Statistics and Research on Children, Youth, and Families
(links to external Web sites)

• Administration for Children and Families
  Provides statistics, research, and publications relating to children, families, and public policy. Also provides family assistance (welfare), child support, childcare, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.
  
  
• American Association of University Women
  Promotes education and equity for all women and girls.
  
  
• American Psychological Association
  Works to advance psychology as a science, a profession, and a means of promoting human welfare.
  
  
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation
  Helps build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States.
  
  
• Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)
  Promotes research on the political and civic engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25.
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) Monitors and reports on the priority health risk behaviors leading to death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States.
  
  
• Children Now
  Pioneers solutions to problems facing America's children.
  
  
• Children's Defense Fund
  Provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves, paying attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.
  
  
• Children's Partnership
  Undertakes research and policy analysis, publishes reports and multimedia materials, and forges new alliances among parents, policymakers, and the private sector to achieve tangible gains for children.
  
  
• Child Trends
  Studies children, youth and families through research, and data collection and analysis.
  
  
• CYFERnet
  Brings together research-based tools, instruments, and resources on children, youth, and family from all the public land-grant universities in the country. Targets educators, researchers, parents, youth agency staff, community members, human services and health care providers, policy makers, students, and youth.
  
  
• Department of Labor
  Reports research and trends in the youth labor force and examines laws and government programs that affect youth employment. Fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States.
  
  
• Monitoring the Future
  Studies the behaviors, attitudes, and values of secondary school students, college students, and young adults in the U.S.
  
  
• National Center for Education Statistics
  Collects and analyzes data related to education in the United States and other nations.
  
  
• National Science Foundation
  Supports scientists, teachers, engineers, students, and leading U.S. pioneers with funding and equipment for continued research, work, and training.
  
  
• National Youth Development Information Center
  Provides practice-related information about youth development to national and local youth-serving organizations at low cost or no cost. NYDIC is a project of the National Assembly through its affinity group, the National Collaboration for Youth.
  
  
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  Provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.
  
  
• Public/Private Ventures
  Serves to improve the effectiveness of social policies, programs, and community initiatives, especially as they affect youth and young adults.
  
  
• Search Institute
  Advances the well-being of children and adolescents by generating knowledge and promoting its application. Conducts research, develops publications, and provides technical assistance that supports the healthy development of all children and adolescents.
  
  
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Association (SAMHSA)
  Builds resilience and facilitates recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders for "life in the community for everyone."
  
  
• The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
  Fosters coordination and collaboration in collecting and reporting federal statistics on children and families.
  
  
• U.S. Census Bureau
  Collects and provides timely, relevant and quality data about the people and economy of the United States.