State Partner Pages
Colorado
The Colorado Foundation for Families and Children, one of the founding partners of PPN, has identified the following priority issue areas for Colorado:
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After-School CareSchool Violence PreventionHealthy People 2010 StandardsStrong Families |
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Early Childhood Mental HealthCost-Benefit Analysis of Programs for Families and ChildrenOther Resources |
AFTER-SCHOOL CARE
Programs that Work
Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices
Leadership and Resiliency Program (LRP)
TopResearch in Brief
Demographics of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care in the United States — Aug. 2008
Research brief at National Center for Children in Poverty website
Outcomes Linked to High-Quality Afterschool Programs: Longitudinal Findings from the Study of Promising Afterschool Programs — May 2008
CORAL Initiative — Feb. 2008
Project overview at James Irvine Foundation website
The Over-Scheduling Myth — Feb. 2008
Ways to Promote the Positive Development of Children and Youth — Feb. 2008
Current-Generation Youth Programs: What Works, What Doesn't, and at What Cost? — 2008
The Family: America's Smallest School — Oct. 2007
Quality Time After School — May 2007
Demographic Differences in Youth Out-of-School Time Participation — Apr. 2007
Assessing Substance Use and Abuse Among Adolescents: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners — Mar. 2007
Assessing the Diet, Exercise, Body Image, and Weight of Adolescents: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners — Mar. 2007
Assessing the Mental Health of Adolescents: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners — Mar. 2007
The Impact of After-School Programs that Promote Personal and Social Skills — 2007
Learning From Small-Scale Experimental Evaluations of After School Programs — May 2006
What Are Kids Getting Into These Days? Demographic Differences in Youth Out-of School Time Participation — Mar. 2006
Making Out-of-School-Time Matter — Mar. 2005
All Work and No Play? Listening to What Kids and Parents Really Want from Out-of-School Time — Nov. 2004
When Schools Stay Open Late: The National Evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers Program — Oct. 2004
Where and When Teens First Have Sex — June 2003
Left Unsupervised: A Look at the Most Vulnerable Children — Apr. 2003
Infrequent Parental Monitoring Predicts Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Low-Income African American Female Adolescents — Feb. 2003
When and Where Do Youths Have Sex? The Potential Role of Adult Supervision — Dec. 2002
Longitudinal Study of the Number and Choice of Leisure Time Physical Activities From Mid to Late Adolescence — Nov. 2002
Academic Effects of After-School Programs — Nov. 2001
Evaluating After-School Care — 2001
When School is Out — Fall 1999
SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Programs that Work
Aggression Replacement Training
Aggressors, Victims, and Bystanders: Thinking and Acting to Prevent Violence
Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Early Risers 'Skills for Success' Program
Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.)
Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT)
Lions-Quest Working Toward Peace
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Project Toward No Drug Abuse (Project TND)
Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies
Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP)
Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways
Seattle Social Development Project
Second Step Violence Prevention
Students Managing Anger and Resolution Together Team (SMART Team)
Teaching Students to be Peacemakers
The Peacemakers Program: Violence Prevention for Students in Grades 4-8
Research in Brief
School-Associated Student Homicides — Jan. 2008
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007 — Dec. 2007
Public School Practices for Violence Prevention and Reduction: 2003-2004 — Sep. 2007
Protect Children Not Guns — 2006
Bullying, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Academic Performance in Elementary School — Nov. 2005
Indicators of School Crime and Safety in 2005 — Nov. 2005
Prevalence of Household Firearms and Firearm-Storage Practices in the 50 States and the District of Columbia — Sep. 2005
Anger, Interpersonal Relationships, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Bullying Boys Who Are Treated With Outpatient Family Therapy — Aug. 2005
Early Cognitive Stimulation, Emotional Support, and Television Watching as Predictors of Subsequent Bullying Among Grade-School Children — Apr. 2005
Preventing Violence and Related Health-Risking Social Behaviors in Adolescents — Oct. 2004
Toward Safe and Orderly Schools: The National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools — Nov. 2004
Violence-Related Behaviors Among High School Students in the U.S. (1991-2003) — July 2004
Suicide Attempts and Physical Fighting Among High School Students in the U.S., 2001 — June 2004
Associations Between Overweight and Obesity With Bullying Behaviors in School-Aged Children — May 2004
Largest Ever Study of Anti-Gay Harassment in Schools Shows the Problem Is Widespread, Dangerous and Preventable — Jan. 2004
Violence Perpetration Across Peer and Partner Relationships: Co-Occurrence and Longitudinal Patterns Among Adolescents — Jan. 2004
Bullying in Schools Pervasive, Disruptive and Serious — Dec. 2003
Longitudinal Effect of Intimate Partner Abuse on High-Risk Behavior Among Adolescents — Sep. 2003
Violence in the Lives of Children — Aug. 2003
Bullies, Victims at Risk for Violence and Other Problem Behaviors — Apr. 2003
Source of Firearms Used by Students in School-Associated Violent Deaths — Mar. 2003
SAMHSA Unveils Data on Youth Violence — Nov. 2002
The Rise and Fall of American Youth Violence: 1980 to 2000 — Mar. 2002
Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2002 — 2002
Nation's Schools Experience Drop in Crime and Victimization — Oct. 2001
Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying — June 2001
School Violence: Prevalence, Fears, and Prevention — 2001
Stopping Violence Before it Starts — 2001
Youth Violence in Urban Communities — May 2000
Youth Violence: A Public-Health Problem with Disturbing Correlates — 1998
HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 STANDARDS
Programs that Work
Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids
Behavioral Monitoring and Reinforcement Program
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Teacher Training Workshop
Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA)
Community Trials Intervention to Reduce High-Risk Drinking (RHRD)
Creating Lasting Family Connections
Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.)
Keepin' it R.E.A.L. (Refuse, Explain, Avoid, Leave)
Lions-Quest Skills for Adolescence
Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education
Minnesota Smoking Prevention Program
Multidimensional Family Therapy
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care
Parent Child Development Center
Parenting With Love and Limits
Postponing Sexual Involvement/Human Sexuality Educational Series
Project STAR/Midwestern Prevention Project
Project Toward No Drug Abuse (Project TND)
Project Toward No Tobacco Use (Project TNT)
Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies
Protecting You / Protecting Me
Quantum Opportunity Program (QOP)
Residential Student Assistance Program
Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP)
Schools and Families Educating Children (SAFE Children)
Seattle Social Development Project
Second Step Violence Prevention
Self Center (School-Linked Reproductive Health Services)
Start Taking Alcohol Risks Seriously (STARS) for Families
Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14
Strong African American Families (SAAF) Program
Syracuse Family Development Research Program
Teenage Health Teaching Modules
Too Good for Drugs and Violence
Research in Brief
Healthy and Safe Children outcome area
See all research briefs in this outcome area
Impact of a Decline in Colorado Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment on Access and Quality of Preventive Primary Care Services — Dec. 2005
Childhood Immunization Rates Surpass Healthy People 2010 Goal — July 2005
STRONG FAMILIES
Programs that Work
Family Effectiveness Training (FET)
Father/Male Involvement Preschool Teacher Education Program
Multidimensional Family Therapy
Research in Brief
Strong Families outcome area
2007 KIDS COUNT Data Book — July 2007
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2007 — July 2007
Families' Health-Related Social Problems and Missed Referral Opportunities — June 2007
Children at Risk: Consequences for School Readiness and Beyond — Dec. 2005
Turning Welfare into a Work Support: Six-Year Impacts on Parents and Children from the Minnesota Family Investment Program — July 2005
What Is the Best Way to Move Welfare Recipients into Work? — July 2005
EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH
Programs that Work
Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child Sexual Abuse (CBT-CSA)
Healthy Families New York (HFNY)
Infant Health and Development Program
Research in Brief
After Abuse: Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers — Aug. 2008
Community Supports After Surviving Extremely Low-Birth-Weight, Extremely Preterm Birth — Aug. 2008
Sexually Assaulted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics — Aug. 2008
Early Childhood Experiences: Laying the Foundation for Health Across a Lifetime — June 2008
Prevalence of Developmental Delays and Participation in Early Intervention Services for Young Children — June 2008
The Successful Integration of Health and Health Care into Broader Early Childhood Initiatives — Apr. 2008
Early Childhood Health Problems and Prevention Strategies: Costs and Benefits — Jan. 2008
Preschoolers Benefit from Mental Health Screening — Jan. 2008
Socioemotional Effects of Fathers' Incarceration on Low-Income, Urban, School-Aged Children — Sep. 2007
Vulnerable Infants and Toddlers in Four Service Systems — Sep. 2007
Food Insecurity and Overweight Among Infants and Toddlers — July 2007
Parenting-Related Stressors and Self-Reported Mental Health of Mothers with Young Children — July 2007
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Addressing the Mental Health of Sexually Abused Children — May 2007
Maternal and Paternal Age and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders — Apr. 2007
Extreme Irritability: Is It Childhood Bipolar Disorder? — Feb. 2007
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Gender Differences in Childhood Mental Health Problems — Feb. 2007
Family Characteristics Have More Influence on Child Development than Does Experience in Child Care — Oct. 2006
Preschoolers with ADHD Improve with Low Doses of Medication — Oct. 2006
Parental Report of Health Conditions and Health Care Use Among Children With and Without Autism — Aug. 2006
2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book Shows Troubling Child Well-Being Indicators — June 2006
Mental Health in the United States: Parental Report of Diagnosed Autism in Children Aged 4-17 Years — May 2006
Who Receives a Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the United States Elementary School Population? — Apr. 2006
Depression Among Moms: Prevalence, Predictors, and Acting Out Among Third Grade Children — Mar. 2006
From the Beginning: Early Head Start Children, Families, Staff, and Programs in 2004 — Mar. 2006
Maternal Depressive Symptoms at 2 to 4 Months Post Partum and Early Parenting Practices — Mar. 2006
Remissions in Maternal Depression and Child Psychopathology — Mar. 2006
Largest Study to Date on Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Describes Disease Characteristics and Short-Term Outcomes — Feb. 2006
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2006 — 2006
Access to Care and Children's Primary Care Experiences — Dec. 2005
Children at Risk: Consequences for School Readiness and Beyond — Dec. 2005
Children Born in 2001: First Results From the Base Year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study — Dec. 2005
Proven Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions — Dec. 2005
State Approaches to Promoting Young Children's Healthy Mental Development — Dec. 2005
Developmental and Behavioral Needs and Service Use for Young Children in Child Welfare — Oct. 2005
Mental Health in the U.S. in 2001: Health Care and Well Being of Children with Chronic Emotional, Behavioral, or Developmental Problems — Oct. 2005
Percentage of Children Aged 4-17 with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties Who Used Mental Health Services — Sep. 2005
The Brookline Early Education Project: A 25-Year Follow-up Study of a Family-Centered Early Health and Development Intervention — July 2005
Head Start Impact Study: First Year Findings — June 2005
Risk Factors for Autism: Perinatal Factors, Parental Psychiatric History, and Socioeconomic Status — May 2005
Early Cognitive Stimulation, Emotional Support, and Television Watching as Predictors of Subsequent Bullying Among Grade-School Children — Apr. 2005
Delaying Kindergarten: Effects on Test Scores and Childcare Costs — Feb. 2005
School Mental Health Services in the United States, 2002–2003 — 2005
Prevalence, Stability, and Predictors of Clinically Significant Behavior Problems in Low Birth Weight Children — Sep. 2004
Effect of a Clinic-Based Referral System to Head Start — Aug. 2004
Moving Forward: Head Start Children, Families, and Programs in 2003 — June 2004
Early Television Exposure and Subsequent Attentional Problems in Children — Apr. 2004
Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke Greater for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Children — Mar. 2004
Attending Kindergarten and Already Behind: A Statistical Portrait of Vulnerable Young Children — Dec. 2003
Children in Foster Homes: How Are They Faring? — Dec. 2003
America's Babies: First Ever Data Book on Babies and Toddlers — Nov. 2003
Low Income and the Development of America's Kindergartners — Nov. 2003
Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration and Reentry — Oct. 2003
Geographic Disparities in Children's Mental Health Care — Oct. 2003
Zero to Six: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers — Oct. 2003
Can Music Instruction Affect Children's Cognitive Development? — Sep. 2003
Severe Childhood ADHD May Predict Alcohol, Substance Use Problems in Teen Years — Aug. 2003
Child Care Linked To Assertive, Noncompliant, and Aggressive Behaviors — July 2003
Childhood Functional Status, Family Stressors, and Psychosocial Adjustment Among School-Aged Children with Disabilities in the United States — July 2003
Federal Agencies Could Play a Stronger Role in Helping States Reduce the Number of Children Placed Solely to Obtain Mental Health Services — Apr. 2003
A Snapshot of Head Start Children, Families, Teachers, and Programs: 1997 and 2001 — Mar. 2003
Mothers' Leaving Welfare Had No Effect on Preschoolers, Slight Improvement Seen for Young Adolescents — Mar. 2003
A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention — Dec. 2002
Stress and Young Children — Dec. 2002
The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families — Nov. 2002
Impacts of a Mandatory Welfare-to-Work Program on Children at School Entry and Beyond: Findings from the NEWWS Child Outcomes Study — Oct. 2002
Behavioral Correlates of Television Viewing in Primary School Children Evaluated by the Child Behavior Checklist — Sep. 2002
Unmet Need for Mental Health Care Among U.S. Children: Variation by Ethnicity and Insurance Status — Sep. 2002
Recess in Elementary School: What Does the Research Say? — July 2002
Child Neglect: Outcomes in High-Risk Urban Preschoolers — June 2002
CDC Report Looks at Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder — May 2002
Children Cared for by Relatives: What Do We Know About Their Well-Being? — May 2002
The Multiple Dimensions of Child Abuse and Neglect: New Insights into an Old Problem — May 2002
The Psychological Maltreatment of Children — Apr. 2002
Early Maternal Employment's Effects on Children — March/April 2002
Longer-Term Effects of Head Start — March/April 2002
Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health Services for Foster Youth — Mar. 2002
Even Moderately Premature Birth Poses Risk for Developmental Delays — Jan. 2002
The Well-Being of Children Involved with the Child Welfare System: A National Overview — Jan. 2002
Welfare Reform: What About the Children? — Jan. 2002
Symptoms of Depression Among Welfare Recipients: A Concern for Two Generations — Dec. 2001
After 9/11: Stress and Coping Across America — Nov. 2001
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters — Sep. 2001
Welfare Reform's Effects on Children — July/August 2001
Mental Health Care for Youth: Who Gets It? How Much Does It Cost? Who Pays? Where Does the Money Go? — 2001
A Century of Children's Health and Well-Being — Dec. 1999
Home Visiting: Recent Program Evaluations — Spring/Summer 1999
Domestic Violence and Children — Winter 1999
Early Childhood Interventions: Benefits, Costs, and Savings — 1998
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
Research in Brief
Medicaid-Based Child Restraint System Disbursement and Education and the Vaccines for Children Program: Comparative Cost-Effectiveness — Jan. 2008
Current-Generation Youth Programs: What Works, What Doesn't, and at What Cost? — 2008
The Potential Impact of Increasing Child Support Payments to TANF Families — Dec. 2007
Kids' Share 2007 — Mar. 2007
The Costs and Benefits of an Excellent Education for America's Children — Feb. 2007
The Costs and Benefits of Universal Preschool in California — Mar. 2005
Exceptional Returns: Economic, Fiscal, and Social Benefits of Investment in Early Childhood Development — Oct. 2004
What Does Government Spend on Children? Evidence from Five Cities — Mar. 2004
Postpartum Length of Stay and Newborn Health: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis — Apr. 2003
A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention — Dec. 2002
Projected Cost-Effectiveness of Statewide Universal Newborn Hearing Screening — Nov. 2002
The Cost of Protecting Vulnerable Children — Nov. 2002
What Are the Costs of Operating the Military's Child Care System? — July 2002
Cost-Benefit of Family Interventions Designed to Prevent Adolescent Alcohol Use — May 2002
Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions — Spring 2001
Benefits and Costs of Drug Use Prevention: Clarifying a Cloudy Issue — 1999
Early Childhood Interventions: Benefits, Costs, and Savings — 1998
Preventing Very Low Birthweight Births: A Bundle of Savings — 1998
Diverting Children From a Life of Crime: What Are the Costs and Benefits? — May 1996
OTHER RESOURCES
Diplomas Count 2008: Colorado State Highlights — June 2008
Childhood Obesity State Report Cards: Colorado — 2008
State-Specific Data from State Tobacco Settlement — Dec. 2007
Reports from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Reading Across the Nation: A Chartbook for Colorado — Oct. 2007
Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Health System Performance, 2007: Colorado Profile — June 2007
2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results for Colorado — June 2006
Diplomas Count: Colorado — June 2006
2005 State Preschool Yearbook: Colorado Profile — Mar. 2006
State Differences in Rates of Overweight or Obese Youth — Mar. 2006
Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends — Jan. 2006
Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends — Colorado Fact Sheet — Jan. 2006
2006 State Fact Sheets: Colorado's Children — 2006
Colorado State Juvenile Justice Profile — 2006
Measuring Up 2006: The State Report Card on Higher Education (Colorado) — 2006
Obesity Report Card — 2006
Prekindergartners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten Systems (Colorado Fact Sheet) — May 2005
Why Rural Matters 2005: Colorado Results — May 2005
Education Watch: Colorado — Key Education Facts and Figures for the Nation — Spring 2004
Annie E. Casey Online Databases — Colorado
The Annie E. Casey Foundation provides several online databases that allow people to create customized reports about children and about issues affecting children in different geographic areas. The links below provide information specific to Colorado:
Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online — Colorado Profile
The Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online web site provides profiles of all 50 states and allows for comparison of information across all the states and compared to the country as a whole. The web site provides information on a state's demographic and economic profile; health care coverage; health status; participation and costs in the Medicaid, S-CHIP and Medicare programs; as well as health issues for specific groups (Minority Health, Women's Health, HIV/AIDS).
National Center for Children in Poverty — Colorado State Profile
The National Center for Children in Poverty provides access to state-specific data regarding demographics, economic conditions and child-related policies.
No Child Left Behind Database
The Education Commission of the States offers the No Child Left Behind Database on their website. The database provides state-specific information about how states are meeting the No Child Left Behind requirements.
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