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Unicef
from UNICEF warns of high prevalence of child abuse in East Asia and the Pacific

Child Maltreatment: Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences in East Asia and Pacific

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What Works for Disadvantaged and Adolescent Parent Programs: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Social Programs and Interventions for Children

A significant body of research documents the poorer outcomes of teen and non-marital parenthood for both children and parents, and recent statistics underscore the strong association between single parenthood and childhood poverty. Child Trends' latest Fact Sheet, What Works for Disadvantaged and Adolescent Parent Programs: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Social Programs and Interventions for Children, reviews 20 parenting programs that are geared toward enhancing the parent's development and/or educating disadvantaged and teenage mothers on effective parenting methods.

CDC's Division of Reproductive Health Website

CDC's Division of Reproductive Health is pleased to announce a new Web page for health care providers with tools, resources, media, and messages on what they can do to reduce teen pregnancy.

Future of Children
from Future of Children journal

Children with Disabilities

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Father goes into baby crib
from Zippy Weekly Videos

Father goes into baby crib

This video charmer is dedicated to all the Dads out there who are willing to do just about anything to get Baby to settle down for the night. Forward the link to your favorite dad!

2012 Kids Count Data Book
from 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book now available

2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book

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NICHD Research Perspectives
from NICHD Director's monthly podcast for July is now online

July NICHD Research Perspectives

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from Cognitive changes may be only sign of fetal alcohol exposure

Cognitive changes may be only sign of fetal alcohol exposure

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On Your Lap, In Your Heart. Resources for Grandparents

Zero to Three's grandparenting resources include information on supporting healthy child development as well as tools for addressing some of the more common challenging situations that come up when raising young children.

Improving the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults: Out-of-School Time Programs that have Significant Positve Impacts

Child Trends' latest brief, Improving the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults: Out-of-School Time Programs That Have Significant Positive Impacts, identifies 43 programs that have somewhat to very sizable, statistically significant impacts on adolescent or young adult outcomes. The brief uses Child Trends' online database of experimentally evaluated social interventions for children and youth, Lifecourse Interventions to Nurture Kids Successfully (LINKS), to identify programs with manuals that have positive impacts on a range of outcomes, such as behavior problems, physical health, and education.