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Direct linkTemkin, Deborah; Fulks, Emily – Child Trends, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the ways schools and other youth-serving agencies are operating. To prevent the continued spread of the virus, many schools and agencies have moved to virtual only or hybrid virtual/in-person activities. Along with adapting many other activities, schools and agencies' approaches to bullying…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Legislation, Board of Education Policy
Temkin, Deborah; Greenfield, Suzanne – Child Trends, 2019
Strong anti-bullying policies are foundational to effective bullying prevention. The Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012 (YBPA; DC Law L19-167) is among the most comprehensive bullying prevention policies across the United States and its territories. The law and its implementing regulations require all schools and youth-serving agencies…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Legislation, Board of Education Policy
Chrisler, Alison; Moore, Kristin A. – Child Trends, 2012
In 2010, the declining birth rate among teenagers in the United States reached an historic low, and since 1991, the rate has declined 44 percent. Though this trend is promising, 372,252 teens nevertheless became mothers in 2010. That same year, 41 percent of all births were to unmarried women. Moreover, in 2010, 15 percent of the U.S. population…
Descriptors: Evidence, Poverty, Mothers, Disadvantaged
Terzian, Mary; Mbwana, Kassim – Child Trends, 2009
Adopting healthy and positive behaviors and avoiding risky ones are key developmental tasks of adolescence. Parents can play an important role in helping their adolescent children acquire or strengthen the behaviors, skills, attitudes, and motivation that promote physical and mental health and overall well-being. Recognizing this, a variety of…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness
Ball, Victoria; Moore, Kristin A. – Child Trends, 2008
The reproductive health of American adolescents has been, and continues to be, a matter of serious concern. America's teen birth rate--already the highest among developed nations--is again on the rise, and rates of sexually transmitted diseases among American teens are very high. As such, the development and identification of effective…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Birth Rate, Adolescents, Developed Nations
Mbwana, Kassim; Terzian, Mary; Moore, Kristin A. – Child Trends, 2009
Child health and well-being are intrinsically important and also contribute to a healthy, productive adolescence and adulthood. Parents can play an important role in helping their children acquire or strengthen the behaviors, skills, attitudes, and motivation that promote physical and mental health and overall well-being in childhood, adolescence…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Child Health
