Research Digests

Issue Contents Nov. 11, 2005 June 8, 2005 Feb. 2, 2005 April 26, 2004 December 3, 2003 July 10, 2003 March 24, 2003 March 19, 2002 January 23, 2002 December 3, 2001 October 8, 2001 July 17, 2001 May 11, 2001 April 23, 2001 March 1, 2001 January 11, 2001 December 20, 2000 December 5, 2000

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Nov. 11, 2005
Full Issue

1. Positive Results for Paraprofessional Home Visiting Program
2. New Resource Directory for Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
3. Preteen Alcohol Use Tied to Risky Behavior
4. Survey Finds Fewer Drug-Free Middle Schools
5. Data on Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in U.S. Children
6. Lack of Peer Acceptance Among Preteens Predictor of Academic Decline
7. Journal Focuses on Participation in Youth Programs
8. Local Survey of Child Well Being: What Parents Say
9. San Mateo County Report on Low-Income Families
10. More Kids Living in Poverty Nationwide
11. How to Build a Successful Mentoring Program
12. Spanish Edition of Health Guide Released
13. Cultural Competency for Nonprofits

June 8, 2005
Full Issue

1. Top Risk Factors for Infant Maltreatment
2. Policy Recommendations for Child Abuse Prevention and Foster Care
3. Latest State and National Child Maltreatment Figures
4. Drugs and Violence Begin as Early as Fourth Grade
5. Sixth-Grade Behavior May Indicate Risks
6. Factors That Make a Difference in Preventing Youth Violence
7. Preventing Problems, Promoting Development, Encouraging Engagement
8. Recent Articles and Reports on After-School Programs
9. California's Adolescents: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey
10. Report on Bay Area Youth Violence
11. Future of Children: Closing the Gaps in School Readiness
12. Child Well-Being in the Nation: A Mixed Picture
13. National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information Website Updated
14. State After-School Profiles: New Search Tool Available

Feb. 2, 2005
Full issue

1. Early Childhood Development Report Card
2. Immigrant Mothers' Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
3. Nurse Family Partnership May Reduce Future Child Abuse and Neglect
4. "Connectedness Key to Youth Violence Prevention
5. The Multiple Contexts of Middle Childhood
6. Studies on After-School Programs
7. Issues and Opportunities in Out-of-School Time Evaluation
8. Exemplary Practices in Adolescent Development
9. Study Finds Link Between Adolescent Substance Use and Youth Assets
10. California Report Card 2004: Focus on Children in Immigrant Families
11. America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2004
12. 2004 Kids County Data Book
13. Youth Development, Parenting, & Education Resources
14. Family Strengthening Policy Center

April 26, 2004
Full issue

1. U.S. Child Abuse Trends Show Slight Improvements
2. New Findings on Preteen Bullying and Related Emotional Problems
3. Middle School Tougher for U.S. Kids
4. Sixth Graders More Receptive to Smoking by End of School Year
5. Understanding Unsupervised After-School Time
6. New Report Reviews Out-Of-School-Time Programming
7. Report Focuses on Middle School Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
8. Family Hunger, Homelessness on the Rise in 2003
9. New Child Well-Being Index Shows Slight Gains Since 1975
10. School Violence on the Decline
11. Report Examines Suicide Among U.S. Children
12. How Does Foster Care Fare?
13. San Mateo County Network of Care
14. Guide to Effective Programs for All Ages
15. DataBank
16. Research and Publications

December 3, 2003
Full issue

1. Home Visitation: An Effective Child Abuse Prevention Approach
2. Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in California
3. The Status of Young Children in California
4. Review of Research in Out-of-School Time Programs
5. Most Preteens Don't Participate in Organized Physical Activities
6. Nearly One Million California Kids Fail Fitness Test
7. Number of Child Delinquents on the Rise
8. More Evidence Connecting Kids' Well-Being and Academic Success
9. Youth 'Assets' Linked to Academic Achievement, Positive Behavior
10. New State-and County-Level Data on the Status of Children
11. National Summary on Violence and Children
12. The Well-Being of America's Children: Smoking Decreased; Child Poverty Unchanged
13. One-Quarter of Young Toddlers in the U.S. Have a TV in Their Rooms
14. Building Partnerships for Youth
15. Promising Practices in Afterschool
16. National Mentoring Partnership: Research on Effectiveness of Mentoring Programs
    

July 10 , 2003
Full issue

1. Infants at Greatest Risk for Serious Abuse and Neglect
2. 2001 Child Maltreatment Data Now Available
3. Building a Relationship Key to Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
4. Survey: Emotional Health Top Concern for Parents of Preteens
5. One in Five Santa Clara County Preteens Report Seriously Considering Suicide
6. How Sexually Active Are Preteens?
7. Study Points to Benefits of Out-of-School Programming
8. Early Head Start Programs Reduce Crime, Say Law Enforcement Officials
9. Study: A Dollar Spent in Early Intervention Saves Seven Dollars in the Future
10. Kids Count Data Show Improvements for California
11. For Some Kids with Mental Health Problems, Justice System is a Last Hope
12. State Budget Still in Limbo
13. Tough Budget Decisions for San Mateo County's Human Services Agency
14. Cuts to CBOs and to Children's Shelter in Santa Clara County's Budget
15. Cuts to 21st Century Learning Centers Could Affect 80,000 Children in California
16. Effective Practices Epicenter
17. Federal Website About Child Abuse Prevention
18. Promising Practices Network
    

March 24, 2003
Full issue

1. Demographic and Social Trends Among Young Children in California
2. Infant Homicides Rising in the U.S.
3. Controversial Findings on National After-School Program
4. New Study on Effectiveness of After-School Programs
5. New York City Community Centers Show Positive Results for Youth
6. Rethinking Unisex Drug Prevention Programs for Young Women Ages 8-22
7. Effective Child Abuse Prevention Strategies in School Settings
8. California's Foster Care Reform: Where We've Been and Where We Need To Go
9. Are You Misusing Indicators?
10. Collaboration Between Schools and Community Organizations Help Youth Succeed
11. California's Legislative Budget Standoff over the Vehicle License Fee
12. Significance of Vehicle License Fee in San Mateo County
13. Santa Clara County Budget Cuts
14. White House Budget May Leave Poor Children Behind

1. After-School Funding Losing Ground
2. New Searchable Database of Out-of-School Time Evaluation Profiles
3. Bush Calls for More Money for Treatment, But Cuts Prevention
4. Prevention Programs that Work for Youth At Risk
5. Report Issued On Newborns In Cities and States
6. Births Up, Teen Births Down
7. Poverty Harms Kids, But More Resources Make a Difference
8. Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
9. Mentoring: A Promising Strategy for Youth Development
10. Trends in the Well-Being of Americaçs Children and Youth 2001
11. Ground Breaking Data On How Children Are Faring
12. Exposure to Violence: Psychological and Academic Correlates in Child Witnesses
13. Tax Increases Can Cut the Number of Habitual Teen Smokers

1. Los Angeles County Offers a Special Court for Juveniles With Mental Health Problems
2. Los Angeles Times Urges Schools to Broaden Physical Education to Promote Healthier Children
3. Girls In The Justice System
4. Attachment Classifications Among 18-Month-Old Children of Adolescent Mothers
5. Role Models, Ethnic Identity, and Health-Risk Behaviors in Urban Adolescents
6. Big Charity Gifts Down in 2001
7. Charities Anticipate Layoffs and Cuts as Flow of Donations Slows

1. Children's Defense Fund releases latest state statistics on children
2. Annual report on child health released
3. One in four children affected by parental substance abuse
4. New from the after school symposium
5. Community programs to promote youth development
6. Choosing a good youth program
7. Improving children's mental health services
8. Promising practices identifies model programs
9. Welfare reform's impact on child maltreatment
10. Underage smokers respond to threat of legal penalties
11. Exposure to violence and associated health-risk behaviors among adolescent girls
12. New Youth Tobacco Surveillance 2000 Report Released
13. California report card scores children's educational success "incomplete..."

1. Study shows relationship between adolescent life satisfaction and violence
2. Children and Type 2 diabetes
3. Study released on childhood adversities and subsequent suicidal behavior
4. New measure of adolescents' subjective social status released
5. Communitywide intervention improves delivery of preventive services to children
6. 'Add Health' survey finds better parental communication can lower teens' chances of having sex, becoming pregnant
7. Children in the States 2001: How does your state fare?
8. Census 2000 survey shows new picture of America's families
9. Welfare Reform's Impact on Adolescents: Early Warning Signs
10. After-School Programs Aid Academic Success, Provide Safe Havens for Children Number of Programs in U.S. More than Doubles During 1990s Survey of Principals Suggests
11. Falling Short on Youth Development

1. Risk factors for and impact of online sexual solicitation of youth
2. Adolescents with disabilities at increased risk for negative health outcomes, study finds
3. Study examines impact of adolescents' living arrangements on their behavior
4. Study evaluates relationship between parental monitoring and adolescent health risk behaviors
5. Fathers' involvement important to their children's healthy development
6. Guidelines released by AACAP for children and adolescents with suicidal behavior
7. Teen substance abuse prevention programs build on what works
8. Surgeon general releases report on sexual health for teens, calls for open dialogue between adults, youth
9. New internet resource for health information
10. New report ranks effectiveness of preventive medicine

1. Bullying Behaviors Among US Youth: Prevalence and Association With Psychosocial Adjustment
2. Long-term Effects of an Early Childhood Intervention on Educational Achievement and Juvenile Arrest: A 15-Year Follow-up of Low-Income Children in Public Schools
3. Report Offers Recommendations For A Mental Health Promotion And Intervention System For Youth
4. Few Teens Receive Sexual Health Information From Doctors, Though Many Welcome It, Survey Shows
5. NPR's 'Morning Edition' Investigates Link Between Advertising and Earlier Sexual Behavior Among Preteens
6. Use of Antidepressants Among U.S. Children, Teens Grew in Early 1990s
7. National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
8. Detecting Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Emergency Department: Development of a Brief Screening Tool
9. Asthma Rates Increasing
10. What Ever Happened To Play?

1. Family Support Prevents Teen Suicide
2. Reports Of Child Abuse, Neglect Grew 33% in 1990s
3. Lesson Plans for Engaging Youth in Community Planning
4. How are Hispanic Children and Families Faring?
5. Study Finds That Early Adolescent Girls Who Diet Are More Likely To Smoke
6. Adolescent Birthrate Falls To Record Low, Finds Study
7. Study Examines Effects Of Maternal Abuse On Mothers And Their Children
8. Breaking The Link Between Child Maltreatment And Juvenile Delinquency
9. Teens turn to Internet for health answers

1. Early sexual maturation increasingly common among girls
2. Are computers good or bad for kids' development?
3. Grading grown-ups: adults report on relationships with kids
4. Good news about San Jose's babies
5. Limiting TV viewing reduces aggression in children, study indicates
6. Adolescent and preadolescent weight concerns and dieting habits influenced by parents, claims study
7. Males exposed to violence during childhood are more likely to impregnate adolescent females, finds study
8. Study examines middle school students' risky behavior
9. Casa 2000 teen survey finds kids with "hands-on" parents four times less likely to use drugs

1. California Unprepared to Meet Rising Teen Population, Increased Health Needs
2. Teen Sexual Activity 'Risky Business,' 'Dateline NBC' Reports
3. Kaiser Family Foundation, UPN Unveil Public Service Campaign on Teen Sexual Health Issues
4. Surgeon General Urges Help for Mental Health 'Crisis' Among Children
5. New Urban Institute Report on Child Well-Being
6. Watch What Kids Are Watching, Says AAP

1. Brief Family Interventions Can Reduce Aggression and Hostile Behavior in Adolescents, Study Reports
2. Study States that Young Adolescents with Older Boyfriends or Girlfriends are More Likely to Have Initiated Sexual Activity
3. Too Few Pregnant Women are Screened for Partner Violence, Claims Study
4. Survey Offers New Findings on Adolescent Substance Use Trends
5. Research Shows Top-Selling Video Games 'Unhealthy' for Girls
6. Juvenile Crime Declines for Sixth Consecutive Year
7. Oral Sex Increasing 'Trend' Among Teens
8. United Way Measures Caring Communities
9. Safe From the Start: Taking Action on Children Exposed to Violence

1. Nursing Home Visitation Programs May Help Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect.
2. Report Highlights Need to Better Utilize Science in Developing Strategies to Care for our Children
3. Knight Foundation Releases Community Indicators Resources
4. The Parenting Project reports on the need for better parenting education
5. Getting Kids' Attention -- Sex Has Consequences Campaign
6. New issue brief on community-based organization schools
7. Teens' Sexual Decisions Based Mainly on School Performance, Friends
8. Youth Development Expert Reacts to Study of Adolescent Health