Announcements

This I-Guide, developed to enhance the information available from the Model Programs Guide, provides an overview of the common implementation process for diversion programs, references a variety of diversion research, and includes useful suggestions on how to deal with challenges in implementation. Juvenile justice professionals can use this guide as they prepare to implement a pre-adjudication diversion program. Learn more.

This snapshot (PDF, 1 page) uses data from the National Juvenile Court Data Archive to highlight trends and processing characteristics of delinquency cases involving Hispanic youth. Learn More (PDF, 1 page).

This brief compares children in nonparental care as a result of parental incarceration with those who experienced parental incarceration but not as a reason for nonparental care, and those with no experience of parental incarceration. Learn more.

This brief identifies characteristics of children and families who reunified with parents or family following the child’s stay in foster care, patterns regarding success or failure of reunification, and maltreatment re-reports among children reunified with their families. Learn more.

This brief examines courts’ roles in overseeing psychotropic medication prescriptions for children who were the subjects of child maltreatment investigations. It also explores the relationship between oversight roles, rates of psychotropic medication use, and rates at which children were re-reported to child protection agencies. Learn more.

This environmental scan, developed by the MITRE Corporation, explores how child welfare agencies currently use predictive analytics in their work. It describes several agencies’ motivations for using predictive analytics, how their models support casework practice, and the challenges encountered. Learn more.

This podcast, created by the Institute for Research on Poverty, describes a new study on attachment in children who have an incarcerated father and discusses some of the factors that may lead to differences in children’s attachment behaviors. Learn more.

This report (PDF, 12 pages) uses data from a nationally representative sample to describe the nature of safe, stable, nurturing relationships (SSNR) among children and youth. It provides a comprehensive assessment of SSNR factors, examines interrelationships among different indicators of SSNRs, and investigates the consequences of SSNRs for child and adolescent mental health. Learn more (PDF, 12 pages).

This annual report provides national-level data for the past 15 years and projections to the year 2025 on enrollment, teachers, high school graduates, and expenditures at the elementary and secondary level; and enrollment and degrees at the postsecondary level. Learn more.

These data describe the FY 2014 cohort student loan default rate, which increased slightly from 11.3% to 11.5% for students who entered repayment between fiscal years 2013 and 2014. During the tracking period, more than five million borrowers entered repayment and 580,671 of them defaulted on their loans. Learn more.

This report examines background and educational characteristics, plans for college, postsecondary enrollment, and postsecondary completion patterns of first-generation college students and their peers whose parents have college degrees. It also explores how postsecondary plans, attendance, and completion varies between these two groups of students and presents the reasons why some 2002 high school sophomores, who were postsecondary enrollees, did not obtain a credential by 2012. Learn more.

This report (PDF, 96 pages) to Congress summarizes federal investments focused on the transition period from childhood to adulthood for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and identifies opportunities for improvement in federal research, programs, and services that support youth with ASD during this critical time period. Learn more (PDF, 96 pages).

This report presents findings from a 2016 study that collected data on children enrolled in public or private school for kindergarten through 12th grade or homeschooled for these grades. The survey collected information about various aspects of parent involvement in education, such as help with homework, family activities, and involvement at school. For homeschooled students, the survey asked questions related to students’ homeschooling experiences, the sources of the curriculum, and the reasons for homeschooling. Learn more.

This video announces the designation of 342 schools in 44 states, the District of Colombia, and Department of Defense Schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2017. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Learn more.

This practice guide provides four evidence-based recommendations for reducing dropout rates in middle and high schools, and improving high school graduation rates. School educators and administrators can use the guide to find specific, actionable strategies for dropout prevention, examples of how to implement the recommended practices in schools, advice on how to overcome potential obstacles, and a description of the supporting evidence. Learn more.

This short film, developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network along with other partners, features a diverse cast of seven youth and young adults who describe the trauma they experienced and how they tapped into their resilience and found their way to recovery. Learn more.

This guide (PDF, 24 pages) can help people understand how to use health insurance coverage to improve their mental and physical health. It provides an eight step road map for understanding behavioral health, finding and accessing appropriate providers, and staying on the road to recovery. Learn more (PDF, 24 pages).

This website allows users, including youth, to access and manage their social security benefit information to plan for retirement. Learn more.

This data snapshot describes teen suicide rates between 1975 and 2015 and the difference in suicide rates by sex. Overall, suicide rates for both male and female teens increased during the study period. Learn more.

This report uses combined data from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health from 2002 to 2014 to identify 12th grade-aged youth who had dropped out of school and to describe their substance use compared to their peers who were currently attending school. Learn more.