This blog post provides information about the link between eating disorders and substance use disorders, describes the value of integrated care, and provides resources for people who have eating disorders, substance use disorders, or both. Learn more.
This updated guidance (PDF, 53 pages) provides information to help states, school districts, and local liaisons implement the Education for Homeless Children and Youths program under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The guidance addresses school stability, enrollment, transportation, collaboration, and allowable uses of funds, including short-term, temporary emergency housing in limited circumstances. Learn more (PDF, 53 pages).
This Dear Colleague Letter (PDF, 3 pages) from the U.S. Department of Education clarifies how McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) funds may be used to support children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. The letter explains that, in limited circumstances, EHCY funds may be used for short-term, temporary emergency housing, such as hotel or motel stays, when reasonable and necessary to support school attendance and used as a last resort. Learn more (PDF, 3 pages).
Adolescence is an important time for promoting health and preventing disease.
More than 2.1 million American Indians and Alaska Natives are under the age of 24.
Nearly all young people hold at least one job between ages 18 and 25.
