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Youth Evidence-Based Program Directory
The youth.gov Program Directory features evidence-based programs whose purpose is to prevent and/or reduce delinquency or other problem behaviors in young people. The site also describes risk and protective factors, recent research and how factors are relevant to youth programs.
Tags: Children & Youth Development, Crime & Criminal Justice, Deeper Dive, Evidence-based & Best Practice Resources
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Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness
The Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence (Continuum) is an interactive, searchable database of evidence-based programs that address a wide variety of family and mental health issues, such as healthy parenting, financial literacy, nutrition and physical activity, stress, anxiety, and depression.
Tags: Deeper Dive, Evidence-based & Best Practice Resources, Families, Veterans & Military
What Works
YouthPower is an USAID-funded activity and set of projects expanding the evidence base for what works in positive youth development and applying improved approaches across programs and sectors. YouthPower uses a positive youth development approach to implement programs within and across sectors, to engage young people, their families and communities so that youth can reach their full potential.
Tags: Children & Youth Development, Deeper Dive, Evidence-based & Best Practice Resources
What Works Clearing House
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education. A part of the Institute of Education Sciences, data collected includes literacy, early childhood, k-12, English learners, charter schools, behavior, postsecondary, children with disabilities and more. Their goal is to provide educators with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions, focusing on results from high-quality research to answer the question “What works in education?”
Tags: College Preparation, Deeper Dive, Early Childcare & Education (birth - 4), Evidence-based & Best Practice Resources, K-12 Education
State Health Departments
State health department portals are a comprehensive source for community health assessment, public, and population health data. The data portals are developed to provide a convenient access point for health-related data. Depending on your state, areas of information may include health and behavior, demographics, communicable disease, maternal and child health, environmental health, social determinants of health, injury and violence and mental health to name a few. This site aims to protect health and promote wellbeing of residents.
Tags: Data Source, Health & Wellness
US Department of Health
HealthData.gov has a wide range of topics, including environmental health, medical devices, Medicare & Medicaid, social services, community health, mental health, and substance abuse. This site is dedicated to making high value health data more accessible to entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy makers in the hopes of better health outcomes for all.
Tags: Data Source, Health & Wellness
US Department of Labor Statistics
The US Department of Labor provides data on employment, wages, inflation, productivity, safety and health issues in the general work setting as well as in the mining industry. The agencies that collect these statistics are the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Tags: Anti-Poverty & Self-Sufficiency & Workforce Development, Data Source, Evidence-based & Best Practice Resources
US Department of Education Data & Statistics
The US Department of Education collects data on America’s schools, disseminating research, and focusing national attention on key educational issues. They prohibit discrimination, ensure equal access to education, and promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence.
Tags: College Preparation, Data Source, Early Childcare & Education (birth - 4), Evidence-based & Best Practice Resources, K-12 Education
Partners in Information and Access for the Public Health Workforce
Partners in Information and Access for the Public Health Workforce includes local, state, national and global health data, tools & statistics. This organization helps the public health workforce find and use information effectively to improve and protect the public’s health.
Tags: Data Source, Evidence-based & Best Practice Resources, Health & Wellness
Kids Count Data Center
KIDS COUNT includes data from the most trusted national resources, the KIDS COUNT Data Center draws from more than 50 KIDS COUNT state organizations that provide state and local data, as well publications providing insights into trends affecting child and family well-being, in order to track the well-being of children in the United States. By providing high-quality data and trend analysis through its KIDS COUNT Data Center, the Foundation seeks to enrich local, state and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children — and to raise the visibility of children’s issues through a nonpartisan, evidence-based lens. Through its National KIDS COUNT Project, the Annie E. Casey Foundation develops and distributes reports on important well-being issues.
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