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1 in 5 Parents Think What They Say Has Little Influence on Their Child’s Substance Use

Categories: Alcohol/Drug Abuse,Children,Marriage/Family,Youth

http://www.samhsa.gov/data//2K13/Spotlight/Spot081-Parents.pdf

 

Reports on survey of parents and their feelings about whether they can influence their children to shun drugs.  From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

 

Collection of Evidence-Based Practices for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs. 5th edition

Categories: Children,Mental Health,Virginia Issues,Youth

http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/HD72013/$file/HD7.pdf

Summarizes current research on those mental health treatments that have been proven to be effective in treating children and adolescents.  From the Virginia Commission on Youth

 

Mental Health Surveillance Among Children: United States, 2005-2011

Categories: Children,Headlines,Health/Medical,Mental Health,Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/other/su6202.pdf

First federal report which tracks the number of U.S. children (age 3-17) who have specific mental disorders.  Summarizes information about federal surveillance systems that provide estimates of the prevalence of mental disorders among children.  From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

America’s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2012

Categories: Children,Education,Health/Medical,Marriage/Family,Statistics

http://childstats.gov/pdf/ac2012/ac_12.pdf

Covers family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.  From the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics

 

Top Baby Names for 2012

Categories: Children,Consumer Info/Protection,Retirement/Social Security

http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/

Once again Jacob and Sophia are the winners.  You can also see the top names by year and how the popularity of names has changed over the years.  From the Social Security Administration

 

Child Maltreatment 2011

Categories: Births/Deaths,Children,Crime/Justice,Sex Issues,Statistics,Welfare/Social Services

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/child-maltreatment-2011

Provides statistics on child maltreatment and abuse, and characteristics of child victims and adult perpetrators.  From the Children’s Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services

 

Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities 2011: Statistics and Interventions

Categories: Births/Deaths,Children,Crime/Justice,Statistics

https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/fatality.pdf

More than 1,500 children died from abuse and neglect in the U.S. in 2011.  From the Child Welfare Information Gateway

 

World Report on Child Labour: Economic Vulnerability, Social Protection, and the Fight Against Child Labour

Categories: Children,Crime/Justice,Labor/Employment,United Nations

http://www.ilo.org/ipecinfo/product/download.do?type=document&id=19565

The first in a planned series of reports on child labor.  Assesses the role of social protection in the fight against child labor.  From the International Labour Organization

 

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