This article offers guiding questions and ideas to help organizations ensure that every permanency plan from conceptualization to implementation is driven by and reflective of youth priorities. Ideas for action and tips for success are discussed for each of the following topics: Youth-centered concurrent planning, support for relational permanency, and ...

Webinar Recording: Social Science Research and the Mental Health Crisis in Minority Youths and Adolescents

This webinar recording features experts who give insight into social science research and the mental health crisis in minority youth and adolescents, and what can be done to address mental health challenges now and in the future. Learn more.

Resource: National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care

This report offers best practices, implementation strategies, and practical guidance for the design and development of services that meet the needs of American children and their families experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Learn more.

Share with Youth: Where to Next? Exploring STEM Careers

This virtual game is designed to help high school students learn about different STEM careers as they think about their future after high school. Students will learn factors like the number of people in the U.S. working in STEM jobs, the median earnings of people in select STEM professions, and ...

Youth Advisory Councils

Youth Advisory Councils (YACs) provide ongoing advice and support to school districts on policies and practices that affect students. This webpage provides a detailed overview of Youth Advisory Councils (YACs). It describes the role YACs play in improving the schools and communities they serve, discusses how they can use data to make ...

F23AS00069 Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS, Service) is committed to building and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the ethic, age, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, and language diversity of contemporary America. The Service operates a variety of programs that promote wildlife conservation and public land management under ...

Resource: Department of Justice Awards Nearly $105 Million To Protect Children From Exploitation, Trauma and Abuse

The Department of Justice has awarded almost $105 million in grant funding to protect children from exploitation, trauma, and abuse, and to fund improvements in the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases. Funds will help develop, enhance, and strengthen investigative and trauma-informed services to assist youth, while ...

Resource: U.S. Outlying Area Public Schools’ Experiences with COVID-19 - September 2022

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released findings from the September School Pulse Panel (SPP) survey from a collection of public schools in four U.S. Outlying Areas. These data examine after-school programs, summer programs, mitigation strategies, learning mode offerings, and quarantine prevalence, as reported by school staff in public ...

Resource: Suicide Prevention Resource for Action

This report (PDF, 108 pages) outlines strategies with the best available evidence to prevent suicide among youth, families, and communities. It provides a roadmap for action under CDC’s Comprehensive Suicide Prevention program, which currently funds 15 states and 2 universities to implement and evaluate a comprehensive public health approach to ...

Resource: Seed Sisters 4 Part “Strong Roots” Series, Part 1

This podcast episode is the first in a four-part series focusing on strategies and resources to strengthen Tribal communities’ capacity in response to the needs of runaway, missing, and trafficked Tribal Youth. Learn more.

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