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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Presents recent trends in allergies among children by sociodemographic characteristics.  From the National Center for Health Statistics

Reports that the birth rate for unmarried women was 80% higher in 2007 than in 1980.  Provides statistics on the number and prevalence of births to unmarried women and such characteristics as household income and education attainment.  Provides national and state level data.  From the Census Bureau.

Covers the reasons for adoption incentives programs, the trends in adoptions out of foster care, and selected reauthorization issues such as the need for incentives and permanence for older children.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Covers causes and consequences of undernutrition, the current status of nutrition, interventions to respond to stunting, and success stories in raising nutrition levels.  Also includes nutrition profiles of the 24 countries with the highest prevalence of stunting.  From UNICEF

In 3 parts: a table of child well-being in 29 of the world’s advanced economies, what children say about their own well-being, and changes in child well-being over the first decade of the 2000s.  From UNICEF

Plans for an integrated attack on what it refers to as forgotten killers of children.  Includes exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, use of appropriate vaccines, oral rehydration salts, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions.  From the United Nations and the World Health Organization

Describes the number and characteristics of children in different types of child care arrangements in spring 2011.  Also provides historical data of trends in child care usage in the U.S.  From the Census Bureau

Presents data on the prevalence of diagnosed autism spectrum disorder as reported by parents. Prevalence rose from 1.16% in 2007 to 2% in 2011-12.  From the National Center for Health Statistics

Chart with statistics by state and year.  From the Children’s Bureau of the Health and Human Services Department

Describes the actions that federal agencies have taken since the passage of the law and the oversight provided for those awarded grants.  From the Government Accountability Office

Covers student performance on tests in New York, Florida, Texas, Illinois, and California.  These five states serve more than half of the nation’s English language learners and some of the largest concentrations of children from lower-income families.  From the National Center for Education Statistics

The prevalence of obesity increased among boys but not among girls during the last decade.  This report presents trends in children and adolescents from 2-19 presented by sex, age, race, and ethnicity.  From the National Center for Health Statistics

Research paper written for British legislation which seeks reform relating to adoption and children in care, aspects of the family justice system, children and youth with special education needs, time off work for ante-natal care, and flexible working arrangements. House of Commons Research Paper 13/11.

Describes the high percentage of children living in fatherless households, the tendency for such households to be below the poverty level, and policy options that could make fathers play a more important role in the family.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Copy of proposed regulations for improving the nutritional quality of food available in school meal programs.  From the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Finds limited effectiveness from psychotherapeutic interventions for children exposed to trauma.  From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Guide developed by the U.S. government to help businesses combat child labor and forced labor in their global supply chains.  From the U.S. Department of Labor

3^rd edition of a report that presents key information on environmental problems that affect children’s health.  See also Appendices to the Report.  From the Environmental Protection Agency

Latest edition of erratically updated compilation of data on social services programs of the federal government.  From the House Ways and Means Committee

Describes intervention treatments that can assist children who are victims of trauma or disaster whether living with their families or in foster-care settings.  From the Virginia Department of Social Services

Provides infant mortality statistics by maternal and infant characteristics.  Reports that the U.S. infant mortality rate for 2009 was 6.39 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 3% lower than the 2008 rate.  From the National Center for Health Statistics

Reports numbers of adoptions into and away from the United States, the country of origin or destination, and the state of destination.  Also provides statistics on average days to complete adoption and fees.  From the State Department

Reports on the safety of the federal-recommended schedule which calls for 24 immunizations by age 2 and offers a framework for conducting safety research with existing or new data collection systems.  From the Institute of Medicine