Examines the educational experiences of vulnerable children and youth in Chicago, including children and youth who have been abused or neglected, who are placed in foster care, who are homeless, and who have been involved with the juvenile court system.
Includes comprehensive, intensive, community-based programs to promote building resiliency and protective factors in youth, families, and communities. CYFAR also promotes the use of technology to improve programs, provide efficient access to educational resources, and provide essential technological skills for youth and adults in at-risk environments.
Highlights important findings about the prevalence of children experiencing risk factors in the United States. These findings were produced with the Young Child Risk Calculator, a tool of the National Center for Children in Poverty.
Houses more than 330 substance abuse and mental health intervention resources. Developed to help the public learn more about evidence-based interventions that are available for implementation.
Provides information on levels of evidence for interventions for children’s mental health disorders, as well as references.
Houses research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education. The Institute for Education Sciences focuses on the results from high-quality research while providing educators with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.
Assists to identify and disseminate evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that are effective in reducing antisocial behavior and promoting a healthy course of youth development.
Provides a toolkit guide to using social media to improve the reach of health messages, increase access to content, further participation with audiences and advance transparency to improve health communication efforts.
Provides three toolkits trainers can use to foster safe and supportive learning environments: (1) Creating Safe and Respectful Environments in Our Nation’s Classrooms assists teachers in preventing and intervening in bullying behavior in the classroom; (2) Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment on Our Nation’s School Buses assists school bus drivers in preventing and intervening in bullying behavior on school buses; (3) Get Smart, Get Help, Get Safe assists specialized instructional support staff in preventing and addressing teen dating violence.
Compiles a list of NAEYC online resources arranged according to application selection criteria intended to guide states as they complete their applications. The resources range from web pages to briefs and reports to position statements.
