Breadcrumb
- Federal Resources
Federal Resources
Filter by Agency
- Administration for Children and Families (13)
- AmeriCorps (5)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
- Census Bureau (1)
- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (1)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (11)
- Children’s Bureau (2)
- Employment and Training Administration (27)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1)
- (-) Family and Youth Services Bureau (3)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (1)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (1)
- Federal Student Aid (1)
- Federal Trade Commission (1)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (3)
- Institute of Education Sciences (2)
- (-) National Center for Education Statistics (3)
- National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY) (3)
- National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth (3)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (5)
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (1)
- National Institutes of Health (1)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (1)
- Office of Adolescent Health (2)
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (9)
- Office of Educational Research and Improvement (1)
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (2)
- Office of Innovation and Improvement (1)
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2)
- Office of Military Community and Family Policy (1)
- Office of Policy and Research (1)
- (-) Office of Special Education Programs (4)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) (1)
- Public and Indian Housing Division (1)
- Rehabilitation Services Administration (1)
- (-) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (1)
- Wage and Hour Division (1)
Filter by Department
Filter by Topic
- Afterschool (11)
- Bullying (3)
- Child Welfare (3)
- Civic Engagement (1)
- Disabilities (18)
- Education (82)
- (-) Employment & Training (5)
- Gang Prevention (1)
- Health and Nutrition (15)
- Housing (3)
- Juvenile Justice (4)
- LGBTQ (15)
- Mental Health (63)
- Native Youth (1)
- (-) Parenting (6)
- Positive Youth Development (9)
- Program Development (11)
- Runaway and Homeless Youth (38)
- Safety (2)
- School Climate (5)
- Substance Use/Misuse (36)
- Teen Dating Violence (9)
- Teen Pregnancy (4)
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention (18)
- Trafficking of Youth (14)
- Transition Age Youth (6)
- Violence Prevention & Victimization (10)
- Youth Preparedness (5)
- Youth Suicide Prevention (3)
Disability Employment 101
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services within the Department of Education has released and updated its Disability Employment 101 guide. This guide provides information about hiring employees with disabilities, including information about how to find qualified workers with disabilities, how to put disability and employment research into practice, and how to model what other businesses have done to successfully integrate individuals with disabilities into the workforce.
National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center
The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) helps states build capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities and disseminates information and provides technical assistance on scientifically-based research practices with an emphasis on building and sustaining state-level infrastructures of support and district-level demonstrations of effective transition methods for youth with disabilities.
Trends Among Young Adults Over Three Decades
The Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics' report, “Trends Among Young Adults Over Three Decades, 1974-2006” outlines patterns of change in postsecondary enrollment, labor force roles, family formation, and civic engagement as measured in young adults two years out of high school in 1972, 1980, 1992, and 2004.
Report: Participation in High School Career and Technical Education and Postsecondary Enrollment
This report analyzes the relationship between high school career and technical education course-taking and later enrollment in postsecondary education.
Report: High School Students’ Views on Who Influences Their Thinking about Education and Careers
This report examines who public high school students view as their main influence when they are considering postsecondary education and careers. Results show students relied on family members as the main influence when thinking about postsecondary education, and students relied on themselves primarily when thinking about careers.
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers National Office, PACER Center
The Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers National Center works with the six regional Parent Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) to provide innovative technical assistance, up-to-date information and high-quality resources and materials to the parent centers.
Booklet Series: FASD Prevention
SAMHSA’s FASD Center for Excellence released an updated version of its How To Have a Healthy Baby booklet series. This series provides useful guidance to encourage women to remain alcohol-free during pregnancy. The three-booklet series provides tips for men and women who want to support a healthy pregnancy, and for providers who work with pregnant women. These resources are available in both English and Spanish.
Resource: Branch Military Parent Technical Assistance Center
MPTAC helps parent centers in their work supporting military families. The MPTAC website features tools and resources on topics such as TRICARE, permanent change of station, Department of Defense Educational Agency schools, and Medicaid. MPTAC also offers three dedicated staff members to support parent centers and a quarterly newsletter that includes information from parent centers and military subject matter experts.
Resource: 5 Resources to Support and Empower Teen Parent Slideshow
This slideshow highlights five campaigns and organizations that focus on the strengths and needs of young parents and provides links to additional resources on supporting parenting teens.
Resource: 1-2-3 Care: A Trauma-Sensitive Toolkit for Caregivers of Children
As described in this NCFY article, this toolkit teaches young parents how to interact with children who have had traumatic experiences and addresses important aspects of child development and parenting, such as attachment, teaching emotional regulation, and repairing mistakes.
Resource: Youth-Friendly Manual Shows New Fathers the Ropes
This NCFY article highlights a manual (PDF, 28 pages) that uses driving and car analogies and youth-friendly language to teach teen dads and expectant dads about topics such as establishing paternity, what to expect when the baby comes home, caring for the baby, and co-parenting.