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Children, Youth, and Families

Children, adolescents, and families are populations with unique needs. Our work seeks to synthesize research on factors that affect the health and development of children – and the well-being of their families -- from pregnancy through adolescence, and to bring that evidence to bear on the development of policies and programs in health care, social services, and other areas. See also:

Board on Children, Youth, and Families

Current Projects

Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Indonesia The United States National Research Council and the Indonesian Academy of Science will together form an expert study committee that will compile and evaluate the quality and consistency of existing data relating to maternal and neonatal mortality…...

Reports

	Reforming Juvenile Justice: A Developmental Approach (CLAJ) 2013 Adolescence is a distinct, yet transient, period of development between childhood and adulthood characterized by increased experimentation and risk-taking, a tendency to discount long-term... Read more

	Databases for Estimating Health Insurance Coverage for Children: A Workshop Summary (CNSTAT) 2010 This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop convened in June 2010 to critically examine the various databases that could provide national and state-level estimates of low-income uninsured... Read more

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	New Report! More coordinated planning and improvements to training and technology in mine safety operations could better prepare underground coal miners for escape, says a new report Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines ► Read more
	Recent Report! The fifth edition of a report from the National Research Council describes four fundamental principles and recommends 13 practices that would best position a federal statistical agency to provide accurate and credible statistical information to policymakers and the public. ► Read More
	Recent Report! Priorities for a Public Health Research Agenda to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence, a new report from the Committee on Law and Justice and the Institute of Medicine, proposes priorities for a research agenda to improve understanding of the public health aspects of gun-related violence. ► Read more