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The YRBSS is a key public health monitoring program in the United States that tracks various health behaviors in high school students, including a comprehensive national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and local surveys conducted by states, tribes, territories, and school districts. [1] It surveys students in grades 9–12 at their high schools.
In regard to the effects of CAP laws on schools, a study using data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 1993-2013 found that CAP laws lead to an 18.5% decrease in the rate of gun carrying. The study also found a 19% decrease in students being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property.
The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) is a Tennessee state agency with a primary mission of advocacy for improving the quality of life for Tennessee children and families. The policy-making body of TCCY is a 21-member commission whose members are appointed by the governor.
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The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a United States health survey that looks at behavioral risk factors. Begun in 1984, the BRFSS is run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and conducted by participating individual state health departments. The survey is administered by telephone and is the world's largest such ...
Oct. 4—What's up with New Hampshire teens these days? Drinking, bullying, smoking pot, texting while driving, sexual violence and carrying a weapon to school. The state Department of Health and ...
Domestic abuse on children described as "more traumatic and catastrophic" coming out of COVID-19.
The Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP, or Working Group) is a group within the executive branch of the U.S. government, and is responsible for promoting healthy outcomes for all youth, including disconnected youth and youth who are at-risk. The Working Group also engages with national, state, local and tribal agencies and ...