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Administration for Children & Families
- Center for Faith-based & Community Initiatives
- National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth
- National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
- Office of Family Assistance oversees the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
- Positive Youth Development Fact Sheet
- Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Federal Resource Site
Advocates for Youth: Science and Success: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Adolescent Health
- Child Maltreatment Prevention - Scientific Information: Risk & Protective Factors
- National Prevention Information Network
- Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-Serving Organizations: Getting Started on Policies & Procedures - June 2007
- Sexual Risk Behaviors
- YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Child Neglect: Guide for Prevention, Assessment and Intervention - 2006
- Defining Child Abuse & Neglect
- Evaluation Toolkit and Logic Model Builder
- Family-Centered Practice
- Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect
- Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Symptoms
- Supporting & Preserving Families
Child Welfare League of America: Child, Youth, & Family Development
- Promoting Positive Development for America's Youth
- Resources for Advocacy and Action
- CWLA Standards of Excellence for Child Welfare / Child Development Services
Corporation for National & Community Service
Dept. of Labor - Division of Youth Services
FedStats provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government.
Find Youth Info: Resources to Strengthen America's Youth
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Base Child Abuse Prevention
Grants.Gov The site allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in Federal grants.
Harvard Family Research Project
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
- By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing
- Putting What Works to Work
- Sex Has Consequences Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Youth Development Information Center
National Youth Employment Coalition
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
- Foundations of Prevention: An Online Course in the Core Knowledge of Substance Abuse Prevention
- National Registry of Evidence-based Programs & Practices
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information
- Prevention Platform
White House - Office of National Drug Control Policy
Additional Resources:
The Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory® (AAPI) is designed to assess the parenting and child-rearing attitudes of adult and adolescent parent and non-parent populations.
The Ages & Stages Questionnaires® (ASQ) identifies infants and young children (3 months to 5 years of age) who show potential developmental delays.
Communities That Care® Community Planning System
Introduction to Risk Factors and Protective Factors
The Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets®
Last Revised: June 20, 2011