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A collection of brief research summaries from 2001 and earlier that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.
Healthy and Safe Children 2001 Archives and earlier
Cigarette Smoking Among American Teens Declines Sharply in 2001
— Dec. 2001
News release at Monitoring the Future, University of Michigan website
Early Precursors of Gang Membership: A Study of Seattle Youth
— Dec. 2001
Research brief at Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention website
Symptoms of Depression Among Welfare Recipients: A Concern for Two Generations
— Dec. 2001
After 9/11: Stress and Coping Across America
— Nov. 2001
Homicides of Children and Youth
— Oct. 2001
Nation's Schools Experience Drop in Crime and Victimization
— Oct. 2001
The Role of Health Education in Healthy Start
— Oct. 2001
Which Welfare Reforms Are Best for Children?
— Sep. 2001
Study Shows that an Increase in Well-Child Visits Leads to a Decrease in Hospitalizations
— July 2001
Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low
— July 2001
Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying
— June 2001
Assessing an Educational Intervention to Improve Physician Violence Screening Skills
— May 2001
Detecting Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Emergency Department: Development of a Brief Screening Tool
— May 2001
How Familiar Are Low-Income Parents with Medicaid and SCHIP?
— May 2001
Why Aren't More Uninsured Children Enrolled in Medicaid or SCHIP?
— May 2001
The Condition of Education 2001
— 2001
Evaluating After-School Care
— 2001
Guns in the Family: Firearm Storage Patterns in U.S. Homes
— 2001
Mental Health Care for Youth: Who Gets It? How Much Does It Cost? Who Pays? Where Does the Money Go?
— 2001
School Violence: Prevalence, Fears, and Prevention
— 2001
Stopping Violence Before it Starts
— 2001
Reducing Unintentional Injuries Among Young Children: A Prop 10 Opportunity
— Nov. 2000
Preventing Childhood Obesity: A Prop 10 Opportunity
— Oct. 2000
Unintentional Injuries in Childhood
— Spring/Summer 2000
Youth Violence in Urban Communities
— May 2000
Children and Computer Technology
— Fall/Winter 2000
Do Immigrant Children Use Medicaid Differently?
— 2000
Extending Health Care Insurance to Specific Populations
— 2000
A Century of Children's Health and Well-Being
— Dec. 1999
When School is Out
— Fall 1999
The Health Behaviors of American Parents: Implications for Children
— Sep. 1999
Home Visiting: Recent Program Evaluations
— Spring/Summer 1999
Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence
— Feb. 1999
Domestic Violence and Children
— Winter 1999
Benefits and Costs of Drug Use Prevention: Clarifying a Cloudy Issue
— 1999
Facts on Adolescent Injury
— 1999
Seeing is Believing: What Do Boys Do When They Find a Real Gun?
— 1999
Trends in Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use Among Teens
— 1999
Children and Managed Health Care
— Summer/Fall 1998
Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect
— Spring 1998
Early Childhood Interventions: Benefits, Costs, and Savings
— 1998
The Effect of Case Management on Immunization Rates and Well-Child Care
— 1998
Preventing Very Low Birthweight Births: A Bundle of Savings
— 1998
Teenage Alcohol Misuse: A Big Problem and a Different Solution
— 1998
Youth Violence: A Public-Health Problem with Disturbing Correlates
— 1998
Diverting Children From a Life of Crime: What Are the Costs and Benefits?
— May 1996
Can the Military Help Prevent Drug Use Among Youth?
— 1994
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