Breadcrumb
- Federal Resources
Federal Resources
Filter by Agency
- Administration for Children and Families (36)
- AmeriCorps (1)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
- Bureau of Justice Assistance (3)
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (3)
- Census Bureau (1)
- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (3)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (168)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (14)
- (-) Children’s Bureau (2)
- Community Oriented Policing Services (2)
- (-) Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
- Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) (4)
- (-) Family and Youth Services Bureau (25)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (3)
- Federal Trade Commission (2)
- Food and Drug Administration (1)
- Food and Nutrition Service (7)
- General Services Administration (5)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (12)
- (-) Institute of Education Sciences (6)
- National Agricultural Library (1)
- National Center for Education Statistics (7)
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (11)
- National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (3)
- National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY) (5)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (1)
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (4)
- National Institute of Justice (10)
- National Institutes of Health (14)
- Off ice of Justice Programs (1)
- Office of Adolescent Health (8)
- (-) Office of Civil Rights (1)
- Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services (1)
- Office of Educational Technology (1)
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (1)
- Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (3)
- Office of Innovation and Improvement (1)
- Office of Justice Programs (39)
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (41)
- Office of Minority Health (1)
- Office of Policy and Research (1)
- Office of Public Health and Science (4)
- Office of Safe and Healthy Students (5)
- Office of Special Education Programs (1)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (2)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) (3)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (1)
- (-) Office of the Attorney General (1)
- Office of the Surgeon General (1)
- Office of Tribal Justice (1)
- Office of Victims of Crime (8)
- Office of Violence Against Women (6)
- Office of Women’s Health (1)
- Policy and Program Studies Service (1)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (12)
Filter by Topic
- Afterschool (3)
- (-) Bullying (1)
- Children of Incarcerated Parents (1)
- Child Welfare (7)
- Disabilities (3)
- Education (67)
- Employment & Training (3)
- Family & Community Engagement (1)
- Financial Literacy (1)
- Gang Prevention (1)
- (-) Health and Nutrition (14)
- Housing (4)
- Juvenile Justice (2)
- (-) LGBTQ (12)
- Mental Health (13)
- Native Youth (3)
- Parenting (4)
- Positive Youth Development (6)
- Program Development (11)
- Runaway and Homeless Youth (38)
- Safety (1)
- (-) School Climate (4)
- Substance Use/Misuse (1)
- Teen Dating Violence (9)
- Teen Pregnancy (4)
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention (17)
- Trafficking of Youth (13)
- Transition Age Youth (3)
- (-) Violence Prevention & Victimization (8)
- Youth Preparedness (1)
Share with Youth: Apps Promote Youth Sexual Health
This slideshow features free apps that can help youth avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. It includes a brief description of each app and a link to where it can be downloaded.
Resource: How Does Talking to Extended Family Influence Teens' Decisions About Sex?
This article highlights a recent study which examined why teens talk with extended family members about sex and what they discuss. The results indicate that almost 60% of teens in the study talked with extended family members about sex, and youth who said they talked exclusively to extended family members about sex were more than twice as likely to have had sex.
Resource: Helping Youth Prevent Suicide Among Their LGBTQ Peers
This article highlights free resources educators and youth service providers can use to implement the Trevor Project’s Lifeguard Workshop, a program encouraging young people to be “lifeguards” for one another by having the knowledge to help in a crisis. Professionals can request a free, in-person workshop or use the resources highlighted in the article to create personalized trainings.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2011
The Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics and the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics' report, “Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2011,” examines crimes occurring in school and presents data on school safety.
Report: A Quarter Century of Changes in the Elementary and Secondary Teaching Force: From 1987 to 2012
This report illustrates changes in several key characteristics of the teaching force between the 1987-1988 and 2011-2012 school years, including the number of teachers, the level of teaching experience, and the racial/ethnic diversity of the teaching force. The report focuses on how these demographic changes varied across different types of teachers and schools.
Resource: IAQ Knowledge to Action Professional Training Webinar Series Archive
This archived webinar series features four hour-long technical web-based trainings that address how to improve or sustain indoor air quality (IAQ) management programs within schools or school districts. School professionals can use this training to learn about the implementation of a successful framework for IAQ management, critical actions needed to address building-related environmental health, and the use of tools in the School IAQ Assessment Mobile App to identify and prioritize IAQ improvements.
Report: Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2016
This annual report presents data on crime at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population. Topics addressed include victimization, bullying, school conditions, fights, weapons, the presence of security staff at school, availability and student use of drugs and alcohol, student perceptions of personal safety at school, and criminal incidents at postsecondary institutions.
Report: Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools: Findings From the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2015–16
This report uses data from the 2015–16 School Survey on Crime and Safety to examine a range of issues dealing with school crime and safety, including the frequency of school crime and violence, disciplinary actions, the presence and activities of school security staff, and school practices related to crime prevention and reduction.
Report: Student Victimization in U.S. Schools: Results from the 2015 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey
This report examines student criminal victimization and the characteristics of crime victims and nonvictims. It also provides findings on student reports of the presence of gangs and weapons, and the availability of drugs and alcohol at school, student reports of bullying, and fear and avoidance behaviors of crime victims and nonvictims at school.
Report: Sexual Victimization in Prisons, Jails, and Juvenile Correctional Facilities
This report (PDF, 97 pages) presents the findings of the Review Panel on Prison Rape. The Panel gathered information on the practices of selected correctional institutions that had either a low or a high prevalence of inmate sexual victimization and made recommendations that aim to help eliminate sexual victimization in prisons, jails, and juvenile correctional facilities.
Defending Childhood
Attorney General Eric Holder launched the Defending Childhood initiative, which strives to harness resources from across the Department of Justice to prevent children's exposure to violence; mitigate the negative impact of children's exposure to violence when it does occur, and; develop knowledge and spread awareness about children's exposure to violence.