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, and Pediatric Residents and Program Directors — Apr. 2009
Highlights of the 2007 National Youth Gang Survey — Apr. 2009
Juvenile Arrests 2007 — Apr. 2009
Maltreatment Following Reunification: Predictors of Subsequent Child Protective Services Contact After Children Return Home — Apr. 2009
Do Educational Materials Change Knowledge and Behaviour about Crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome? A Randomized Controlled Trial — Mar. 2009
Effectiveness of Educational Materials Designed to Change Knowledge and Behaviors Regarding Crying and Shaken-Baby Syndrome in Mothers of Newborns — Mar. 2009
Intimate Partner Violence, Maternal Stress, Nativity, and Risk for Maternal Maltreatment of Young Children — Jan. 2009
Child Maltreatment 2007 — 2009
Intimate Partner Violence and Community Service Needs Among Pregnant and Postpartum Latina Women — 2009
The State of America's Children 2008 — Dec. 2008
Cumulative Violence Exposure and Self-Rated Health: Longitudinal Study of Adolescents in the United States — Nov. 2008
Lives Saved in 2007 by Restraint Use and Minimum Drinking Age Laws — Nov. 2008
From Suspicion of Physical Child Abuse to Reporting: Primary Care Clinician Decision-Making — Sep. 2008
Risk Factors for Paternal Physical Child Abuse — 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
Evaluating Children's Advocacy Centers' Response to Child Sexual Abuse — Aug. 2008
Injuries Among U.S. Children With Different Types of Disabilities — Aug. 2008
Sexually Assaulted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics — Aug. 2008
The Evaluation of School-Based Violence Prevention Programs: A Meta-Analysis — Aug. 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
Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Statistics and Interventions — June 2008
Effects of Enhanced Foster Care on the Long-Term Physical and Mental Health of Foster Care Alumni — June 2008
Protect Children, Not Guns 2008 — May 2008
The Costs of a Public Health Infrastructure for Delivering Parenting and Family Support — May 2008
Child Abuse in Blended Households: Reports from Runaway and Homeless Youth — Apr. 2008
Importance of Early Neglect for Childhood Aggression — Apr. 2008
Parent Education — 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
Does Substantiation of Child Maltreatment Relate to Child Well-Being and Service Receipt? — 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
Past Child Abuse Plus Variations in Gene Result in Potent PTSD Risk for Adults — Mar. 2008
Risk Factors for Death Among Older Child and Teenaged Motor Vehicle Passengers — Mar. 2008
The Effect of Alaska's Home Visitation Program for High-Risk Families on Trends in Abuse and Neglect — Mar. 2008
Are Blogs Putting Youth At Risk for Online Sexual Solicitation or Harassment? — Feb. 2008
Developmental Status and Early Intervention Service Needs of Maltreated Children — Feb. 2008
Public Health Surveillance of Fatal Child Maltreatment: Analysis of 3 State Programs — Feb. 2008
Behaviors of Youth Involved in the Child Welfare System — Jan. 2008
Physical Abuse During Adolescence: Gender Differences in the Adolescents' Perceptions of Family Functioning and Parenting — Jan. 2008
Socioeconomic Disparities in the Prevalence of Work-Related Injuries Among Adolescents in the United States — Jan. 2008
Electronic Bullying Among Middle School Students — Dec. 2007
Examining the Overlap in Internet Harassment and School Bullying: Implications for School Intervention — Dec. 2007
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007 — Dec. 2007
Intimate Partner Violence and Health Care Costs and Utilization for Children Living in the Home — Dec. 2007
Maternal Depression, Child Behavior, and Injury — Dec. 2007
Prevalence and Predictors of Internet Bullying — Dec. 2007
The Co-Occurrence of Internet Harassment and Unwanted Sexual Solicitation Victimization and Perpetration: Associations with Psychosocial Indicators — Dec. 2007
Co-Occurring Problems for Substance Abusing Mothers in Child Welfare: Matching Services to Improve Family Reunification — Nov. 2007
Long-Term Impact of Adolescent Dating Violence on the Behavioral and Psychological Health of Male and Female Youth — Nov. 2007
Child Maltreatment, Youth Violence, and Intimate Partner Violence: Developmental Relationships — Oct. 2007
Drug-Impaired Driving by Youth Remains Serious Problem — Oct. 2007
Adolescent Bullying Involvement and Perceived Family, Peer and School Relations: Commonalities and Differences Across Race/Ethnicity — Sep. 2007
Neighborhood Support Index — Sep. 2007
Vulnerable Infants and Toddlers in Four Service Systems — Sep. 2007
Child Maltreatment in Enlisted Soldiers' Families During Combat-Related Deployments — Aug. 2007
Children Plus All Nonautomobile Motorized Vehicles (Not Just All-Terrain Vehicles) Equals Injuries — July 2007
Firearm Ownership and Storage Patterns Among Families with Children Who Receive Well-Child Care in Pediatric Offices — June 2007
Fatal Injuries Among Children by Race and Ethnicity — May 2007
Effect of Deployment on the Occurrence of Child Maltreatment in Military and Nonmilitary Families — Feb. 2007
Internet Prevention Messages: Targeting the Right Online Behaviors — Feb. 2007
Unwanted and Wanted Exposure to Online Pornography in a National Sample of Youth Internet Users — Feb. 2007
2007 Fact Sheet on Unintentional Injury: Adolescents & Young Adults — 2007
Examining Characteristics and Associated Distress Related to Internet Harassment: Findings From the Second Youth Internet Safety Survey — Oct. 2006
Child Maltreatment in the United States: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Adolescent Health Consequences — Sep. 2006
Maternal Depression and Violence Exposure: Double Jeopardy for Child School Functioning — Sep. 2006
Are Household Firearms Stored Less Safely in Homes With Adolescents? — Aug. 2006
Bullying Victimization Uniquely Contributes to Adjustment Problems in Young Children — July 2006
Graduated Driver Licensing Programs and Fatal Crashes of 16-Year-Old Drivers: A National Evaluation — July 2006
Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Statistics and Interventions — June 2006
Effectiveness of Child Safety Seats vs Seat Belts in Reducing Risk for Death in Children in Passenger Vehicle Crashes — June 2006
Nonfatal Injuries and Restraint Use Among Child Passengers — June 2006
Nonfatal Injuries from Off-Road Motorcycle Riding Among Children and Teens — June 2006
Physical Dating Violence Among High School Students — May 2006
Mass-Casualty Events at Schools: A National Preparedness Survey — Jan. 2006
Patterns of Health Care Use That May Identify Young Children Who Are at Risk for Maltreatment — Dec. 2005
The Preparedness of Schools to Respond to Emergencies in Children: A National Survey of School Nurses — Dec. 2005
Indicators of School Crime and Safety in 2005 — Nov. 2005
Are Teens Driving Safer? — Oct. 2005
National Study of Neighborhood Safety, Outdoor Play, Television Viewing, and Obesity in Preschool Children — Sep. 2005
Prevalence of Household Firearms and Firearm-Storage Practices in the 50 States and the District of Columbia — Sep. 2005
National Estimates of Children Missing Involuntarily or for Benign Reasons — July 2005
Relationships of U.S. Youth Homicide Victims and Their Offenders — Apr. 2005
Suicidal Behavior in the Family and Adolescent Risk Behavior — Apr. 2005
Gun Storage Practices and Risk of Youth Suicide and Unintentional Firearm Injuries — Feb. 2005
Helping Children Cope with Violence: A School-Based Program That Works — Feb. 2005
Program Helps Parents Set Limits To Reduce Risky Teen Driving — Feb. 2005
Preventing Violence and Related Health-Risking Social Behaviors in Adolescents — Oct. 2004
Rates and Risk Factors for Sexual Violence Among an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Adolescents — Dec. 2004
Therapeutic Foster Care for the Prevention of Violence — July 2004
Violence-Related Behaviors Among High School Students in the U.S. (1991-2003) — July 2004
Suicide Attempts and Physical Fighting Among High School Students in the U.S., 2001 — June 2004
U.S. Youth No More Likely to Engage in Violence Than Youth in Four Other Countries — June 2004
Associations Between Overweight and Obesity With Bullying Behaviors in School-Aged Children — May 2004
National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being: One Year in Foster Care Wave I Data Analysis Report — Feb. 2004
Explanations for the Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases — Jan. 2004
Largest Ever Study of Anti-Gay Harassment in Schools Shows the Problem Is Widespread, Dangerous and Preventable — Jan. 2004
Violence Perpetration Across Peer and Partner Relationships: Co-Occurrence and Longitudinal Patterns Among Adolescents — Jan. 2004
Children in Foster Homes: How Are They Faring? — Dec. 2003
Juvenile Arrests 2001 — Dec. 2003
Effects and Costs of Requiring Child-Restraint Systems for Young Children Traveling on Commercial Airplanes — Oct. 2003
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategies for Preventing Violence: Early Childhood Home Visitation — Oct. 2003
Behaviors of Children Who Are Exposed and Not Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence — Sep. 2003
Influence of Socioeconomic Status on the Effectiveness of Bicycle Helmet Legislation for Children — Sep. 2003
Longitudinal Effect of Intimate Partner Abuse on High-Risk Behavior Among Adolescents — Sep. 2003
Violence in the Lives of Children — Aug. 2003
Parental Knowledge of Child Development and the Assignment of Tractor Work to Children — July 2003
Belt-Positioning Booster Seats and Reduction in Risk of Injury Among Children in Vehicle Crashes — June 2003
Bed Sharing with Siblings, Soft Bedding, Increase SIDS Risk — May 2003
Bullies, Victims at Risk for Violence and Other Problem Behaviors — Apr. 2003
Left Unsupervised: A Look at the Most Vulnerable Children — Apr. 2003
Receipt of Psychological or Emotional Counseling by Suicidal Adolescents — Apr. 2003
Too Small for a Seatbelt: Predictors of Booster Seat Use by Child Passengers — Apr. 2003
Childhood Abuse, Neglect, and Household Dysfunction and the Risk of Illicit Drug Use: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study — Mar. 2003
How Readable Are Child Safety Seat Installation Instructions? — Mar. 2003
Source of Firearms Used by Students in School-Associated Violent Deaths — Mar. 2003
Use of Child Booster Seats in Motor Vehicles Following a Community Campaign — Feb. 2003
Involvement by Young Drivers in Fatal Alcohol-Related Motor-Vehicle Crashes — Dec. 2002
Impact of Mandatory Helmet Legislation on Bicycle-Related Head Injuries in Children — Nov. 2002
SAMHSA Unveils Data on Youth Violence — Nov. 2002
The Cost of Protecting Vulnerable Children — Nov. 2002
Welfare Reforms, Family Resources, and Child Maltreatment — Nov. 2002
Graduated Driver Licensing: What Works? — Sep. 2002
Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High — Sep. 2002
Rationale for Graduated Licensing and the Risks it Should Address — Sep. 2002
Survey of the Injury Rate for Children in Community Sports — Sep. 2002
The Effectiveness of Child-Resistant Packaging for Aspirin — Sep. 2002
The Safety Value of Driver Education and Training — Sep. 2002
Behavior Change Counseling in the Emergency Department to Reduce Injury Risk — Aug. 2002
Summer Sunburn and Sun Exposure Among US Youths Ages 11 to 18: National Prevalence and Associated Factors — July 2002
Trends in Mortality and Morbidity for Very Low Birth Weight Infants, 1991-1999 — July 2002
Child Neglect: Outcomes in High-Risk Urban Preschoolers — June 2002
Encouraging Teens to Adopt a Safe, Healthy Lifestyle: A Foundation for Improving Future Adult Behaviors — June 2002
Is Corporal Punishment An Effective Means of Discipline? — June 2002
Use of Sunscreen, Sunburning Rates, and Tanning Bed Use Among More Than 10,000 US Children and Adolescents — June 2002
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance: United States, 2001 — June 2002
Children Cared for by Relatives: What Do We Know About Their Well-Being? — May 2002
The Multiple Dimensions of Child Abuse and Neglect: New Insights into an Old Problem — May 2002
Cognitive and Motor Outcomes of Cocaine-Exposed Infants — Apr. 2002
Household Composition and Risk of Fatal Child Maltreatment — Apr. 2002
The Psychological Maltreatment of Children — Apr. 2002
Risk of Injury to Child Passengers in Compact Extended-Cab Pickup Trucks — Mar. 2002
The Rise and Fall of American Youth Violence: 1980 to 2000 — Mar. 2002
Child Passengers at Risk in America: A National Study of Restraint Use — Feb. 2002
Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2002 — 2002
Early Precursors of Gang Membership: A Study of Seattle Youth — Dec. 2001
After 9/11: Stress and Coping Across America — Nov. 2001
Homicides of Children and Youth — Oct. 2001
Nation's Schools Experience Drop in Crime and Victimization — Oct. 2001
Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying — June 2001
Assessing an Educational Intervention to Improve Physician Violence Screening Skills — May 2001
Detecting Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Emergency Department: Development of a Brief Screening Tool — May 2001
Guns in the Family: Firearm Storage Patterns in U.S. Homes — 2001
School Violence: Prevalence, Fears, and Prevention — 2001
Stopping Violence Before it Starts — 2001
Reducing Unintentional Injuries Among Young Children: A Prop 10 Opportunity — Nov. 2000
Unintentional Injuries in Childhood — Spring/Summer 2000
Youth Violence in Urban Communities — May 2000
The Health Behaviors of American Parents: Implications for Children — Sep. 1999
Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence — Feb. 1999
Domestic Violence and Children — Winter 1999
Facts on Adolescent Injury — 1999
Seeing is Believing: What Do Boys Do When They Find a Real Gun? — 1999
Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect — Spring 1998
Youth Violence: A Public-Health Problem with Disturbing Correlates — 1998
Diverting Children From a Life of Crime: What Are the Costs and Benefits? — May 1996
YOUNG CHILDREN READY TO ENTER SCHOOL
Programs that Work
HighScope Perry Preschool Program
Infant Health and Development Program
Interactive Shared Book Reading
Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP)
Parent Child Development Center
Phonological Awareness Training
Phonological Awareness Training plus Letter Knowledge Training
Research in Brief
Children Ready for School outcome area
See all research briefs in this outcome area
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUCCEEDING IN SCHOOL
Programs that Work
Achievement for Latinos through Academic Success
Behavioral Monitoring and Reinforcement Program
Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition
Class Wide Peer Tutoring Program
Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI)
Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition
Early Risers 'Skills for Success' Program
Families And Schools Together (FAST)
Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School
HighScope Perry Preschool Program
I CAN Learn Pre-Algebra and Algebra
Instructional Conversations and Literature Logs
Leadership and Resiliency Program (LRP)
Let Each One Teach One Mentor Program
Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies
Postponing Sexual Involvement/Human Sexuality Educational Series
Quantum Opportunity Program (QOP)
Reading Mastery / SRA / McGraw-Hill
School Transitional Environmental Program
Seattle Social Development Project
Self Center (School-Linked Reproductive Health Services)
Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE)
Syracuse Family Development Research Program
Team Accelerated Instruction: Math
University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP) Algebra
Vocabulary Improvement Program for English Language Learners and Their Classmates
Research in Brief
Children Succeeding in School outcome area
Diplomas Count 2008: Missouri State Highlights — June 2008
Diplomas Count: Missouri — June 2006
Prekindergarteners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten Programs — May 2005
Why Rural Matters 2005: Missouri Results — May 2005
Education Watch: Missouri — Key Education Facts and Figures for the Nation — Spring 2004
Low Income and the Development of America's Kindergartners — Nov. 2003
Do Students Have Too Much Homework? — Oct. 2003
Can Music Instruction Affect Children's Cognitive Development? — Sep. 2003
Opportunity Deferred or Opportunity Taken? An Updated Look at Delaying Kindergarten Entry — Sep. 2003
Are Married Parents Really Better for Children? — May 2003
Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Absenteeism Related to Respiratory Illness in Schoolchildren — May 2003
Poor Families in 2001: Parents Working Less and Children Continue to Lag Behind — May 2003
Summer Learning Loss: The Problem and Some Solutions — May 2003
Left Unsupervised: A Look at the Most Vulnerable Children — Apr. 2003
A Snapshot of Head Start Children, Families, Teachers, and Programs: 1997 and 2001 — Mar. 2003
Mothers' Leaving Welfare Had No Effect on Preschoolers, Slight Improvement Seen for Young Adolescents — Mar. 2003
Parental Involvement in Schools — 2003
Do Abstinence-Only Programs Delay the Initiation of Sex Among Young People and Reduce Teen Pregnancy? — Oct. 2002
Teen Birth Rates: Facts at a Glance — Sep. 2002
Teens Making More Responsible Decisions: Fewer Teens Using Tobacco, Marijuana, Engaging in Risky Sexual Behavior — June 2002
Preventing Teenage Pregnancy, Childbearing, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: What the Research Shows — May 2002
Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low — July 2001
HEALTHY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Programs that Work
Aggression Replacement Training
Aggressors, Victims, and Bystanders: Thinking and Acting to Prevent Violence
Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices
Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids (ATLAS)
Behavioral Monitoring and Reinforcement Program
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Brief Strategic Family Therapy
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Teacher Training Workshop
Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA)
Community Trials Intervention to Reduce High-Risk Drinking (RHRD)
Creating Lasting Family Connections
Early Risers 'Skills for Success' Program
Families And Schools Together (FAST)
Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.)
HighScope Perry Preschool Program
Keepin' it R.E.A.L. (Refuse, Explain, Avoid, Leave)
Leadership and Resiliency Program (LRP)
Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT)
Lions-Quest Skills for Adolescence
Lions-Quest Working Toward Peace
Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education
Minnesota Smoking Prevention Program
Multidimensional Family Therapy
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Parent Child Development Center
Parenting With Love and Limits
Postponing Sexual Involvement/Human Sexuality Educational Series
Project STAR/Midwestern Prevention Project
Project Toward No Drug Abuse (Project TND)
Project Toward No Tobacco Use (Project TNT)
Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies
Protecting You / Protecting Me
Quantum Opportunity Program (QOP)
Residential Student Assistance Program
Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP)
Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways
School Transitional Environmental Program
Schools and Families Educating Children (SAFE Children)
Seattle Social Development Project
Second Step Violence Prevention
Self Center (School-Linked Reproductive Health Services)
Start Taking Alcohol Risks Seriously (STARS) for Families
Strengthening Families Program
Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14
Strong African American Families (SAAF) Program
Students Managing Anger and Resolution Together Team (SMART Team)
Syracuse Family Development Research Program
Teaching Students to be Peacemakers
Teenage Health Teaching Modules
The Peacemakers Program: Violence Prevention for Students in Grades 4-8
Too Good for Drugs and Violence
Research in Brief
Healthy and Safe Children outcome area
Unrealized Health Potential: A Snapshot of Missouri — Oct. 2008
YOUTH READY TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE
Programs that Work
Behavioral Monitoring and Reinforcement Program
Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School
HighScope Perry Preschool Program
Research in Brief
A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Early Developmental Prevention Programs in At-Risk Populations on Non-Health Outcomes in Adolescence — Apr. 2010
Programs and Policies to Assist High School Dropouts in the Transition to Adulthood — Spring 2010
Reinvesting in America's Youth: Lessons from the 2009 Recovery Act Summer Youth Employment Initiative — Feb. 2010
Seven Years Later: Developmental Transitions and Delinquent Behavior for Male Adolescents Who Received Long-Term Substance Treatment — Sep. 2009
College Enrollment and Work Activity of 2008 High School Graduates — Apr. 2009
New Indicators of High School Career/Technical Education Coursetaking: Class of 2005 — Apr. 2009
Does Job Corps Work? Impact Findings from the National Job Corps Study — Dec. 2008
Evaluating the Impact of Interventions That Promote Successful Transitions From High School — Aug. 2008
Preparing High School Students for Successful Transitions to Postsecondary Education and Employment — Aug. 2008
Transition to Adulthood: Delays and Unmet Needs Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Asthma — Apr. 2008
Disconnected Youth: Federal Action Could Address Some of the Challenges Faced by Local Programs That Reconnect Youth to Education and Employment — Feb. 2008
Adolescent Occupational Injuries and Workplace Risks: An Analysis of Oregon Workers' Compensation Data — Sep. 2007
Transition of Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants From Adolescence to Young Adulthood — Feb. 2006
What Is Happening to Youth Employment Rates? — Nov. 2004
Career Academies: Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes and Educational Attainment — Mar. 2004
Who Graduates? Who Doesn't? A Statistical Portrait of Public High School Graduation, Class of 2001 — Feb. 2004
Teens and TANF: How Adolescents Fare Under the Nation's Welfare Program — Dec. 2003
How Welfare and Work Policies for Parents Affect Adolescents — May 2002
OTHER RESOURCES
National Assessment of Educational Progress State Profiles — Missouri — Mar. 2010
Mind the (Other) Gap: The Growing Excellence Gap in K-12 Education — Feb. 2010
Mind the (Other) Gap: The Growing Excellence Gap in K-12 Education — Missouri State Profile — Feb. 2010
State Facts Sheets on Child Welfare Funding 2010 — Missouri Profile — Jan. 2010
America's Youngest Outcasts: State Report Card on Child Homelessness — Mar. 2009
The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2007 — Missouri Profile — 2009
2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) — Comparison Between Missouri Students and U.S. Students — 2008
Childhood Obesity State Report Cards: Missouri — 2008
State-Specific Data from State Tobacco Settlement — Dec. 2007
Reports from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Reading Across the Nation: A Chartbook for Missouri — Oct. 2007
Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Health System Performance, 2007: Missouri Profile — June 2007
The Obesity Epidemic and Missouri Students — June 2006
2005 State Preschool Yearbook: Missouri Profile — Mar. 2006
Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends — Jan. 2006
Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends — Missouri Fact Sheet — Jan. 2006
2006 State Fact Sheets: Missouri's Children — 2006
Measuring Up 2006: The State Report Card on Higher Education (Missouri) — 2006
Missouri State Juvenile Justice Profile — 2006
State Approaches to Promoting Young Children's Healthy Mental Development — Dec. 2005
Annie E. Casey Online Databases — Missouri
The Annie E. Casey Foundation provides several online databases that allow people to create customized reports about children and about issues affecting children in different geographic areas. The links below provide information specific to Missouri:
Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online — Missouri Profile
The Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online web site provides profiles of all 50 states and allows for comparison of information across all the states and compared to the country as a whole. The web site provides information on a state's demographic and economic profile; health care coverage; health status; participation and costs in the Medicaid, S-CHIP and Medicare programs; as well as health issues for specific groups (Minority Health, Women's Health, HIV/AIDS).
National Center for Children in Poverty — Missouri State Profile
The National Center for Children in Poverty provides access to state-specific data regarding demographics, economic conditions and child-related policies.
No Child Left Behind Database
The Education Commission of the States offers the No Child Left Behind Database on their website. The database provides state-specific information about how states are meeting the No Child Left Behind requirements.
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