Positive Youth Development

This tool (PDF, 22 pages) is designed to help state education agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), and other educators work as a team to leverage relationships with young people and establish meaningful engagement. By using a continuous improvement process, teams at local, district, and state levels will collaboratively assess ...

OPA funds grants, cooperative agreements, and prize challenges that support community-based public health innovation. In May 2023, OPA convened 50 innovation teams to build relationships, workshop innovations, and fine tune design skills. Four showcase videos resulted from that event. Watch a compilation video to learn more about how OPA integrates ...

This webpage offers evidence-based guidance from experts and parents on the best approaches to parenting teens. The resource highlights articles, videos, and activities for parents and caregivers on these topics:  Understanding and adapting to the teen years  Coaching teens to recognize and manage emotions  Encouraging teen independence  Praising your teen  Learn more.  ...

The Comprehensive Systems Integration for Adolescent and Young Adult Health (CSI-AYAH) program will help states, territories, and Tribal groups to create systems of care for young people ages 10—25. The program seeks to:  Improve coordination between leaders of health, school, and community systems  Provide technical assistance and support capacity-building for state, territory, ...

In this 2023 National Adoption Month webinar recording, child welfare professionals and young people who have navigated out-of-home care discuss the critical role of connection in the lives of youth. The webinar explores concrete and successful strategies to empower professionals to better connect with youth, ultimately fostering a sense of ...

This webpage shares resources to help child welfare professionals as they permanency plan with youth. The webpage provides links to resources on culturally responsive practices, identity development, and youth engagement. Learn more. 

This guide (PDF, 22 pages) provides resources to assess and address social influences of health and education (SIHE) affecting students, their families, and communities. The resource provides tools and practical strategies for identifying root causes of identified or emerging problems and shares effective interventions to reduce social and environmental barriers ...

November is National Adoption Month (NAM). NAM seeks to increase national awareness of adoption issues, bring attention to the need for adoptive families for teens in the foster care system, and emphasize the value of youth engagement. This year's theme, "Empowering Youth: Finding Points of Connection," emphasizes professionals' important role ...

This tool offers resources to help young people better understand the different aspects of youth engagement and empowerment to advocate for themselves and their goals more effectively within the child welfare system. The strategies offered throughout this resource are informed by lived experience experts. Learn more.  ...