Youth
There are more than 60 million youth between the ages of 10 and 24 in the United States.
Common Principles and Emerging Practices in Social Capital
Social capital – or the value that arises from connections, networks, and relationships – can help human services programs improve participant outcomes.
Social Capital Practices
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Federal programs that can support two-generation approaches
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Federal agencies have produced a variety of resources and research related to the development and implementation of two-generation approaches. These resources include fact sheets, issue briefs, toolkits, webinars, reports, and program guidance. Items are listed here in reverse chronological order b
Federal Resources on Two-Generation Approaches for Human Services
This web page provides information and resources about developing and implementing two-family approaches from federal agencies for state and local governments and non-governmental organizations.
The Value of Relationships: Improving Human Services Participant Outcomes through Social Capital
This handbook is a go-to resource for human services providers looking for practical ways to implement social capital building practices to improve participant outcomes.
The Value of Relationships: Improving Human Services Participant Outcomes through Social Capital
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Core Components Approaches to Building Evidence of Program Effectiveness
Recent focus on evidence-based decision-making has led to multiple federal efforts to determine the evidence behind various programs, particularly those seeking federal funding. This has led to the development of multiple evidence-based registries, most of which are based on “model programs”.
Advancing the Use of Core Components of Effective Programs: Suggestions for Researchers Publishing Evaluation Results
Developing Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Youth Programs: Technical Report on Effectiveness Factors for Interventions th
externalizing-practice-guide.pdf
social-competence-tech-report.pdf
social-competence-practice-guide.pdf
What Challenges Are Boys Facing, and What Opportunities Exist to Address Those Challenges? Fact Sheets
These Fact Sheets offer facts about boys in seven research areas, or domains: victimization and mortality, juvenile delinquency, substance abuse, mental health, education, employment, and constructive use of time. Also included are risk and protective factors that influence outcomes for boys in these domains.
Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements. Sources
Statutes from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia were the primary sources of information for this report. Each state’s statutes were accessed via the Internet—usually through the state legislature’s Website. As of this writing, all of the statutes were current through at least 2003. This report is not intended to be a legal
Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements. Types of Laws
This report focuses on laws that criminalize voluntary sexual acts involving a minor that would be legal if not for the age of one or more of the participants. The report does not include laws where the legality of the sexual acts is dependent on the relationship of the participants (e.g., incest, sex between teachers and students or doctors and p
Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements. Terminology
Unlike most rape laws, in which force is a key element of the offense, statutory rape laws assume that all sexual activities with individuals below a certain age are coercive, even if both parties believe their participation is voluntary. Generally, statutory rape laws define the age below which an individual is legally incapable of consenting to
Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements. Endnotes
[2] The Alan Guttmacher Institute (1994). Sex and America’s Teenagers. New York.
Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements. Project Description
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is concerned about the health of adolescents, including unwanted sexual contact at a young age. For example, research finds that:
Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements. Acknowledgements
Work on this project was funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a contract to The Lewin Group. This report benefited greatly from the oversight and input of Jerry Silverman, the ASPE Project Officer.
Family Interventions for Youth Experiencing or at Risk of Homelessness
Family conflict is a key driver of youth homelessness, and most programs serving youth experiencing homelessness use some form of family intervention to address conflict and help reconnect youth when appropriate. This report summarizes existing evidence on family intervention strategies for youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness gathered th
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