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Developed by the World Health Organization, this interactive multimedia report provides a global overview of adolescents’ health and health-related behaviors and includes the latest data, trends, and determinants of adolescent health. The report also provides recommendations for creating adolescent-responsive health systems and responding to potential policy and programmatic issues. 

Brian Flay dicusses aligning goals between programs and settings at the Emphasizing Evidence Based Programs for Children and Youth Forum held in Washington, D.C. on April 27-28, 2011.

Using data from 133 countries, the “Global Status Report on Violence Prevention 2014” provides an overview of violence prevention efforts across the globe that aim to address interpersonal violence (specifically child maltreatment), youth violence, intimate partner and sexual violence, and elder abuse. This report was jointly published by the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

This blog entry from the Federal Trade Commission illustrates the risks that young people encounter when communicating and socializing online and provides a few key questions for teens to ask themselves before posting to social networks. 

Developed by the World Health Organization, this report provides specific recommendations and expert suggestions about prioritizing, planning, and providing HIV testing, counseling, treatment, and care services for adolescents.

This report from the National Center for Education Statistics analyzes problems in postsecondary educational attainment by gender, race, and ethnic origin. Numerous factors that might play a role in educational attainment challenges, including poverty, school characteristics, and financial issues are also analyzed.

The Department of Education's report, “Impact in Place: A Progress Report on the Department of Education’s Place-Based Strategy,”  illustrates the Department’s recent adoption of a “place-based” approach, an approach that helps the government better support communities’ responses to challenges by developing solutions that tackle multiple problems. The report, which lays out six key elements for the development of a place-based strategy and examples of implementation, shows that this place-based approach better targets the specific needs of individuals and populations and also improves the impact of investments.

The Interagency Council on Homelessness works to coordinate the Federal response to homelessness and to create a national partnership at every level of government and with the private sector to reduce and end homelessness in the nation while maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government in contributing to the end of homelessness.

This report presents data on nonfatal intimate partner violence among households in the United States from 1993 to 2010, reflecting trends by sex and examining intimate partner violence against women by the victim’s age, race, marital status, and household composition. .

Many workers aren't aware of the laws that protect their health benefits. This Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration video provides information for workers about their health care rights. The video also has links to additional information to help workers take full advantage of their employer-sponsored benefits.

As part of her “Let’s Move” program, First Lady Michelle Obama has created a new website, “Let’s Move Active Schools,” where schools can identify their fitness needs, set fitness goals and measure progress, and celebrate successes. The website also provides information about grants and resources, and profiles of schools that have successfully used physical activity to help students thrive. Learn more.

This blog post from the Federal Trade Commission highlights a new infographic, titled “Keeping Up with Kids’ Apps” that can help parents as they make decisions about what apps their children should download.

Knowing your benefit options means knowing the basics about health care law so that you can protect yourself and your dependents. And it means finding out now about some common sense steps you can take to make sure you have the level of health care coverage you need at every stage of your life.

Stephanie Fanjul discusses lessons from a state intermediary at the Emphasizing Evidence Based Programs for Children and Youth Forum held in Washington, D.C. on April 27-28, 2011.

CNCS funded a two-part independent evaluation of its Minnesota Reading Corps program, the largest AmeriCorps tutoring program, which provides evidence-informed interventions and data-driven assessments to children from age three to grade three. The evaluation revealed students tutored by AmeriCorps members were significantly more prepared for kindergarten than students without tutors, and AmeriCorps members helped students meet or exceed targets for kindergarten readiness in all five critical literacy skills assessed. Results also showed the program was effective across a range of settings and for all students, regardless of gender, race/ethnicity, or dual language learner status. 

This initiative shines a spotlight on the role libraries and museums play in bringing about positive change in the lives of young people. This report discusses the effectiveness of library programs for children and youth ages 9-19, from a year-long study of IMLS (Insitute of Museum and Library Services) grants.

The Federal government's central Web site for information and resources related to methamphetamine. The site was developed to assist policy makers, law enforcement, educators, health care professionals, and others who are working to reduce meth production, trafficking, and abuse. The site features a listserv to promote information sharing and interactive communication with professionals across the Nation.

This report by the Federal Trade Commission, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures Are Disappointing,” reveals that mobile app developers and distributors are not providing information around what data is being collected when children use apps, and how this data is shared.

To report suspected trafficking crimes, get help, or learn more about human trafficking from a nongovernmental organization, call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, toll-free (24/7), at 1-888-373-7888 or text HELP or INFO to BeFree (233733). You can also report a tip online at http://www.polarisproject.org/what-we-do/national-human-trafficking-hotline/report-a-tip.

In conjunction with the NEFRLS, the National Emergency Child Locator Center (NECLC) is operated by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and activated during Presidentially-declared disasters. Its mission is to help locate displaced children and reunite them with their families.  In February 2007, FEMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the NCMEC, the American Red Cross, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to enhance information-sharing concerning people displaced by disasters.

The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board has created “Native VOICES,” an evidence-based, culturally appropriate video that educates American Indian and Alaska Native teens about HIV and STD prevention and safe sex. Watch the video trailer and request a copy via email of the Native Voices Toolkit, which includes the full-length video. 

The FTC developed “Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online,” a booklet for parents, teachers, and other adults to use when having conversations with young people about online safety. Recent updates to the booklet include tips on using mobile apps and Wi-Fi, ways to recognize text message spam, and changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. 

If you are starting a new job, this publication provides tips to help you save for your long-term goals in addition to your short-term goals.  If you start saving now, the money will have years to grow and you'll have a better chance of being able to do all the things you want to do in the future. Plus, by starting early, you will need to save a lot less later on.

As part of the new Uniform Guidance for AmeriCorps award and grants, recipients must record the indirect cost method and rates they will be using on their awards. AmeriCorps has created a feature in eGrants for recipients to record the method they will be using to apply their indirect costs to all awards.

This blog entry explains what loan servicers are and how they can provide support to students as they work to pay back their loans.