Research in Brief
A collection of brief research summaries that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.
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2009 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
— June 2010
News release at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website
Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems
— May 2010
Adolescent Outcomes of Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in a Diverse Community Sample
— June 2010
Journal abstract at Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry website
America's Future: Latino Child Well-Being in Numbers and Trends
— Apr. 2010
Are Preterm Births on the Decline in the United States?
— May 2010
The Changing Faces of America's Children and Youth
— Spring 2010
Comparative Safety of Antidepressant Agents for Children and Adolescents Regarding Suicidal Acts
— May 2010
Condition of Education 2010
— May 2010
Conditions of Confinement: Findings from the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement
— May 2010
Co-Occurrence of Victimization from Five Subtypes of Bullying: Physical, Verbal, Social Exclusion, Spreading Rumors, and Cyber
— May 2010
Current Pediatrician Practices in Identifying High-Risk Behaviors of Adolescents
— Apr. 2010
Early Results Show No Impact of Teacher Advancement Program in Chicago
— June 2010
The Effectiveness of a Bicycle Safety Program for Improving Safety-Related Knowledge and Behavior in Young Elementary Students
— May 2010
Enduring Effects of Prenatal and Infancy Home Visiting by Nurses on Children: Follow-up of a Randomized Trial Among Children at Age 12 Years
— May 2010
Enduring Effects of Prenatal and Infancy Home Visiting by Nurses on Maternal Life Course and Government Spending: Follow-up of a Randomized Trial Among Children at Age 12 Years
— May 2010
An Experimental Assessment of the Effects of Reading Software Products on Reading Test Scores
— Mar. 2010
Factors Involved in the Persistence of Overweight among Children Enrolled in the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children
— Mar. 2010
Food Insecurity and Obesity: Is There a Relationship Among Children and Families?
— Apr. 2010
History of Maltreatment and Mental Health Problems in Foster Children: A Review of the Literature
— June 2010
Interpersonal Relationships and the Development of Behavior Problems in Adolescents in Urban Schools: A Longitudinal Study
— June 2010
Involvement in Internet Aggression During Early Adolescence
— June 2010
Link Between Child Care and Academic Achievement and Behavior Persists Into Adolescence
— May 2010
Long-Term Economic Costs of Psychological Problems During Childhood
— July 2010
Long-term Physical Health Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Meta-Analytic Review
— June 2010
Making the Transition: Interim Results of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Evaluation
— May 2010
The New Demography of American Motherhood
— May 2010
NIH Study Finds That Overweight Girls Who Lose Weight Reduce Adult Diabetes Risk
— May 2010
Parenting Infants and Toddlers Today
— Mar. 2010
Poly-Victimization and Risk of Posttraumatic, Depressive, and Substance Use Disorders and Involvement in Delinquency in a National Sample of Adolescents
— June 2010
Poverty, Food Insecurity, and the Behavior for Childhood Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders
— May 2010
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Early-Life Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity
— Apr. 2010
Rural Families with a Child Abuse Report are More Likely Headed by a Single Parent and Endure Economic and Family Stress
— Winter 2010
Screening, Triage, and Referral of Patients Who Report Suicidal Thought During a Primary Care Visit
— May 2010
Soda Taxes, Soft Drink Consumption, and Children's Body Mass Index
— Apr. 2010
Standardized Screening for Suicidal Adolescents in Primary Care
— May 2010
Student Eligibility for a Free Lunch as an SES Measure in Education Research
— Mar. 2010
Suicide and Self-Injury Among Children and Youth With Chronic Health Conditions
— May 2010
Taxing Soft Drinks and Restricting Access to Vending Machines to Curb Child Obesity
— Apr. 2010
Testing a Series of Causal Propositions Relating Time in Child Care to Children's Externalizing Behavior
— Jan. 2010
Undercover Testing Finds Fraud and Abuse at Selected Head Start Centers
— May 2010
Word Learning From Baby Videos
— May 2010
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