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Resources for Helping Youth Cope after a Mass Shooting

In response to recent school and other mass shootings, youth.gov has compiled a list of resources to help youth, families, educators, and community members cope with and talk about community trauma, as well as provide psychological first aid and bolster resilience.

New Data: The Impact of COVID-19 on Youth

The new Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES) highlights students’ behaviors and experiences during the pandemic related to substance use, mental health and suicide, disruptions to student life, racism, and more. 

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New Content: Reconnecting Youth

The Reconnecting Youth project seeks to pull together in one location information about programs that support young people who are disconnected and their practices and a repository of existing research with two new tools: a compendium of programs and an evidence gap map.

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U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health

Anxiety, isolation, and loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the mental health of youth. The Surgeon General's Youth Mental Health Advisory is a call-to-action to support youth.

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Announcements

Webinar: Supporting Youth Mental Health in the Workforce System

Posted | Aug 11 2022

Date: August 18, 2022, 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET

This webinar will feature experts and speakers from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL). The webinar will discuss the mental health challenges facing youth and where to find the resources that will allow you to better support youth and their mental health needs. Learn more and register.

Webinar: Preventing and Intervening in the Labor Trafficking of Students

Posted | Aug 11 2022

Date: August 17, 2022, 3:00 - 4:15 pm ET

This webinar is part of the Addressing Human Trafficking in America's Schools series, which addresses the growing response of America’s schools to child trafficking. This webinar will explore what labor trafficking looks like in the United States. Participants will hear from subject matter experts, individuals with lived experience, and practitioners about how they can support students who are involved in labor trafficking. Learn more and register.

Resource: Stability of Mental Disorder Prevalence Estimates Among School-aged Children and Adolescents: Findings from the Community-based Project to Learn about Youth

Posted | Aug 11 2022

This study examined whether the proportion of children and adolescents who are at risk for mental disorders is similar over time. Findings can be used for community-level planning to support the mental health of children and adolescents and provide prevention and intervention services when needed. Learn more.