PPN Newsletter May 2008
Listed below are recent updates to the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities website (http://www.promisingpractices.net).
RESEARCH IN BRIEF
Listed below are research summaries that have been added to the PPN site this month.
See all in this area » Healthy and Safe Children
Economic Evaluation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SunWise Program: Sun Protection Education for Young Children
— May 2008
Journal abstract at Pediatrics website
Gender Differences in Dating Aggression Among Multiethnic High School Students
— May 2008
Social-Emotional Screening Status in Early Childhood Predicts Elementary School Outcomes
— May 2008
What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy?
— May 2008
Abstinence Education: Assessing the Accuracy and Effectiveness of Federally Funded Programs
— Apr. 2008
Highlights at U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) website
Breastfeeding in the United States: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
— Apr. 2008
Estimated Pregnancy Rates by Outcome for the United States, 1990-2004
— Apr. 2008
Evaluating the Spirituality for Kids After-School Program
— Apr. 2008
Parental Incarceration and Child Wellbeing in Fragile Families
— Apr. 2008
Unplanned Pregnancy and Family Turmoil
— Apr. 2008
Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Family Connections
— Mar. 2008
Does Substantiation of Child Maltreatment Relate to Child Well-Being and Service Receipt?
— Mar. 2008
The Effect of Alaska's Home Visitation Program for High-Risk Families on Trends in Abuse and Neglect
— Mar. 2008
Healthy Families New York (HFNY) Randomized Trial: Effects on Early Child Abuse and Neglect
— Mar. 2008
Local Health Departments and Adolescent HIV Prevention: Challenges, Successes, and Implications for Practice and Policy
— Mar. 2008
See all in this area » Children Ready for School
The Costs of a Public Health Infrastructure for Delivering Parenting and Family Support
— May 2008
Social-Emotional Screening Status in Early Childhood Predicts Elementary School Outcomes
— May 2008
What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy?
— May 2008
Does Substantiation of Child Maltreatment Relate to Child Well-Being and Service Receipt?
— Mar. 2008
See all in this area » Children Succeeding in School
What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy?
— May 2008
Evaluating the Spirituality for Kids After-School Program
— Apr. 2008
Parental Incarceration and Child Wellbeing in Fragile Families
— Apr. 2008
See all in this area » Strong Families
The Costs of a Public Health Infrastructure for Delivering Parenting and Family Support
— May 2008
Parental Incarceration and Child Wellbeing in Fragile Families
— Apr. 2008
Unplanned Pregnancy and Family Turmoil
— Apr. 2008
Does Substantiation of Child Maltreatment Relate to Child Well-Being and Service Receipt?
— Mar. 2008
Estimates of Supplemental Security Income Eligibility for Children in Out-of-Home Placements
— Mar. 2008
More about the Dads: Exploring Associations Between Nonresident Father Involvement and Child Welfare Case Outcomes
— 2008
ABOUT OUR SUPPORTERS
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation
Colorado Foundation for Families and Children
The Colorado Trust
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Family and Community Trust
Family Connection Partnership
Foundation Consortium for California's Children & Youth
Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media, at Saint Vincent College
Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families (GCYF)
Kansas Action for Children
KidsOhio.org
New York State Office of Children & Family Services
RAND Corporation
The Spencer Foundation
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