Department of Health and Human Services

This resource introduces service providers to scientifically-informed findings about brain development and trauma specific to young adults.

This policy brief developed by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, describes child sex trafficking, including what it is, who is at risk, the potential consequences, and what can be done to address it.

These resources, developed by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, provide information for teens and their parents about sexual assault.

These reports and detailed tables present findings and data based on results of the 2016 NSDUH, an annual survey that provides national and state-level data on mental health and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs in the United States. 

This self-paced, online training module provides an overview of the HECAT, describes how to use the HECAT to develop or select a curriculum, and shares information and examples to ensure curriculum decisions meet student needs.

This fact sheet provides information on workplace driving laws that create safe driving conditions for young drivers.

This self-assessment and planning tool can help schools improve their health and safety policies and programs at the elementary, middle, and high school level. 

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. 

This brief identifies characteristics of children and families who reunified with parents or family following the child’s stay in foster care.