Research Library
Child Welfare Research Data & Publications
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01/01/92
Released 1992. A comprehensive review of national and state-by-state data on child poverty, health, child welfare, youth at risk, early childhood development, education, nutrition, and housing.
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01/01/91
An assessment of the current state of America's Children.
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01/01/91
Released in 1991. A comprehensive review of national and state-by-state data on child poverty, health, child welfare, youth at risk, early childhood development, education, nutrition, and housing.
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09/01/90
This report focuses on where the nation stands in the educational goals for its children and the National Education Goals that should be in place by the year 2000. The report elaborates on each goal and what measures are needed to attain each goal.
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03/01/90
This report explores the fastest growing youth population in the country, Latino youth. A review on the status of Latino youth and their families is presented, including language barriers, education challenges, employment, childbearing issues, changing demographics, poverty issues, and heritage and background.
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11/01/89
This report is meant to be a research guide and a reference tool to help children's advocates locate some of the facts, especially the statistical data, as it relates to adolescents and young adults. Local and national data is presented in the report. Examples of date presented include family and marital status. living arrangements, census data, income and poverty, employment, health, nutrition, and mentaL health.
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09/01/89
This report focuses on how evaluation of teen pregnancy programs is needed and required and how the costs associated with evaluation of these programs can be handled to ensure that funding for the programs is maintained as a high priority in communities.
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01/01/89
This report gives summary information on the multi-site initiatives addressing teenage pregnancy or issues affecting low-income and minority youths. Its focus is on what can be learned from these initiatives as they grapple with the twin goals of success and replicability. It also presents information about replicating program models and about assisting communities and institutions assess, plan, and implement changes that will improve outcomes for high-risk youths.
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07/01/88
This report deals with the issues of young fathers and adolescent pregnancy prevention, a topic that is often overlooked. The report explores adolescent males and their sexual and reproductive behavior and contains brief descriptions of 27 programs that address the adolescent male's need for sexually specific information. counseling and services.
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05/01/88
Published in May 1988 by the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Clearinghouse, this publication is part of CDF's ongoing effort to prevent teen pregnancies and alleviate the range of problems facing adolescent households. Research in this report was based on national data whenever possible, but also relied heavily on data from ethnographic studies, research projects, and service programs, as well as the experience of experts who have worked with or done research on young fathers to address the problems they face and offer solutions.