National Youth Employment Coalition: Information Center


Geography Matters: Child Well-Being In The States-April 2008
	This report shows just how wide the gaps are among the states on critical indicators of child well-being. First, it looks at commonly recognized measurements of child well-being, mostly from official government sources, such as poverty and fatality indicators. It shows how the top state compares to the bottom state for each indicator, and how the top 10 states and bottom 10 states compare. Various other displays of this data can be found at www.everychildmatters.org. Also on the website are the Administration's proposed 2009 budget cuts in children's services. All the material from this report can be reprinted and distributed copyright free. April 2008

Engaging Youth... On Their Turf: Creative Approaches to Connecting Youth through Community (2007)
	"Engaging Youth... On Their Turf: Creative Approaches to Connecting Youth through Community" by Abby Kahn, Janet Max, and Pat Paluzzi, Healthy Teen Network This new publication focuses on how adolescent health professionals can utilize creative approaches to engaging youth in positive youth development. The publication highlights six examples of programs that reach out to youth in non-traditional communities through parental engagement, athletics, service-learning, art, mentoring, and youth empowerment approaches. The publication provides some next steps for professionals to develop or adapt creative approaches like those described here in existing programs for youth. 2007

America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline Report (2007)
	This CDF report documents America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline, an urgent national crisis at the intersection of poverty and race that puts Black boys at a one in three lifetime risk of going to jail, and Latino boys at a one in six lifetime risk of the same fate. Tens of thousands of children and teens are sucked into the Pipeline each year. Available in English and Spanish. November, 2007 Summary Report: 37 pages Full Report: 234 pages

Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-serving Organizations - June 2007
	Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-serving Organizations: Getting Started on Policies and Procedures is a publication of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This report is designed for representatives of youth-serving organizations who are interested in adopting strategies to prevent child sexual abuse. Whether these strategies are developed within the context of an overall risk management plan or are addressed separately, organizations need to examine how they can protect youth from sexual abuse. 6/1/2007