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Observance: Youth Justice Action Month

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October is National Youth Justice Action Month. Explore events, resources, and more on this page.

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Resource: Advisory: Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Prevention Among Youth and Young Adults

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This Advisory reviews the evidence on prescription stimulant misuse among youth and young adults. It establishes prescription stimulant misuse as a public health problem, identifies associated risk and protective factors, and provides programs and action steps for stakeholders to prevent misuse.

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Resource: Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth

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The goal of this guide is to review the literature on prevention of marijuana use among youth, distill the research into recommendations for practice, and provide examples of the ways these recommendations can be implemented.

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Featured Youth Topics

Explore 30 Youth Topics
Adolescent Health
Afterschool Programs
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Youth
Bullying Prevention (StopBullying.gov)
Children of Incarcerated Parents
Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council
Civic Engagement
Dating Violence Prevention
Disabilities
Driver Safety
Employment
Expectant and Parenting Young Families
Family Engagement
Financial Capability & Literacy
Gang Involvement Prevention
Homelessness and Housing Instability
Juvenile Justice
Mental Health
Mentoring
Opportunity Youth
Positive Youth Development
Pregnancy Prevention
Preparedness & Recovery
School Climate
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Substance Use/Misuse
Suicide Prevention
Trafficking Prevention
Transition & Aging Out
Violence Prevention
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  • Children of Incarcerated Parents
  • Parenting

It is important that communities create a coordinated system of supports for children of prisoners and their incarcerated parents...

Click here to read the Children of Incarcerated Parents Youth Topic
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  • Substance Use/Misuse

Youth-serving systems should intervene early to address substance use/misuse.

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  • Health and Nutrition

Adolescence is an important time for promoting health and preventing disease.

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  • Bullying

StopBullying.gov provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk…

Youth affected by bullying