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A collection of research summaries that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.

Many of the research summaries on the PPN website can be found under the topics listed below.

Academic Achievement Child Abuse and Neglect Child and Adolescent Mortality Childhood Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity Food Security Foster Care and Permanency Options High School Graduation Juvenile Justice/Delinquency/Violence

Low Birth Weight Media and Technology Mental Health Out-of-School Time Preventive Health Care Substance Abuse Teen Sex/Pregnancy/Parenting

You may also see a list of the most recent additions to the Research in Brief section, organized by topic area.

Please note that links to research summaries will generally go to material that is not on the PPN website. We provide this section as a service to PPN users and we are not responsible for any information on other websites, nor do we implicitly endorse any other website or organization to which we link.