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ADHD
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Crisis and Emergency Management
Disabilities
Discipline
Dropout and Graduation
Drug Abuse
Economic Conditions
Education Statistics
Emotional Disturbance
Financing Services for Children and Youth
IDEA
Juvenile Justice
Mental Health
Mental Health Services
Minority Populations
No Child Left Behind
Prevention
Privacy and Confidentiality
Private School Voucher Programs
Pupil Services Personnel
Psychotropic Drugs
Rural Education
School Climate
School Connectedness
School Crime and Safety
School Health
School Mental Health
Sexual Minority Youth
Stigma
Technology
Testing Accommodations
Transitioning to the Workforce
Youth Risk Behaviors

Achievement

Condition of Education 2009
National Center for Education Statistics

Digest of Education Statistics 2008
National Center for Education Statistics

Diplomas Count 2009: Broader Horizons: The Challenge of College Readiness for All Students
Education Week

Diplomas Count 2008: School to College: Can State P-16 Councils Ease the Transition?
Education Week

Has Student Achievement Increased Since 2002? State Test Score Trends Through 2006-07
Center on Education Policy

Leaders and Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Effectiveness
U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Center for American Progress

Nation’s Report Card
National Center for Education Statistics

Quality Counts 2008: Tapping Into Teaching: Unlocking the Key to Student Success
Education Week

ADHD

Diagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disability: United States, 2004-2006
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

After-School Programs

The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Findings After the First Year of Implementation
Institute of Education Sciences

Behavior Problems

Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom
What Works Clearinghouse

U.S. Children 4-17 Years of Age Who Received Services for Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties: Preliminary Data from the 2005 National Health Inventory Survey
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Bullying

Bullying and Violence in Schools: What Teachers Should Know and Do
Association of Childhood Education International

Child Abuse and Neglect

Seclusions and Restraints: Selected Cases of Death and Abuse at Public and Private Schools and Treatment Centers
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Child and Family Statistics

2009 Kids Count Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well-Being
The Annie E. Casey Foundation

America’s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009
Forum on Child and Family Statistics

Child Well-Being Index (CWI)
Foundation for Child Development

Federal, State, and Local Spending to Address Child Abuse and Neglect in SFY2006
Child Trends

Crisis and Emergency Management

Emergency Management: Most School Districts Have Developed Emergency Management Plans, but Would Benefit from Additional Federal Guidance
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Prior Knowledge of Potential School-Based Violence: Information Students Learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack
U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Department of Education

Disabilities

National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2): Fact Sheets
National Center for Special Education Research

Post-High School Outcomes of Youth With Disabilities up to 4 Years After High School
National Center for Special Education Research

The State of Learning Disabilities 2009
National Center for Learning Disabilities

Discipline

Are Zero Tolerance Policies Effective in the Schools? An Evidentiary Review and Recommendations
Zero Tolerance Task Force, American Psychological Association

Safe With Dignity: Alternatives to the Over-Policing of Schools
New York Civil Liberties Union and the Annenberg Institute for School Reform

Dropout and Graduation

Cities in Crisis: A Special Analytic Report on High School Graduation
America’s Promise Alliance

Diplomas Count 2008: School to College: Can State P-16 Councils Ease the Transition?
Education Week

Dropout Prevention
What Works Clearinghouse

Dropout Rates in the United States: 2002-2003
National Center for Education Statistics

Drug Abuse

Evaluation of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
Westat, Inc.

Monitoring the Future National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of Key Findings 2008
National Institute on Drug Abuse

2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (formerly the National Household Survey)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

National Expenditures for Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Treatment, 1993-2003
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Substate Estimates from the 2004-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Economic Conditions

The Impact of the Mortgage Crisis on Children
First Focus

Turning Point: The Long Term Effects of Recession-Induced Child Poverty
First Focus

Education Statistics

Condition of Education 2009
National Center for Education Statistics

Projections of Education Statistics to 2017
National Center for Education Statistics

Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment and Staff From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2006-07
National Center for Education Statistics

Trends Among High School Seniors, 1972-2004
National Center for Education Statistics

Emotional Disturbance

U.S. Children 4-17 Years of Age Who Received Services for Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties: Preliminary Data from the 2005 National Health Inventory Survey
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Financing Services for Children and Youth

Big Ideas for Children: Investing in Our Nation’s Future
First Focus

Children's Budget 2009
First Focus

Kids' Share 2008: How Children Fare in the Federal Budget
The Urban Institute and the New America Foundation

Public Financing of Home and Community Services for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbances: Selected State Strategies
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

IDEA

Twenty-Eighth Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Parts B and C
U.S. Department of Education

Juvenile Justice

Youth Under Age 18 in the Adult Criminal Justice System
National Council on Crime and Delinquency

Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice

Tools for Promoting Educational Success and Reducing Delinquency
National Association of State Directors of Special Education and the Disability Rights Network

Mental Health

The Mental Health of Adolescents: A National Profile, 2008
National Adolescent Health Information Center, University of California, San Francisco

New Nationwide Report Estimates One in Every 12 Adolescents Experienced Major Depression in the Past Year
The NSDUH Report

Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities
Board on Children, Youth, and Families, The National Academies

Mental Health Services

Mental Health Service Use Among Youth Aged 12 to 17: 2005 and 2006
The NSDUH Report

Mental Health, United States, 2004
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

National Expenditures for Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Treatment, 1993-2003
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Role of Mental Health Services in Promoting Safe and Secure Schools
Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence and Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Use of Mental Health Services in the Past 12 Months by Children Aged 4-17 Years: United States, 2005-2006
National Center for Health Statistics

Minority Populations

Minority Population Growth: 1995-2050
Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities
National Center for Education Statistics

No Child Left Behind

Beyond NCLB: Fulfilling the Promise to Our Nation’s Children
The Commission on No Child Left Behind

Rewards & Roadblocks: How Special Education Students are Faring Under No Child Left Behind
National Center for Learning Disabilities

Prevention

Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth
Washington State Institute for Public Policy 

Blueprints for Violence Prevention
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado at Boulder

Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities
Board on Children, Youth, and Families, The National Academies

Prevention for a Healthier America: Investments in Disease Prevention Yield Significant Savings, Stronger Communities
Trust for America’s Health

Prevention Saves Money and Lives
Prevention Institute

Promotion and Prevention in Mental Health: Strengthening Parenting and Enhancing Child Resilience
Center for Mental Health Service, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Standards of Evidence: Criteria for Efficacy, Effectiveness and Dissemination
Society for Prevention Research

Suicide Prevention in the Schools
Center for School Mental Health Analysis and Action, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Privacy and Confidentiality

Forum Guide to the Privacy of Student Information: A Resource for Schools
National Forum on Education Statistics

State Policies Affecting the Assurance of Confidential Care for Adolescents
Incenter Strategies

Private School Voucher Programs

Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After Two Years
Institute of Education Sciences

Psychotropic Drugs

Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities
The National Academies

Psychotropic Drugs and Children: A 2007 Update
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, The George Washington University

Pupil Services Personnel

Effective Pupil Services: Research, Data, and References
National Alliance of Pupil Services Organizations

Rural Education

Status of Education in Rural America
National Center for Education Statistics

School Climate

From Teasing to Torment: School Climate in America: A Survey of Students and Teachers
Harris Interactive, Inc.

2007 National School Climate Survey: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Our Nation’s Schools
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network

Quality Counts at 10: A Decade of Standards-Based Education
Education Week

School Connectedness

School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Case for School-Based Integration of Services: Changing the Way Students, Families and Communities Engage With Their Schools
Public/Private Ventures

School Crime and Safety

Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools
National Center for Education Statistics

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009
National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics

Prior Knowledge of Potential School-Based Violence: Information Students Learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack
U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Department of Education

Protect Children, Not Guns
Children's Defense Fund

Safe With Dignity: Alternatives to the Over-Policing of Schools
New York Civil Liberties Union and the Annenberg Institute for School Reform

School Associated Violent Deaths
National School Safety Center

School Survey on Crime and Safety
National Center for Education Statistics

School Violence Resource Center Fact Sheets
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement

Student Victimization in U.S. Schools: Results From the 2005 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey
National Center for Education Statistics

Surveillance for Violent Deaths, National Violent Death Report System, 16 States, 2005
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The State of School Safety in American Schools
SERAPH Research Team

Violence by Teenage Girls: Trends and Context
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

School Health

School Health Policies and Programs Study
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

School Health Profiles
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

School Mental Health

Children’s Mental Health: Facts for Policymakers
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Children’s Mental Health Needs, Disparities and School-Based Services: A Fact Sheet
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

School-Based Mental Health: An Empirical Guide for Decision-Makers
Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health, University of South Florida

School Mental Health Services in the United States : 2002-2003
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Sexual Minority Youth

From Teasing to Torment: School Climate in America: A Survey of Students and Teachers
Harris Interactive, Inc.

2007 National School Climate Survey: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Our Nation’s Schools
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network

Stigma

Mental Health America Attitudinal Survey, Part IV: Understanding of and Attitudes Towards Mental Illness
Mental Health America

Youth and Mental Health Stigma
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health at Portland State University and Harris Interactive, Inc.

Technology

Technology Counts: STEM: The Push to Improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Education Week

Testing Accommodations

State Testing Accommodations: A Look at Their Value and Validity
National Center for Learning Disabilities

Transitioning to the Workforce

Tunnels & Cliffs: A Guide for Workforce Development Practitioners and Policymakers Serving Youth with Mental Health Needs
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, Institute for Educational Leadership

Youth Risk Behaviors

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2007
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention