| Federal Link Title | Federal Link Information |
| 15+ Take Time to Listen, Make Time to Talk… About Bullying |
The 15+ Make Time to Listen...Take Time to Talk campaign is based on the premise that parents who talk with their children about what is happening in their lives are better able to guide their children toward more positive, skill-enhancing activities and friendships. The campaign provides practical guidance for parents and caregivers on how to strengthen their relationship with their children by spending at least 15 minutes of daily, undivided time with them and focusing on them.
URL:
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SVP%2D0051
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| 21st Century Community Learning Centers |
This program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low performing schools. The program: helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
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| 4-H Military Partnerships |
The National 4-H Headquarters, at USDA has established formal partnerships with Army Child and Youth Services, Air Force Airmen and Family Services, Army Child and Youth Services and Navy Child and Youth Programs to support positive youth development education for youth whose parents are serving in the military.
URL:
http://www.4-hmilitarypartnerships.org/DesktopDefault.aspx
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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| A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free |
This public education website was developed to support the efforts of parents and other caring adults to promote mental health and prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs among 7-18 year olds.
URL:
http://www.family.samhsa.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Above the Influence |
This is the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign's site for teens. The site allows teens to examine the negative influences in their lives and how to rise above them. It offers extensive drug information in a fun, exploratory way
URL:
http://www.Abovetheinfluence.com
Department:
Office of National Drug Control Policy
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| Administration for Children and Families |
This site provides information about resources for children, youth, and families, including child care, Head Start, child support enforcement, domestic violence services, runaway and homeless youth programs, child welfare services, and more.
URL:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
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| Administration for Native Americans |
The mission of ANA is to promote the goal of self-sufficiency and cultural preservation for Native Americans by providing social and economic development opportunities through financial assistance, training, and technical assistance to eligible Tribes and Native American communities, including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native Pacific Islanders organizations. ANA provides funding for community-based projects that are designed to improve the lives of Native children and families and reduce long-term dependency on public assistance.
URL:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
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| Adolescent Health |
CDC's overview topic page on adolescent health, including alcohol, tobacco, and substance use; adolescent injuries; and youth violence.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec801e457a
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Adolescent Literacy Research Network |
The Adolescent Literacy Research Network is a partnership of The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), designed to support each agency’s effort to enhance literacy and employment skills of young American adults.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/hs/adollit.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
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| Adventures in Parenting |
Based on decades of NICHD research on parenting, this booklet gives parents the tools they need to make their own decisions about successful parenting. The booklet provides real-world examples and stories about how some families include responding, preventing, monitoring, modeling, and mentoring in their own daily parenting activities.
URL:
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/upload/adv_in_parenting.pdf
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
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| Afterschool.gov |
Afterschool.gov is a one-stop website connecting the public, and particularly afterschool providers, to federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school time. A great range of resources is included on Afterschool.gov, including issues that face America’s youth, and information about starting and operating an afterschool program. Afterschool.gov includes a searchable database of federal funding sources. While afterschool resources are spread across the Federal government (including HHS, ED, Justice, and others), Afterschool.gov provides a single location for the public to access this information.
URL:
http://www.afterschool.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
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| America's Heroes at Work |
America's Heroes at Work addresses the employment challenges of returning service members with traumatic brain injury or Post-traumatic stress disorder.
URL:
http://americasheroesatwork.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
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| AmeriCorps State and National |
AmeriCorps is a national network of programs that engages more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in communities throughout the nation. This site provides information about how to get involved.
URL:
http://www.americorps.gov
Department:
Corporation for National and Community Service
AmeriCorps State and National
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| Best Bones Forever! |
The Best Bones Forever campaign encourages girls to get active and eat more foods with calcium and vitamin D to help them grow strong and stay strong forever.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs |
This publication was designed to help states plan and establish effective tobacco control programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use, including among school age youth. School program activities include implementing CDC’s Guidelines for School Health Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use and Addiction, which call for tobacco-free policies, evidence-based curricula, teacher training, parental involvement, and cessation services; implementing evidence-based curricula identified through CDC’s Research to Classroom Project; and linking school-based efforts with local community coalitions and statewide media and educational campaigns.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tobacco_control_programs/stateandcommunity/best_practices/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Best Practices Guide on Mentoring Youth with Disabilities |
This best practices guide helps communities provide mentoring to youth with disabilities
URL:
http://pyd.org/national-center/GuideBookAssembly_medium150.pdf
Department:
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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| Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action |
This sourcebook looks at the effectiveness of four types of violence prevention strategies: parents and family-based; home visiting; social-cognitive; and mentoring. The sourcebook documents the science behind each best practice and offers a comprehensive directory of resources for more information about programs that have used these practices.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pub/YV_bestpractices.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Building a Successful Prevention Program |
This tool was developed by the SAMHSA/CSAP-funded Western CAPT. It takes users through a seven step process, with links to tools and examples at each step. This site also allows users to search for best and promising practices based on selected criteria and includes a detailed section on planning and implementing evaluation activities
URL:
http://captus.samhsa.gov/western/resources/bp/index.cfm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Bullying Prevention Campaign |
Lively Web site for "tweens" with 12 educational, animated "webisodes" featuring characters who are involved in bullying and its prevention. Describes bullying in language friendly to young people, and includes helpful information for kids and for adults. Web site available in Spanish.
URL:
http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
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| Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Human Services |
The Office of Human Services in the Bureau of Indian Affairs promotes the safety, financial security and social health of Indian communities and individual Indian people.
URL:
http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/BIA/OIS/HumanServices/index.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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| Bureau of Indian Education |
The Bureau of Indian Education provides quality education opportunities from early childhood through life in accordance with the tribes’ needs to cultural and economic well being in keeping with the wide diversity of Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages as distinct cultural and governmental entities. The Bureau considers the whole person (spiritual, mental, physical and cultural aspects.)"
URL:
http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/BIE/index.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Education
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| Bureau of Justice Assistance Training and Technical Assistance |
This resource provides technical assistance to practitioners in state, local, and tribal justice systems.
URL:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/tta/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Assistance
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| Bureau of Land Management Youth Initiatives |
The Bureau of Land Management Youth Initiatives are described here.
URL:
http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/blms__youth_initiatives/Journey.html
Department:
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
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| Career Voyages |
Career Voyages offers career and workforce information on high growth and in-demand jobs; it includes videos and job descriptions as well as education and training opportunities in local communities. This web site is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education.
URL:
http://www.careervoyages.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Labor
|
| CCI Tools for Feds |
cciToolsforFeds.org provides information to federal staff to help them design, implement and evaluate comprehensive community initiatives.
URL:
http://www.ccitoolsforfeds.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| CDCynergy |
CDCynergy is a multimedia CD-ROM used for planning, managing, and evaluating public health communication programs. The tool was originally created for use within CDC. In addition to the basic edition, CDC program and partners have created additional versions of the tool focused on specific health topics. Copies of the CD can be ordered from the Public Health Foundation.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/healthmarketing/cdcynergy
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Census Bureau |
Home page of the Census Bureau website - find a wealth of information about your community.
URL:
http://www.census.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Commerce
Census Bureau
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| Center for Rural Education |
The Center for Rural Education is designed to disseminate information regarding research and practice to stakeholders on a wide range of topics of particular importance to schools and communities in rural America and to bring renewed attention to the problems and issues of students in rural schools.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/freedom/local/rural/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
|
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
This site is your source for credible health, safety and wellness information.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) |
This is the national website of the CAPTs. The CAPTs are regional technical assistance providers for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), an agency of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The CAPTs assist states and jurisdictions and community based organizations in the application of evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs, practices, and policies
URL:
http://www.captus.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Child Health USA |
The Child Health USA Databook is an annual report of the health status, well-being and service needs of America's children and youth. Coalitions, program planners and policy makers can identify national trends by examining and comparing data from one year to the next. Indicators for youth, or adolescents, cover multiple issues, including childbearing, substance abuse, violence, mental health treatment, and mortality from traffic and firearms injuries. The section, Population Characteristics, provides information about poverty status and school dropouts. Each topic includes a written summary and at least one graph that clearly depicts key statistical facts.
URL:
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/mchirc/chusa_05/index.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
|
| Children, Youth, and Families at Risk |
This site provides information on the state and community Children, Youth, and Families at Risk programs funded by the NIFA
URL:
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/family/cyfar/cyfar.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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| Children, Youth, and Families Education and Research Network |
CYFERnet is a national network of Land Grant university faculty and county Extension educators working to support community-based educational programs for children, youth, parents and families. It provides program, evaluation and technology assistance for children, youth and family community-based programs and is funded as a joint project of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's NIFA and the Cooperative Extension System
URL:
http://www.cyfernet.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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| Children, Youth, and Families Education and Research Network - Evaluation Resources |
CYFERnet's Evaluation section includes practical tools that you can use to evaluate community-based programs; information on how community programs can be sustained; and assessments of organizational support for work in the areas of children, youth, and families
URL:
http://www.cyfernet.org/index.php?c=6
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
NIFA
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| Choice for Parents: Supplemental Educational Services |
Information for parents regarding Supplemental Educational Services including, service providers, state contacts, pilot programs, information regarding No Child Left Behind, technical assistance, and additional resource links.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/choice/help/ses/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
|
| Choose Respect |
Choose Respect is an initiative to help adolescents form healthy relationships to prevent dating abuse before it starts. This national effort is designed to motivate adolescents to challenge harmful beliefs about dating abuse and take steps to form respectful relationships.
URL:
http://www.chooserespect.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| College Drinking: Changing the Culture |
College Drinking: Changing the Culture, created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov is your one-stop resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students.
URL:
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
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| College.gov |
College.gov is intended to be the go-to source for information and resources about planning, preparing and paying for postsecondary education.
URL:
http://www.college.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
|
| Community Development Tool Box |
Guidance on strategic planning, evaluation, and other community development tools.
URL:
http://www.communitydevelopment.uiuc.edu/toolbox
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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| Community How-to Guides on Underage Drinking Prevention |
This set of documents was developed by the National Association of Governors Highway Safety Representatives with financial assistance from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The guides focus on the following topics: Coalition Building, Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning, Evaluation, Prevention and Education, Underage Drinking Enforcement, Public Policy Advocacy, Media Relations, Self-Sufficiency, and Resources.
URL:
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/Community%20Guides%20HTML/Guides_index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| Comprehensive Centers Program |
This program awards discretionary grants to establish comprehensive technical assistance centers to help low-performing schools and districts close achievement gaps and meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Awards have been given to Fifteen (15) Regional Centers to provide technical assistance to States within defined geographic boundaries; and Five (5) content focused centers to provide expert assistance to benefit States and districts nationwide on key issues related to the goals of NCLB.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/newccp/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
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| Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act establishes the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) as an independent body within the executive branch of the federal government. The Council's primary functions are to coordinate federal juvenile delinquency prevention programs, federal programs and activities that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles, and federal programs related to missing and exploited children.
URL:
http://www.juvenilecouncil.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| Corporation for National and Community Service |
The Corporation for National and Community Service plays a vital role in supporting the American culture of citizenship, service and responsibility. The Corporation is a catalyst for change and champion for the ideal that every American has skills and talents to give. The Corporation is the nation’s largest grantmaker supporting service and volunteering. Through AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America programs, The Corporation provides opportunities for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to express their patriotism while addressing critical community needs
URL:
http://www.nationalservice.gov
Department:
Corporation for National and Community Service
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| Demand Reduction Interagency Working Group |
This group provides input into the budget process for demand reduction programs, including prevention and education recommendations.
URL:
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/policy/demand_iwg.html
Department:
Office of National Drug Control Policy
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| Disability.gov Youth Programs |
The Youth Programs section provides information about career and technical education, internships, mentoring programs, and job training services. Resources are also available for youth with disabilities who receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and want to enter the workforce.
URL:
http://www.disability.gov/employment/youth_programs
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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| Disproportionate Minority Contact |
This site refers to the disproportionate number of minority youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system
URL:
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/dmc/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| Division of Youth Services |
Provides an overview of programs funded by the Department of Labor focusing on youth. Offers a bi-weekly newsletter, announcements and potential funding opportunities, information for state and local partners, as well as information on the Federal Shared Youth Vision Partnership a collaborative effort serving the neediest youth.
URL:
http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services
Department:
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment
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| Drug Free Communities Support Program |
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) directs the Drug-Free Communities Support Program in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This anti-drug program provides grants of up to $100,000 to community coalitions that mobilize their communities to prevent youth alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug, and inhalant abuse. The grants support coalitions of youth; parents; media; law enforcement; school officials; faith-based organizations; fraternal organizations; State, local, and tribal government agencies; healthcare professionals; and other community representatives. The Drug-Free Communities Support Program enables the coalitions to strengthen their coordination and prevention efforts, encourage citizen participation in substance abuse reduction efforts, and disseminate information about effective programs.
URL:
http://www.WhiteHouseDrugPolicy.gov/dfc
Department:
Office of National Drug Control Policy
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| Employment and Training Administration, Home Page |
Learn about summer youth jobs, the Workforce Investment Act, and other employment and training programs related to youth .
URL:
http://www.doleta.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
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| Empowering Youth with Nutrition and Physical Activity |
Empowering Youth is a manual for use in after school programs and classrooms with youth 11-18 years old. It contains current nutrition and physical activity information to enhance leader knowledge; fun, hands-on activities that teach nutrition concepts; ideas to include nutrition education and physical activity into youth programs and events; resources to help youth develop a nutrition or physical activity related community project; tips, worksheets, handouts, discussion prompters and more!
URL:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/resources/empoweringyouth.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Food and Nutrition Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Enhancing Program Performance with Logic Models |
This course introduces a holistic approach to planning and evaluating education and outreach programs.
URL:
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/lmcourse
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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| Families, Youth, and Communities |
This site provides resources on families, youth, and communities from Cooperative Extension experts around the country.
URL:
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/family/family.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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| Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) |
FYSB is within the Administration for Children, Youth and Families, ACF, DHHS. FYSB promotes positive outcomes for children, youth and families by supporting a wide range of comprehensive services and collaborations at the local, Tribal, State and national levels. FYSB programs are designed to provide youth with positive alternatives, ensure their safety, and maximize their potential to take advantage of available opportunities. FYSB encourages communities to support young people through Positive Youth Development.
URL:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
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| Family Well-being Across the Lifespan |
This website provides information about family relationships, growth and development, resources for parents and professionals, as well as youth-targeted content
URL:
http://ag.udel.edu/extension/fam
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
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| Federal Interagency Committee on Education |
The function of the Federal Interagency Committee on Education is to study and make recommendations for assuring effective coordination of Federal programs, policies, and administrative practices affecting education.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/com.html
Department:
Interagency Collaboration
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| Federal Network for Young Worker Safety and Health |
The Federal Network for Young Worker Safety and Health strives to prevent occupational injuries among workers from ages 14 through 24.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fednet/
Department:
Interagency Collaboration
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| Federal TRIO Programs |
The Federal TRIO Programs are educational opportunity outreach programs designed to motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds. TRIO includes six outreach and support programs targeted to serve and assist low-income, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to post-baccalaureate programs.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
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| Food and Nutrition Service Faith-Based and Community Organizations |
This site provides information about programs and grants that faith and community groups are eligible for within FNS, as well as technical assistance for interested organizations.
URL:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/fbco
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
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| Food and Nutrition Service List of State Distributing Agency Contacts |
These contacts provide information about partnership with the National School Lunch Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Summer Food Service Program. They can also provide organizations with access to food during times of disaster.
URL:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
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| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) |
This discretionary grant program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/gearup/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
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| Girls Health |
Girlshealth.gov is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health, and is the “daughter” program of the National Women’s Health Information Center (www.womenshealth.gov). Girlshealth.gov provides valuable information about ways girls can achieve a healthy lifestyle helping them to understand their body, mind, and spirit as they grow into adults.
URL:
http://www.girlshealth.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office on Women's Health
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| Guide to Community Preventive Services |
The Guide to Community Preventive Services is a resource for recommendations on evidence-based interventions that improve public health. The Community Guide includes more than 210 public health interventions in 18 topic areas, including violence, tobacco use, and alcohol use.
URL:
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Health Center Program Technical Assistance |
This resource provides technical assistance to health centers.
URL:
http://bphc.hrsa.gov/technicalassistance/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
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| Health Resources and Services Administration |
This site provides information about Community Health Centers, maternal and child health, and rural health.
URL:
http://www.hrsa.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
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| Healthier US |
The HealthierUS initiative is a national effort to improve people's lives, prevent and reduce the costs of disease, and promote community health and wellness. Deciding to live a healthier life is easy; it's the follow-through that's hard. HealthierUS.gov provides information on how to improve your health habits. On HealthierUS.gov you will learn how to: Make physical activity a part of your day, eat more healthy foods, protect yourself and your family from illness, and avoid risks to your health and the health of your loved ones.
URL:
http://www.healthierus.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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| Healthy Homes Program Brochure |
HUD is conducting the "Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids" campaign, a three-year, 30-city outreach effort to inform parents about health and safety hazards in the home. This can include lead paint, mold, moisture, and pests like mice and cockroaches. The Healthy Homes program provides homeowners and rental property owners with practical information about how to prevent health and safety hazards.
URL:
http://www.hud.gov/healthyhomes
Department:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
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| Healthy Homes Program Brochure |
The Healthy Homes program provides homeowners and rental property owners with practical information about how to prevent health and safety hazards. Specific problems such as asthma, allergies and mold are discussed.
URL:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/library/hhi/HH_Brochure_Revised.pdf
Department:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
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| Healthy Homes Website |
The Healthy Homes program provides homeowners and rental property owners with practical information about how to prevent health and safety hazards. Specific problems such as asthma, allergies and mold are discussed.
URL:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/healthyhomes/index.cfm
Department:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
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| Healthy People 2020 |
Healthy People provides science-based, ten year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease.
URL:
http://www.healthypeople.gov/HP2020/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Public Health and Science
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| Healthy Youth |
This Web site provides information on and links to school health strategies, research and evaluation tools, Youth Risk Behavior Survey data, evidence-based guidelines for school health programs, and adolescent and school health program resources and tools.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Healthy Youth - Childhood Obesity |
The prevalence of overweight among children aged 6 to 11 more than doubled in the past 20 years, going from 7% in 1980 to 18.8% in 2004. The rate among adolescents aged 12 to 19 more than tripled, increasing from 5% to 17.1%. This fact sheet provides information about the problem of overweight in children.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/overweight/index.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Healthy Youth - Evaluation |
CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health provides evaluation technical assistance to Funded Partners through a variety of evaluation resources and tools.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/Evaluation/index.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Healthy Youth - Nutrition |
Fact sheet about nutrition and the health of young people.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/nutrition/facts.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| HHS Data Council
Gateway to Data and Statistics |
The Gateway brings together key health and human services data and statistics. It is designed to complement other government resources such as FirstGov and FedStats. The Gateway covers federal, state and local government sponsored information.
URL:
http://www.hhs-stat.net/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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| Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention |
The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse & Violence Prevention is designed to help college and community leaders develop, implement, and evaluate programs and policies to reduce student problems related to alcohol and other drug use and interpersonal violence.
URL:
http://www.higheredcenter.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
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| Homelessness Resource Center |
The Homelessness Resource Center is an interactive community of providers, consumers, policymakers, researchers, and public agencies at federal, state, and local levels.
URL:
http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Identifying and Selecting Evidence-Based Interventions |
This document was developed for grantees funded under SAMHSA/CSAP's Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant. The document presents a logical process to help states and community planners identify and select evidence-based interventions that address local needs and reduce substance abuse problems. The document also provides guidance on how to assess local needs and develop a community logic model, and discusses why these steps are imperative first steps that must be completed in order to identify the best interventions for specific local needs.
URL:
http://captus.samhsa.gov/southwest/resources/documents/CSAP4p56_Guidance_Jan04_2007.pdf
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities |
This guidance document, developed in collaboration with the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health, is designed to help guide state and local agencies and organizations through public health processes that address important adolescent health and safety issues
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/AdolescentHealth/Guide/order.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans |
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans provides support to the Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans and advises the Secretary of Education in carrying out responsibilities under Executive Order 13230. The Initiative serves as a resource for information relating to the closing of the educational achievement gap of Hispanic Americans.
URL:
http://www.YesICan.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
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| Institute of Education Science e-News |
Provides latest information on such topics as funding and training opportunities, IES-sponsored research, new publications, and education facts and figures from our National Center for Education Statistics.
URL:
http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/newsletters/
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Institute of Education Sciences
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| Introduction to Program Evaluation for Public Health Programs |
This document is a “how to” guide for planning and implementing evaluation activities. The manual is based on CDC’s Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health, and is intended to assist state, local, and community managers and staff of public health programs in planning, designing, implementing, and using the results of comprehensive evaluations in a practical way.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/eval/evalguide.pdf
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| i-SAFE |
i-SAFE America is dedicated to educating and empowering youth to safely and responsibly take control of their online experiences
URL:
http://www.isafe.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| Job Corps |
This site provides information on America's largest residential training and education program for income-eligible youth, ages, 16-24; includes program and admissions information.
URL:
http://jobcorps.dol.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of the Secretary
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| Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center |
This is a website tool designed to assist juvenile justice practitioners, policymakers, and state agency administrators with the assessment and evaluation of programs and initiatives
URL:
http://www.jrsa.org/jjec
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| Learn and Serve America |
Learn and Serve America supports and encourages service-learning throughout the United States, and enables over one million students to make meaningful contributions to their community while building their academic and civic skills. By engaging our nation’s young people in service-learning, Learn and Serve America instills an ethic of lifelong community service
URL:
http://www.learnandserve.org/
Department:
Corporation for National and Community Service
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| Lynk |
Lynk is an online, interactive youth violence prevention resource center. It enables local government and community leaders to plan, implement, and assess their youth violence prevention efforts.
URL:
http://www.safeyouth.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Make Time To Listen, Take Time To Talk... Listening Dads Are Champs! |
The 15+ Make Time to Listen...Take Time to Talk campaign is based on the premise that parents who talk with their children about what is happening in their lives are better able to guide their children toward more positive, skill-enhancing activities and friendships. The campaign provides practical guidance for parents and caregivers on how to strengthen their relationship with their children by spending at least 15 minutes of daily, undivided time with them and focusing on them.
URL:
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/dadsarechamps/default.asp
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Measuring Violence-related Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors among Youths: A Compendium of Assessment Tools |
This compendium provides research and prevention specialists with a set of tools to evaluate programs to prevent youth violence. The compendium includes more than 100 measures, mostly focused on individuals’ violence-related attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/measure.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Media-Smart Youth |
Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! is an interactive after-school education program for young people ages 11 to 13. It is designed to help teach them about the complex media world around them, and how it can affect their health--especially in the areas of nutrition and physical activity.
URL:
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/msy
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
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| Methamphetamine Resources |
The Federal government’s central Web site for information and resources related to methamphetamine. The site was developed to assist policy makers, law enforcement, educators, health care professionals, and others who are working to reduce meth production, trafficking, and abuse. The site features a listserv to promote information sharing and interactive communication with professionals across the Nation.
URL:
http://www.MethResources.gov
Department:
Office of National Drug Control Policy
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| Military Homefront |
MilitaryHOMEFRONT is the Department of Defense website for official Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) program information, policy and guidance designed to help troops and their families, leaders, and service providers. Whether you live the military lifestyle or support those who do, you'll find what you need!
URL:
http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/
Department:
U.S. Department of Defense
Military Community and Family Policy
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| Military Youth on the Move |
This site helps military youth cope with a deployment or move.
URL:
http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=MYOM:HOME:1402078098450298
Department:
U.S. Department of Defense
Office of Military Community and Family Policy
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| Minority Business Development Agency/Youth Programs |
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency has established entrepreneurship programs that reach minorities including youth. The objectives of the Centers are to provide electronic and one-on-one business development services for a nominal fee to minority firms and to individuals entering, expanding, or improving their efforts in the marketplace
URL:
http://www.mbda.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Commerce
Minority Business Development Agency
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| Model Programs Guide |
The MPG is designed to assist practitioners and communities in implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that can make a difference in the lives of children and communities. The MPG database of evidence-based programs covers the entire continuum of youth services from prevention through sanctions to reentry. The MPG is a tool that offers a database of scientifically-proven programs that address a range of issues, including substance abuse, mental health, and education programs.
URL:
http://www2.dsgonline.com/mpg/
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| Money Talks |
A financial management web site for teens. Helps teens understand why they save money and why they don't, credit issues, and financial literacy skills
URL:
http://www.moneytalks.ucr.edu/english.home.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
University of California Cooperative Extension
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| My Pyramid (Food Pyramid) |
MyPyramid offers personalized eating plans, interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices, and advice to help you make better choices.'
URL:
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
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| National 4-H Headquarters |
National 4-H Headquarters, United States Department of Agriculture. 4-H is the largest youth organization in the United States for children and youth ages 5 to 19. Visit the Cooperative Extension Office near you to find a 4-H program in your community
URL:
http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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| National Adolescent Health Information Center |
The National Adolescent Health Information Center (NAHIC) at the University of California, San Francisco, supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau/Office of Adolescent Health as part of its Adolescent Health Resource Program, serves as a national resource for adolescent health information. This website includes a variety of fact sheets, briefs, and monographs on topics relevant to adolescent health, development, safety and well-being. It also houses materials produced by the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health, which is co-facilitated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Division of Adolescent and School Health and the Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau/Office of Adolescent Health.
URL:
http://nahic.ucsf.edu
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
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| National Association of Youth Courts |
This site provides comprehensive information on youth courts including links to information, training and technical assistance, publications, funding opportunities and more.
URL:
http://www.youthcourt.net
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy |
The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) is a federally funded research and development center focused solely on adult learning. NCSALL's efforts are dedicated to improving practice in educational programs that serve adults with limited literacy and English language skills, and those without a high school diploma.
URL:
http://www.ncsall.net/?id=818
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
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| National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information |
NCADI is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment. NCADI staffs both English- and Spanish-speaking information specialists who are skilled at recommending appropriate publications, posters, and videocassettes; conducting customized searches; providing grant and funding information; and referring people to appropriate organizations.
URL:
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY) |
NCFY is a free information service for Community, organizations, and individuals interested in developing new and effective strategies for supporting young people and their families. Their website includes youth development resources, funding announcements for FYSB's programs, free publications, and a calendar of conferences and trainings.
URL:
http://www.ncfy.com
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
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| National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability |
NCWD/Youth is your source for information about employment and youth with disabilities. Our partners — experts in disability, education, employment, and workforce development — strive to ensure you will be provided with the highest quality, most relevant information available.
URL:
http://www.ncwd-youth.info
Department:
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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| National Community Anti-Drug Institute Primer Series |
These primers are aimed at providing guidelines for coalitions navigating the HHS/SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). Each primer is designed to stand alone and work with the others in the series. While they primarily focus on the planning process on SAMHSA's SPF, the steps can be applied by any community coalition.
URL:
http://www.cadca.org/resources/series/Primers
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| National Coordinating Committee on School Health and Safety (NCCSHS) |
The NCCSHS was established in order to bring together Federal departments and national nongovernmental organizations in support of quality coordinated school health programs in our Nation's schools.
URL:
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/healthystudents/
Department:
Interagency Collaboration
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| National Criminal Justice Reference Service |
NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
URL:
http://www.ncjrs.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities |
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) supports the national implementation of provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to provide successful school outcomes for students with disabilities. NDPC-SD supports states in assisting local education agencies to increase school completion rates and decrease dropout rates among students with disabilities.
URL:
http://www.ndpc-sd.org/
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education Programs
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| National Fruit and Vegetable Program |
The National Fruit & Vegetable Program is a public private partnership. It is a confederation of government, not-for-profit groups and industry groups working collaboratively and synergistically to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables for improved public health.
URL:
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| National Gang Center |
National Gang Center assists policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in the development and implementation of effective, community-based gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies.
URL:
http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| National Guard Youth Challenge Program |
The mission of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of at-risk youth to produce program graduates with the values, skills, education and self-discipline necessary to succeed as adults.
URL:
http://www.ngycp.org/site/
Department:
U.S. Department of Defense
Reserve Affairs
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| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
Learn about keeping teen drivers safe from the NHTSA.
URL:
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) advances knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and communities by supporting research, education, and extension programs in the Land-Grant University System and other partner organizations. NIFA replaced the former Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), which had been in existence since 1994.
URL:
http://www.nifa.usda.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Institute for Agriculture
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| National Institute of Justice |
NIJ is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues. NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the state and local levels.
URL:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
National Institute of Justice
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| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism was established to support and promote the best science on alcohol and health for the benefit of all by increasing the understanding of normal and abnormal biological functions and behavior relating to alcohol use, improving the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol use disorders, and enhancing quality health care.
URL:
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
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| National Institute on Drug Abuse – for Parents and Teachers |
This website contains links to fact sheets on what parents need to know about marijuana and nicotine, as well as free science-based educational materials developed by NIDA. These materials were developed specifically for parents & teachers
URL:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/parent-teacher.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
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| National Mental Health Information Center |
The National Mental Health Information Center was developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media. Information Center provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number, a website, and more than 600 publications.
URL:
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
|
| National Mentoring Month |
This website provides information about national mentoring month, and provides an easy resource to help you find out how you can become a mentor.
URL:
http://www.nationalmentoringmonth.org/
Department:
Corporation for National and Community Service
|
| National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) |
NOYS is a collaborative network of national organizations, business and industry leaders, and federal agencies that serve youth and focus on youth safety and health.
URL:
http://www.noys.org/
Department:
Interagency Collaboration
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| National Registry of Effective Programs & Practices |
NREPP is a voluntary rating and classification system for mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment interventions – a system designed to categorize and disseminate information about programs and practices that meet established evidentiary criteria. NREPP began in 1998 as the National Registry of Effective Prevention Programs within the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). Beginning in 2004, SAMHSA began expanding the NREPP to include reviews of interventions in other SAMHSA domains of substance abuse treatment, and mental health promotion and treatment. SAMHSA will launch the expanded NREPP by March 2007. The NREPP will feature a new web site that emphasizes comprehensive, transparent, and searchable information – as well as ratings - on an array of interventions to prevent and/or treat mental and substance use disorders.
URL:
http://www.modelprograms.samhsa.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) |
The National Runaway Switchboard is a national communications system that assists youth who have run away or are considering running away and their families. With its database of more than 17,000 resources, NRS links youth and families across the country to shelters, counseling, medical assistance, and other vital services. In addition, NRS works to prevent youth from running away. By helping youth and adults resolve problems constructively, staff and volunteers diffuse escalating tensions, promote dialogue and reduce youths' desire to run away.
URL:
http://www.1800runaway.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
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| National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center |
The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) helps states build capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities and disseminates information and provides technical assistance on scientifically-based research practices with an emphasis on building and sustaining state-level infrastructures of support and district-level demonstrations of effective transition methods for youth with disabilities.
URL:
http://www.nsttac.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education Programs
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| National Service Learning Clearinghouse |
Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC) supports the service-learning community in higher education, kindergarten through grade twelve, community-based initiatives and tribal programs, as well as all others interested in strengthening schools and communities using service-learning techniques and methodologies.
URL:
http://www.servicelearning.org/
Department:
Corporation for National and Community Service
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| National Strategy to Prevent Youth Violence |
Youth violence can be prevented. This strategy provides a framework for action.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/PreventYouthViolence-a.pdf
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health |
The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health serves as a national resource to support and strengthen the capacity of states, territories, tribes and communities to transform their mental health systems to meet the diverse and complex needs of children and adolescents with or at risk for serious emotional disturbances and their families.
URL:
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline |
This site provides information about teen dating violence
URL:
http://www.loveisrespect.org/
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office on Violence Against Women
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| National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) |
NVDRS collects data on violent deaths from a variety of sources, including death certificates, police reports, medical examiner and coroner reports, and crime laboratories.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/NCIPC/profiles/nvdrs/default.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign |
This site provides resources and links for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign partners, community groups, and the media. The site allows people to view Media Campaign television, print, radio, and banner ads.
URL:
http://www.MediaCampaign.org
Department:
Office of National Drug Control Policy
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| National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign's site for teens |
This is the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign's site for teens. The site allows teens to examine the negative influences in their lives and how to rise above them. It offers extensive drug information in a fun, exploratory way
URL:
http://www.Abovetheinfluence.com
Department:
Office of National Drug Control Policy
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| National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign's Web site for parents |
The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign's Web site for parents. The site contains tips and proven strategies for parenting and preventing youth risky behaviors, including drugs use and underage drinking. Provides information about drug effects and what to do if your child is already using
URL:
http://www.TheAntiDrug.com
Department:
Office of National Drug Control Policy
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| National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center |
The website serves as a portal to resources developed by federal agencies to address youth violence. It links teens, parents, professionals and researchers to materials designed specifically for those audiences. Resources are available for both English and Spanish speaking audiences. Also includes a Listserv of approximately 4,600 people & organizations who are interested in prevention programs for youth.
URL:
http://www.safeyouth.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Neighborhood Networks |
HUD created Neighborhood Networks in 1995 to encourage property owners to establish multiservice community learning centers in HUD insured and assisted properties. Neighborhood Networks was one of the first federal initiatives to promote self-sufficiency and help provide computer access to low-income housing communities. Neighborhood Networks centers are alike. With support from innovative public-private partnerships, Neighborhood Networks centers sponsor a range of services and programs. Nearly all centers offer job training and educational opportunities, and many also provide programs that include access to healthcare information and microenterprise development.
URL:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/nnw/nnwaboutnn.cfm
Department:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Public and Indian Housing Division
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| Nutrition Assistance Programs |
This site lists links to program information for Nutrition Assistance Programs through Food and Nutrition Service.
URL:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/default.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
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| Office of Disability Employment Policy |
The website provides information for families, professionals, and communities on transitioning youth with disabilities into training and employment opportunities.
URL:
http://www.dol.gov/odep/categories/youth
Department:
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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| Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.
URL:
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools |
The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving quality and excellence of programs and activities that are designed to support drug and violence prevention activities, promote interagency collaboration, and promote character and civics education.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
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| Office on Violence Against Women |
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, provides national leadership in developing the nation's capacity to reduce violence against women through the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
URL:
http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office on Violence Against Women
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| OJJDP Model Program Guide |
The Model Programs Guide is designed to assist practitioners and communities in implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that can make a difference in the lives of children and communities. The MPG database of evidence-based programs covers the entire continuum of youth services from prevention through sanctions to reentry.
URL:
http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg2.5/mpg_index.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| OJJDP National Training and Technical Assistance Center |
This resource provides technical assistance to practitioners to help them adopt evidence-based practices to address juvenile justice and juvenile delinquency issues.
URL:
http://www.nttac.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center |
This resource provides technical assistance to victim service providers and allied professionals.
URL:
http://ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/assist/welcome.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Victims of Crime
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| Performance Measures Resources |
This is a one-stop resource for applicants and grantees which offers the ability to review the significance of performance measures in light of relevant federal legislation; assist applicants in developing a logic model that sets goals and objectives for their program; helps applicants select appropriate performance measures and identify pertinent data sources for performance reporting; and enables grantees to report their performance measures online.
URL:
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grantees/pm/
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice, Office for National Drug Control Policy
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports |
This website is the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. You can find out about the Council and its work, view publications, and link to the resources of other government agencies as well as to health and fitness organizations
URL:
http://www.fitness.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Public Health and Science
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| Preventing Drug Abuse among Children and Adolescents |
This In Brief Web edition provides highlights from the Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition booklet. It presents the updated prevention principles, an overview of program planning, and critical first steps for those learning about prevention.
URL:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/Prevention/Prevopen.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
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| Prevention Pathways |
Prevention Pathways offer prevention courses that are free to the public. Some courses are meant for professionals and have continuing education credits available. Other courses are designed to provide helpful information to members of the general public interested in prevention topics.
URL:
http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Prevention Platform |
Prevention Platform is an online resource, designed for substance abuse professionals and volunteers who are interested in learning more about the issues and becoming involved. This site can help you through its informational resources and interactive tools. The tools are designed to assist you in the following areas: Assessment - determining your prevention needs; Capacity - improving your capabilities; Planning - developing a strategic plan; Implementation - putting your plan into action; Evaluation - documenting the outcomes of your work.
URL:
https://preventionplatform.samhsa.gov/Macro/CSAP/dss_portal/Templates_redesign/start.cfm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Program Evaluation Tip Sheets |
These are teaching tools that apply scientific and communication principles to an extension evaluation problem in the field.
URL:
http://www.extension.psu.edu/evaluation/titles.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
NIFA
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| Program Evaluation: A Variety of Rigorous Methods Can Help Identify Effective Interventions |
This GAO report describes how program evaluations can help identify effective interventions.
URL:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d1030.pdf
Department:
General Accountability Office
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| Public and Indian Housing |
This site provides information on several HUD resources, including Hope VI, Moving to Work, Public Housing, and Indian Housing.
URL:
http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_offices/public_indian_housing
Department:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Public and Indian Housing Division
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| Putting Positive Youth Development Into Practice: A Resource Guide |
This guide provides information about how you can put positive youth development principles into practice
URL:
http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/publications/pyd/index.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
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| Race to the Top |
This funding stream supports educational success by adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy; building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction; recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and turning around our lowest-achieving schools.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
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| Random Student Drug Testing Information |
This is a comprehensive site offering resources, publications, research findings, best practices, and guidance on policy design and development. The site is designed to meet the needs of a range of audiences, from students and parents interested in learning more about program goals to educators and administrators involved in program management. Random student drug testing is an effective prevention tool for discouraging drug use among a very vulnerable population. It can help identify substance users early, before a drug dependency begins, as well as students with a dependency so that they may be referred to appropriate treatment. Random testing also promotes a safer, healthier learning environment.
URL:
http://sdti.ed.gov/
Department:
Office of National Drug Control Policy
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| Reach Out Now and Reach Out Now National Teach-In |
RON/RONTI is a public education initiative that provides teachers and families of children ages 10-12 underage alcohol use prevention materials. The materials are created through a collaborative effort between SAMHSA and Scholastic Inc., to provide school-based, underage alcohol use prevention materials in time for Alcohol Awareness Month each April.
URL:
http://toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov/educators/teachin/Default.aspx
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Read.gov |
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress invites people of all ages to discover the fascinating people, places and events that await you whenever you read.
URL:
http://www.read.gov
Department:
The Library of Congress
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| Recovery and Employment Assistance Lifelines (REALifelines) Advisor |
The REALifelines Advisor provides veterans and transitioning service members wounded and injured as a result of the War on Terrorism, and their family members, with the resources they need to successfully transition to a rewarding career.
URL:
http://www.dol.gov/elaws/realifelines.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Policy and Office of Compliance Assistance Policy
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| Recovery.gov |
Recovery.gov is the U.S. Government's official website to provide easy access to data related to Recovery Act spending.
URL:
http://www.recovery.gov
Department:
Office of Management and Budget
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| Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency |
ROSS links public housing residents with supportive services, resident empowerment activities, and assistance in becoming economically self-sufficient
URL:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/ross
Department:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Public and Indian Housing Division
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| Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Centers |
This resource provides technical assistance to runaway and homeless youth programs.
URL:
http://www.rhyttac.ou.edu
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
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| Rural Development Faith-Based and Community Initiatives |
This site provides information about programs and grants that faith and community groups are eligible for within Rural Development, as well as technical assistance for interested organizations. The Rural Development Toolkit is a particularly helpful resource.
URL:
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/fbnp/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Development
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| Rural Development Funding Notices |
This site provides funding notices for Rural Development programs and grants.
URL:
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/nofas/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Development
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| Rural Development State Offices |
This site provides contact information for Rural Development State Offices.
URL:
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Development
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| Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) |
The SS/HS Initiative is a unique Federal grant-making program designed to prevent violence and substance abuse among our nation's youth, School, and communities.
URL:
http://www.sshs.samhsa.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| School Health Index (SHI) |
Habits and practices related to health and safety are influenced by the entire school environment. Schools can use this self-assessment and planning tool to improve their health and safety policies and programs. The SHI has eight different modules including School Health and Safety Policies and Environment; Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services; and Family and Community Involvement.
URL:
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/shi/default.aspx
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Seven Steps to a Healthy Home |
The Healthy Homes program offers seven steps to having a healthy home, providing homeowners and rental property owners with practical information about how to prevent health and safety hazards. These steps include the importance of keeping your home pest- and contaminant-free, as well as dry, clean, well-ventilated and well-maintained.
URL:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/library/hhi/HealthyHomes7Steps.pdf
Department:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
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| Shared Vision for Youth: Solutions Desk |
This site provides technical assistance to state interagency collaborations working to promote successful transitions to adulthood for at-risk youth.
URL:
http://www.syvsd.ou.edu/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
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| Start Talking before They Start Drinking |
Parents play a crucial role in discouraging their children from beginning to use alcohol. The resources below will help parents discuss this important issue with their children and brainstorm ways for them to refuse offers of alcohol from their peers.
URL:
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/parents.aspx
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| State-based Physical Activity Program Directory |
The DNPAO State-based Physical Activity Program Directory site provides information about physical activity programs involving state departments of health. Use this site to research programs, gather ideas, and share information.
URL:
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpaProg/printhome.asp
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| StopAlcoholAbuse.gov |
StopAlcoholAbuse.Gov is a comprehensive portal of Federal resources for information on underage drinking and ideas for combating this issue. People interested in underage drinking prevention—including parents, educators, community-based organizations, and youth—will find a wealth of valuable information here.
URL:
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants |
The Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) program is one of SAMHSA's infrastructure grant programs. SAMHSA's infrastructure grants support an array of activities to help grantees build a solid foundation for delivering and sustaining effective substance abuse and/or mental health services. The SPF SIGs, in particular, will provide funding to States and federally recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations to implement SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework
URL:
http://prevention.samhsa.gov/grants/sig.aspx
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Striving Readers |
This program is aimed at improving the reading skills of middle school- and high school-aged students who are reading below grade level.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/strivingreaders/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education
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| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
SAMHSA's mission is to build resilience and facilitate recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders.
URL:
http://www.samhsa.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Suicide Prevention Resources |
This CDC site provides resources about suicide prevention, information about a national strategy for suicide prevention, data and trends, and youth-specific information
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/suicide/index.html
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Systems of Care |
This website is devoted to providing information about the mental health of children, youth and families. A system of care is a coordinated network of community-based services and supports.
URL:
http://systemsofcare.samhsa.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Team Hope |
This site operates as a support network for families with missing children, offering them resources and support.
URL:
http://teamhope.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| Team Nutrition |
Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for food service, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity. Team Nutrition's Goal is to improve children's lifelong eating and physical activity habits by using the principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid
URL:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/
Department:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
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| Technical Assistance for Circles of Care and Tribal Services Grant Communities: Indian Children’s Mental Health Initiative |
The Center for Mental Health Services and Indian Health Service collaborate to provide technical assistance to tribal/urban Indian recipients of both the Circles of Care grant program and Systems of Care implementation grants.
URL:
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/childrenscampaign/nativeamerican.asp
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health |
The TA Partnership, a collaboration of organizations, provides a model for the family/youth professional relationship that is an essential value of the systems of care work. Families and youth must share a leadership role in planning, implementing, and evaluating family-driven and youth-guided systems of care in their community.
URL:
http://www.tapartnership.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Teen Dating Violence |
This site provides information about teen dating violence
URL:
http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/teen_dating_violence.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office on Violence Against Women
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| The Challenge |
A principal vehicle by which OSDFS communicates with the field, and provides information on research-based activities, best practices, and other information related to effective drug abuse and violence prevention strategies.
URL:
http://www.thechallenge.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
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| The Education Innovator |
A weekly look at innovations in education.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/innovator/index.html?src=ln
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Innovation and Improvement
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| The National Academies |
The National Academies bring together committees of experts in all areas of scientific and technological endeavor. These experts serve pro bono to address critical national issues and give advice to the federal government and the public.
URL:
http://www.nationalacademies.org/
Department:
The National Academies
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| The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity |
This report describes the causes of overweight and obesity, the problem of overweight and obesity among children and youth, and suggestions for physical activity and healthier eating.
URL:
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/calltoaction/fact_adolescents.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Public Health and Science
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| Tobacco: Got a Minute? Give it to your Kid |
Tips on tobacco use prevention for parents.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tobacco_control_programs/campaigns_events/got_a_minute/parenting/
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Tobacco: Tips 4 Youth |
Tobacco use prevention tips for youth.
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/Tobacco/youth/index.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Too Smart to Start |
Too Smart to Start is a public education initiative that provides research-based strategies and materials to professionals and volunteers at the community level to help implement an underage alcohol use prevention program. The goal of TSTS is to decrease the risk of underage alcohol use by increasing the knowledge and skills of 9-13 year-olds and their parents and caregivers so they can positively address underage alcohol use issues.
URL:
http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| Training and Technical Assistance: Corporation for National and Community Service |
This resource provides technical assistance to grantees of the Corporation's programs.
URL:
http://nationalserviceresources.org/consult
Department:
Corporation for National and Community Service
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| Training and Technical Assistance: Public and Indian Housing |
This resource provides technical assistance to public and Indian housing authorities.
URL:
http://nhl.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/rhiip/training.cfm
Department:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Public and Indian Housing Division
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| Tribal Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center |
This resource provides technical assistance to DOJ's Tribal Youth Program.
URL:
http://www.tribalyouthprogram.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| U.S. Department of Education Newsletters |
Interested persons can sign up to receive 1-2 emails a week on new teaching resources and ED grant opportunities.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/edinfo/index.html?src=ln
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education
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| U.S. Department of Education resources for Spanish Speakers |
Recursos en español (Resources for Spanish Speakers), provides resources in Spanish about the U.S. Department of Education and programs to assist parents, youth and children.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/espanol/bienvenidos/es/index.html?src=gu
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education
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| U.S.A. Learns |
U.S.A. learns is a free site for adults to learn English and improve basic reading, writing, speaking, and life skills.
URL:
http://www.usalearns.org/
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
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| Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center |
(UDET) Center is to create healthier and safer environments in States, local communities, and Federal entities engage in environmental prevention and enforcement practices that proactively and effectively limit youth access to alcohol and significantly reduce harmful consequences associated with alcohol use by underage youth
URL:
http://www.udetc.org
Department:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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| United We Serve |
Serve.gov is an online resource for not only finding volunteer opportunities in your community, but also creating your own.
URL:
http://www.serve.gov
Department:
Corporation for National and Community Service
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| USASpending.gov |
USAspending.gov provides federal funding information to the public, as collected from federal agencies, in an easy to use website. The data is largely from sources: the Federal Procurement Data System, which contains information about federal contracts; and the Federal Assistance Award Data System, which contains information about federal financial assistance such as grants, loans, insurance, and direct subsidies like Social Security.
URL:
http://www.USASpending.gov
Department:
Office of Management and Budget
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| Weight Control Information Network/Take Charge of Your Health |
This booklet is designed to help you take small and simple steps to keep a healthy weight. It gives you basic facts about nutrition and physical activity, and offers practical tools that you can use in your everyday life, from reading food labels and selecting how much and what foods to eat, to replacing TV time with physical activities.
URL:
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm
Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
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| What Works Clearinghouse |
The WWC collects, screens, and identifies studies on the effectiveness of educational programs, products, practices, and policies for educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public
URL:
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
Department:
U.S. Department of Education
Institute of Education Sciences
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| White House Council on Women and Girls |
The mission of the Council will be to provide a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronted by women and girls and to ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies and programs impact women and families.
URL:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-White-House-Council-on-Women-and-Girls/
Department:
White House
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| White House Office of National Drug Control Policy |
This website is the main ONDCP site that houses all agency publications, fact sheets, program information, and news. Most visitors to this site are students conducting research. The site offers users the ability to sign up for a community prevention listserv, learn about the National Drug Control Strategy, and connect to resources in Law Enforcement, Treatment, and Prevention.
URL:
http://www.WhiteHouseDrugPolicy.gov
Department:
Office of National Drug Control Policy
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| Youth 2 Work |
Provides safety and health information about the teen worker
URL:
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/teenworkers
Department:
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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| Youth Rules! |
This provides a gateway to access information quickly on Federal and State labor laws that apply to young workers.
URL:
http://www.youthrules.dol.gov
Department:
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment Standards Administration, Hour and Wage Division
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