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Miller, Cynthia; Millenky, Megan; Schwartz, Lisa; Goble, Lisbeth; Stein, Jillian – MDRC, 2016
Young people have been hit especially hard by changes in the labor market over the past decades. Unemployment among 16- to 24-year-olds increased the most of any age group during the recent recession, and remains more than double that among older adults. The unemployment rate is especially high for young people without high school diplomas.…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Unemployment, Youth Programs, Vocational Education
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2012
This report presents results pertaining to mental health from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. This report presents national estimates of the prevalence of past year mental disorders and past year mental health…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2017
This report is a compendium of indicators about our Nation's young people. The report, the 20th produced by the Forum, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most reliable Federal statistics, are easily understood by broad audiences, are objectively based on substantial research,…
Descriptors: Well Being, Child Health, Family Environment, Social Environment
Egbochuku, E. O.; Imogie, A. O. – 2002
Sickle cell disease (SCD) refers to a group of hereditary disorders of the structure of hemoglobin of red blood cells. This disorder involves the inheritance of two abnormal genes, which are related to the hemoglobin promotion, at least, one of which is the sickle cell gene. Nigeria, by virtue of her large population, has the greatest number of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, College Students, Counseling
Cook, Ronna; And Others – 1991
A National Evaluation of Title IV-E Foster Care Independent Living Programs for Youth was conducted to evaluate the influence of the Independent Living Initiatives, Public Law 99-272, on States' development of programs, policies, and services; and the impact of services on outcomes for older youth discharged from foster care. The first phase of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling, Daily Living Skills, Foster Care
Duran, Paul C. – 1979
This model, developed to establish standards for effective detention home education, is based on results of a questionnaire sent to staff members of 45 youth homes in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin. The model covers seven aspects of youth home education: (1) purpose, (2) target persons, (3) personnel, (4) program, (5) procedures,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Objectives, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Objectives
Dibble, Nic T.; Thiel, Randy – 1994
Alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) affect every segment of our society. This publication reports the progress Wisconsin school districts have made toward providing programs that address these problems. The report opens with a statement of the problem and a description of Wisconsin's model for treating these abuses. Investigators evaluated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Ancillary School Services, Children
Sorrentino, Constance – 1981
This bulletin examines the labor market experience of youth in the United States and eight other industrial countries from the early 1960s to the late 1970s. The analysis focuses upon unemployment, the most visible and measurable form of labor underutilization. The report highlights the size of the youth unemployment problem and discusses some of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Apprenticeships, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Abram, Robert; Schroeder, Paul E. – 1977
This report presents the data from a national survey which was designed to answer the question, "What is the status of vocational education in correctional institutions?" The data were collected from 459 institutions (state, federal, military, and jail) which offered vocational education at the time of the survey; the purpose of the survey was to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions