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Summarizes how the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has helped to change America. Discusses the many ways in which VAWA has increased accountability and access to services and has reached underserved communities, and provides details from over 100 programs throughout the country that VAWA has helped to inspire and support.
Explores the civic learning and engagement efforts of Massachusetts’ public higher education system in five areas: vision of preparing citizens as a core educational commitment; development of a state higher education policy on civic learning; creation of civic engagement and service-learning course designations; progress in statewide assessment accountability for civic learning; and policies to align civic learning across the K-16 education cont
Provides examples of city actions to address the opioid epidemic and highlights opportunities — through the use of Medicaid, federal grants, and other resources — to expand those efforts.
Details how underage drinkers (ages 12 to 20) who were treated in hospital emergency departments were more than twice as likely to wind up with a serious health outcome if they also used drugs at the same time. This data spotlight brief also describes the importance role parents and adult caregivers can play in preventing alcohol use among this age group.
Provides a press release about the recently-released Frequently Asked Questions: Using American Rescue Plan Funding to Support Full-Service Community Schools & Related Strategies. These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are intended to inform state and local efforts in effectively using American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds to support evidence-based, full-service community schools and related a
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona laid out his vision for the direction the agency will follow in 2023, including improvements in learning conditions through eliminating the educator shortage for every school and investing in every student’s mental health and well-being.
Describes strategies that school leaders can use to leverage American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to support students’ learning, mental health, and overall well-being during back-to-school and beyond.
Provides guidance for how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expanding access to Medicaid health care services in schools, including behavioral health services, and reducing administrative burden for states and schools.
Presents an overview of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, including investments in children and family mental health services and increased funding to expand mental health and supportive services in schools.
Describes the current evidence on the positive and negative impacts of social media on children and adolescents as well as actionable recommendations for policymakers, technology companies, parents and caregivers, young people, and researchers.