Announcements

This document (PDF, 4 pages) contains a list of resources about the importance of Tribal resource families in supporting reunification and ensuring the child’s connection to their extended family and Tribal community. The resource list includes publications, tools, trainings, agency and organization websites, webinar recordings, and more. Learn more (PDF, 4 pages). 

This webpage shares facts about distracted driving and describes how teens, parents, educators, and employers can save lives by helping to prevent distracted driving. Learn more. 

This webpage provides a summary of substances that can impair driving and shares a list of responsible behaviors to avoid drug-impaired driving. The webpage also describes NHTSA’s If You Feel Different, You Drive Different drug-impaired driving prevention initiative. Learn more. 

This webpage outlines risk factors and consequences for drunk driving. The webpage shares drunk driving laws and regulations and additional resources. Learn more. 

This guide (PDF, 40 pages) provides a foundation for organizations considering starting, expanding, or refining programs addressing the economic empowerment of people with lived experience of human trafficking. The guide shares key findings and recommendations for programming related to these five tiers of economic empowerment:  

1. Crisis management  

2. Career exploration 

3. Skill building and work readiness 

4. Experience building 

5. Employment 

The guide also describes strategies and considerations for applying these recommendations. Learn more (PDF, 40 pages). 

This report (PDF, 35 pages) outlines eight goals and aligned initial action steps that various populations can take to help create the coordinated systems, services, and supports young people need to thrive. The eight goals are: 

1. Eliminate disparities to advance health equity 

2. Increase youth agency and youth engagement 

3. Ensure access to safe and supportive environments 

4. Increase coordination and collaboration within and across systems 

5. Expand access to health care and human services 

6. Strengthen training and support for caring adults 

7. Improve health information and health literacy 

8. Support, translate, and disseminate research.  

This report includes examples of federal programs and resources that focus on improving and supporting adolescent health and well-being. Learn more (PDF, 35 pages). 

NCES released data from the 2021-22 Private School Universe Survey (PSS). The PSS is a biennial data collection of all K-12 private schools across the U.S. PSS serves as the nation’s primary source of information on U.S. private schools, including the number of private schools, number of teachers, and student enrollment in private schools. Learn more. 

This research agenda (PDF, 19 pages) offers a roadmap for academic researchers, philanthropy, students, and others committed to advancing the most effective responses to homelessness in the United States. Through this research agenda, USICH seeks to: 

• Strengthen the nation’s collective knowledge base on what works to prevent and end homelessness through rigorous qualitative and quantitative evidence 

• Reinforce existing evidence to combat disinformation 

• Align research priorities and prevent fragmentation at both the federal and non-federal levels 

• Facilitate meaningful engagement and collaboration with a diverse group of funders, researchers, people with lived experience, and partners at every stage of developing and implementing research 

• Promote research to address gaps in policy and practice, and facilitate the uptake of evidence by decision makers and service providers 

• Catalyze governmental and non-governmental investment in homelessness research 

Learn more (PDF, 19 pages). 

This action guide (PDF, 46 pages) describes six in-school strategies for K-12 school administrators that broadly promote and support student mental health and well-being. The guide includes specific approaches to use for each strategy and a summary of evidence-based policies, programs, and practices that illustrate each approach. Tips to support successful and equitable implementation of strategies are also described. Learn more. 

This snapshot (PDF, 1 page) highlights data from the 2020-21 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) on referrals to law enforcement and school-related arrests. Learn more (PDF, 1 page). 

This webpage contains a list of resources to support mental health while navigating current world events, including the war in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel. Learn more. 

This report (PDF, 29 pages) provides an overview of data from the 2020–21 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) on these topics: 

• Student enrollment in dual enrollment or dual credit programs 

• Access to preschool programs 

• Access to mathematics, science, and computer science courses and other programs 

• Access to internet and devices 

• Teachers and school support staff 

• School climate and safety 

Learn more (PDF, 29 pages). 

This report (PDF, 24 pages) highlights data from the 2020–21 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) on student discipline, including suspensions, expulsions, referrals to law enforcement, school-related arrests, corporal punishment. The report also features data on student harassment and bullying. Learn more (PDF, 24 pages). 

This webpage outlines resources on addressing crises that occur in schools and school communities and how to move forward in the aftermath of these crises. Learn more. 

This snapshot (PDF, 1 page) highlights data from the 2020–21 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) on student enrollment and demographics and school characteristics. The report also explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on instruction type. Learn more (PDF, 1 page). 

This letter (PDF, 5 pages) provides information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWD) time-limit work requirement. The newly established ABAWD exceptions exempt youth who are experiencing homelessness and young adults who are exiting foster care from the three-month time-limit. Learn more (PDF, 5 pages). 

This toolkit offers resources to assist school nurses and other school leaders in evaluating and responding to the drug overdose crisis through the implementation of a naloxone program in schools. The toolkit is organized in the following sections: 

• Creating a Naloxone Program in Your School 

• Campus Protocols for Emergency Naloxone Administration 

• Communication Resources 

Learn more. 

This toolkit is designed to help families choose education services that meet their child’s needs. Educators, teachers, principals, and other school staff can also share the toolkit as a resource for English learners and their families. Chapter topics include: 

1. Enrolling your child in school 

2. Attending school in the U.S. 

3. Other educational programs and services for your child 

4. Finding extracurricular activities for your child 

5. The health and safety of your child at school 

6. Helping your child be successful in school 

Learn more. 

This bulletin (PDF, 19 pages) outlines the importance of youth engagement and provides caseworkers with key concepts and tangible strategies to apply to their practice. Learn more. 

This snapshot (PDF, 1 page) highlights data from the 2020-21 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) on sexual violence, including sexual assault, rape, and attempted rape, and sexual harassment or bullying. The report includes an overview of ED initiatives to address sexual violence and harassment in schools. Learn more (PDF, 1 page).