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Children, Youth, & Families

ASPE produces a range of policy research to promote child development, early childhood care and education, child welfare, positive youth development, and child and family well-being. 

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Data Linking Initiatives at the Intersection of Health and Human Services

Elevating Prevention and Promotion Efforts in Early Childhood Mental Health: A …

Case Studies in Supporting Prevention through Human Services Program Integration

Coordinating Integrated Prevention Approaches to Serve the Whole Person

Opioid Use Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women and their Children

Factsheet: Estimates of Child Care Eligibility & Receipt for Fiscal Year 2021

Resources for Youth and Youth Programs

youth.gov: This page features resources to help create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up-to-date on the latest youth-related news. 

engage.youth.gov: This page provides youth-focused resources and opportunities that inspire and empower young people to make a difference in their lives and in the world around them by improving their knowledge and leadership skills. 

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Effects of the CCDF Subsidy Program on the Employment Outcomes of Low-Income Mothers

This study used a rigorous difference-in-differences approach to examine the effect of child care policy on women's labor force participation.

Research on Early Childhood Homelessness

This infographic shows that, in the United States, infancy is the age at which individuals are most likely to enter shelter or transitional housing, followed by ages one to five, and homelessness during pregnancy and in the early years is harmful to children’s development. Given the research showing the importance of addressing early childhood homelessness, the U.S.
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study: Summary of the Short-Term Impacts of Safer Sex Intervention

This research brief highlights interim findings from the evaluation of Safer Sex Intervention, a clinic-based intervention intended to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and increase condom use among high-risk sexually active female adolescents.
Report

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study: Summary of the Short-Term Impacts of ¡Cuídate!

This research brief highlights interim findings from the evaluation of ¡Cuídate!, an HIV/AIDS prevention program that uses an approach culturally tailored to Latino youth. The study examined data from three different replications of ¡Cuídate!, pooling the data to examine the overall program impact.
Report

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study: Summary of the Short-Term Impacts of Reducing the Risk

This research brief highlights interim findings from the evaluation of Reducing the Risk, a sexual health curriculum developed in the early 1990s to help prevent pregnancy and reduce sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents. The study examined data from three different replications of Reducing the Risk, pooling the data to examine the overall program impact.
Report

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study: Short-Term Impacts of Reducing the Risk

This report presents interim findings from the evaluation of Reducing the Risk, a sexual health curriculum developed in the early 1990s to help prevent pregnancy and reduce sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents. The study examined data from three different replications of Reducing the Risk, pooling the data to examine the overall program impact.
Report

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study: Short-Term Impacts of Safer Sex Intervention

This report presents interim findings from the evaluation of Safer Sex Intervention, a clinic-based intervention intended to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and increase condom use among high-risk sexually active female adolescents.
Report

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study: Short-Term Impacts of ¡Cuídate!

This report presents interim findings from the evaluation of ¡Cuídate!, an HIV/AIDS prevention program that uses an approach culturally tailored to Latino youth. The study examined data from three different replications of ¡Cuídate!, pooling the data to examine the overall program impact.

Report to the Congress Presenting HHS's Response to the Recommendations of the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities

This statutorily mandated report to Congress responds for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the many recommendations contained in the March 2016 final report of the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities.

National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease: 2016 Update

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