There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools.

This episode explores how leaders in Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Oregon draw on their personal experiences to expand access, make services easier to navigate, and keep people at the center of policy and…

Critical participatory action research (cPAR) is grounded in the belief that those served by research should participate in all aspects of the research process. cPAR can also be applied to education…

California’s governments, nonprofits, universities, and community organizations depend on federal data every day – often without realizing how much. This project draws on a survey of 126 California…

The uncertainty, isolation, and economic strain of the COVID-19 pandemic had a prolonged negative impact on stress and mental health and exacerbated existing mental health inequities. A new brief…

These factsheets focus on critical areas from the Blueprint for Change and include demographic details to help states monitor progress towards addressing health care inequalities among CYSHCN.

Every year, on one of the last nights in January, communities across the U.S. attempt to count how many people are spending the night in emergency shelters, safe havens, transitional housing, or…

Young children’s developmental well-being spans multiple domains, including physical health, motor skills, social-emotional functioning, self-regulation, and early language and math skills.…

Fruits, vegetables, milk and other foods are commonly featured in picture books, and, according to a new study, they offer an opportunity to engage preschoolers in conversations about the social,…

Social media is affecting the way they view their body size and health, Bloomberg reported. Experts worry that being exposed to this at such a formative age will cause long-lasting damage.

Workforce shortages have presented an enduring challenge for the early care and education (ECE) field. Persistently low compensation makes it difficult to recruit and retain early educators, and…

This tracker presents the most recent Medicaid monthly enrollment data.

As our nation and state’s child population continues to grow increasingly diverse, we must activate efforts and implement strategies that address the immediate and long term health and wellbeing of…

IntroductionAnthropogenic air pollution has declined substantially across the United States, but wildfire smoke may be offsetting these gains. PM2.5 exposure...

​For decades, motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death among young people. After decades of safety improvements in automobiles and increasing numbers of guns in homes across the country,…

We investigate associations between community water fluoridation (CWF), adolescent IQ, and cognition across the life course using representative da...

/PRNewswire/ -- A new research report released today by California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and the California Partners Project finds that...

Child care access challenges are widespread across the country, but the scale and complexity of the problem can make it difficult for policymakers to know where to begin. Traditional measures of…

In a new clinical report, "Framework for Approaching Healthy Mental and Emotional Development in Pediatrics," the American Academy of Pediatrics advises pediatricians to integrate mental, emotional…

Listen to this conversation about how our warming world is affecting early childhood—and what we can do about it.

The order calls for scaling back childhood vaccine recommendations and splitting up the MMR shot, and pressures states to dilute vaccine requirements.

The recent measles outbreaks have many parents concerned. Most of the people who have gotten sick were not vaccinated against measles. This is a stark reminder of the importance of making sure your…

Millions of children in single-parent households begin life with disadvantages that are not of their making.

Children's recess is not a luxury, but a necessary part of how students learn grow, and stay healthy at every age. It is also directly related to academic success. That's the recommendation of the…

Our analysis of new nationally representative data using the AmeriSpeak® panel shows that fathers who live with their children (or “resident fathers”) are positively involved in their children’s…

The Center for Gun Violence Solutions combines the expertise of the country’s most respected gun violence researchers with the skills of the nation’s most experienced gun violence prevention…

ALL IN for Safe Schools and Bringing Up California have partnered to create a fact sheet that walks providers through what The Family Preparedness Plan Act (AB 495) means for their programs, what it…

Read Healthy and Ready to Learn: National and State Data on 3-, 4-, and 5-Year-Olds from Child Trends.

LGBTQ+ young people of color who reported experiencing both SOGI-based discrimination and race/ethnicity-based discrimination had higher odds of considering and attempting suicide in the past year.

Our new research reveals that many teens are viewing AI-generated sexual material online

Drowning, quick and often silent, is a leading cause of unintentional injury death in children. That's why the American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes the need to protect children from drowning…

Across major demographic and partisan groups, more Americans support than oppose banning those under 16 from using social media.

In the Adapted Measure of Math Engagement (AM-ME) project —a three-year endeavor to enhance math learning environments and increase Black and Latino middle and high school students’ engagement in…

Email from CAHMI 300+ Child and Family Health Measures Announcing the Analysis Ready 2024 NSCH Single-Year Datasets and Codebooks (In addition to new 2023-2024 NSCH U.S. Maps and Comparison Tables) T

The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is the nation's largest state health survey and a critical source of data on Californians as well as on the state's various racial and ethnic groups.

In the policy statement, "The Role of the Pediatrician to Promote Effective Approaches for Child and Adolescent Nutrition in Schools," the AAP observes that most children eat a significant share of…

CalSCHLS, the Californial School Climate, Health, and Learning Surveys, is the California Department of Education's comprehensive data system for assessing key factors associated with student success.

Research from Penn sociologist Emily Hannum and colleagues reveals regional trends in whether school-age populations are increasing, plateauing, or decreasing—and shows how different countries are…