NWEA uses data from over four million students in grades 3-8 to assess how school shutdowns and continued distance learning due to...
The Child Mind Institute takes a look at the current mental health of the nation's children as they grow and learn in...
In 2016, six school districts in the United States partnered with after-school coordinating organizations in their cities to foster social and emotional...
Human Rights for Kids takes a comprehensive look at the basic legal framework protecting the rights of justice-involved youth across the country...
Researchers at Chapin Hall discuss the challenges that rural communities face when it comes to dealing with youth homelessness and make recommendations...
The Trevor Project uses data collected from a national survey of over 2,500 Black LGBTQ youth to provide a comprehensive look at...
A new report from the Sentencing Project discusses how the juvenile justice system has responded to COVID-19 and makes a number of...
This new brief from the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center discusses findings from an unprecedented research study on the impact...
The CDC releases a new worrying report showing recent significant increases in youth suicide rates in at least 42 states.
A new report analyzes racial and ethnic data at state-level youth justice agencies, documenting how inconsistent data categories and reporting result in...
The Youth Justice Research Collaborative releases a policy brief outlining how Raise the Age has been implemented in NYC since being signed...
The Juvenile Law Center publishes a comprehensive review of youth sex offender registration laws around the country, discussing how harmful and ineffective...
The Trevor Project uses data gathered from a survey of 40,000 LGBTQ youth to highlight the multitude of barriers they face in...
UNICEF and Pure Earth jointly produced this report showing that roughly 1 in 3 children has unhealthy levels of lead in their...
The Annie E. Casey foundation makes the case for significant expansion of the use of diversion to avoid formally prosecuting low-risk juvenile...
A new brief from the Urban Institute discusses whether and how kids will be fed going forward through the COVID-19 pandemic, providing...
The Trevor Project releases the second annual National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.
The presence of law enforcement in schools has been a controversial issue for decades. Rather than preventing crime, SROs have been linked...
The World Health Organization and UNICEF analyze the actions and policies of governments around the world implemented to prevent violence against children...
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the 31st edition of its KIDS COUNT Data Book, describing how children across the United States were...