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Presents results of a survey of illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use among people 12 years of age and older. Includes national estimates of the rates of use, trends, numbers of users, and other measures, such as youth-related prevention measures.
Presents information from the redesigned NSSE survey, administered for the first time in 2013. Results from nearly 335,000 first-year and senior students document aspects of the undergraduate experience that contribute to increases in student learning, retention, persistence, and completion.
Provides colleges with a framework for examining their own practices and for discerning gaps between what students need and what the college provides. This resource includes an overview of high-impact practices to increase student engagement as well as next steps for implementation.
Presents key research findings on characteristics that are associated with resilience; describes program strategies that promote resilience; discusses links between resilience and avoidance of risk-taking behaviors; and provides helpful resources on the topic of resilience.
Describes barriers to treatment of adolescent mental health disorders; discusses the connection between insurance status and access to mental health treatment; and explains funding for adolescent mental health services.
Presents the prevalence of mental health issues in adolescents and the challenges adolescents face in accessing mental health care in the U.S. Challenges addressed include demographic disparities, lack of prevention and early detection, poorly coordinated services, lack of or limited insurance coverage, and provider shortages.
Promotes better policy and practice around school attendance, including tracking chronic absence data for each student beginning in kindergarten, or ideally earlier, and partnering with families and community agencies to intervene when poor attendance is a problem for students or schools.