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# About Take Action for Adolescents

*Take Action for Adolescents* is the result of extensive collaboration and input from allies and partners, including numerous federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations and experts, and young people.

The goals and action steps in *Take Action for Adolescents* are designed to inspire individuals and organizations to develop innovative approaches that break down silos, improve systems that impact young people, and identify policies and programs that support young people and help them thrive. These types of investments in adolescent health and well-being can generate "triple dividend” health for adolescents now, a healthy adult life, and better health for the next generation.

**Review the****Goals of *Take Action for Adolescents***:
                      - Eliminate disparities to advance health equity
                      - Increase youth agency and youth engagement
                      - Ensure access to safe and supportive environments
                      - Increase coordination and collaboration within and across systems
                      - Expand access to health care and human services
                      - Strengthen training and support for caring adults
                      - Improve health information and health literacy
                      - Support, translate, and disseminate research

**One-page Summary**(PDF, 1 page)Learn how the Call to Action was developed and how it will be implemented nationwide.

**Launch Webinar**Watch the *Take Action for Adolescents* launch webinar recording to hear policymakers, researchers, and youth panelists discuss the Call to Action.

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### Announcements 

                          - 25th National Conference on Mental Health Services Research (MHSR): Transforming Challenges into New Opportunities
                          - Archived Webinar: Leveraging Partnerships in Planning/Hosting a Communities Talk Event
                          - Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
                          - Child Welfare Workforce Development Month
                          - Department of Justice Awards Nearly $105 Million to Protect Children from Exploitation, Trauma, and Abuse
                          - Disrupting Stigma: How Understanding, Empathy, and Connection Can Improve Outcomes for Families Affected by Substance Use and Mental Disorders
                          - National Mental Health Awareness Month
                          - Nationwide Pre-Apprenticeship Initiative
                          - Observance: 2023 National Adoption Month
                          - Observance: National Apprenticeship Week 2023
                          - Permanency for Youth on Their Own Terms
                          - Report: A Guide to Effective Collaborations with Community-Based Organizations to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness
                          - Report: Building Co-Regulation Capacity to Support Positive Development for Youth with Foster Care Experience
                          - Report: Child Sex Trafficking in the United States
                          - Report: Child Sexual Abuse Material
                          - Report: Coordination to Reduce Barriers to Reentry: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 and Beyond
                          - Report: Moving Beyond Change Efforts: Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ Youth
                          - Report: Some College, No Credential Student Outcomes Annual Progress Report – Academic Year 2020/21
                          - Report: Take Action for Adolescents: A Call to Action for Adolescent Health and Well-Being
                          - Report: The Condition of Education 2023
                          - Report: The State of Family-School Partnerships: Findings from a Survey of Public-School Parents
                          - Resource: $63 Million to Expand Community Schools and Increase Social, Emotional, Mental Health, and Academic Support for Students, Educators, and Families
                          - Resource: 2022 Victims of Child Abuse Act Report to Congress
                          - Resource: 2024 School Mental Health Quality Guides
                          - Resource: 9/11 Service Day Public Service Announcement
                          - Resource: A Look Inside Sharing Power in Child Welfare: A Podcast
                          - Resource: Addressing Trauma and Mass Violence
                          - Resource: Advances in Supporting Kinship Caregivers – Part 3
                          - Resource: Advances in Supporting Kinship Caregivers Podcast Series
                          - Resource: Aligning the Registered Apprenticeship and Workforce Development Systems
                          - Resource: All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
                          - Resource: AMBER Advocate – Issue 4, 2022
                          - Resource: AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program Fact Sheet
                          - Resource: AmeriCorps Equity Action Plan
                          - Resource: Answering the Call
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                          - Resource: Back to Basics Microlearning Videos
                          - Resource: Barriers to Authentic Youth Engagement in Permanency Planning
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                          - Resource: Becoming a Family-Focused System
                          - Resource: Before, During, and After School Emergencies
                          - Resource: Best Practices Clearinghouse
                          - Resource: Beyond the ACE Score: Perspectives on Child Trauma and Adversity Screening and Impact
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                          - Resource: Building Partnerships with Organizations
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                          - Resource: Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) Webpage
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                          - Resource: Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice System Involvement
                          - Resource: Child Welfare Practice to Address Racial Disproportionality and Disparity
                          - Resource: Choose AmeriCorps Public Service Announcement
                          - Resource: Co-Regulation in Human Services
                          - Resource: Co-Regulation in Practice Series -- Strategies for Practitioners Who Serve Youth Aged 14-24
                          - Resource: Court Improvement Programs: Collaboration Between Child Welfare Agencies and Legal and Judicial Communities
                          - Resource: Department of Justice Awards Nearly $105 Million To Protect Children From Exploitation, Trauma and Abuse
                          - Resource: Determining Youth and Young Adult Eligibility for Services: Grantee Tools and Processes
                          - Resource: Determining Youth and Young Adult Eligibility for Services: Grantee Tools and Processes
                          - Resource: Developing a Graduate Mental Health Internship Program
                          - Resource: Developing Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) for Enhancing Emergency Preparedness in the School Setting
                          - Resource: Discrimination in Schools
                          - Resource: Diversity, Racial Equity, and Inclusion in Child Welfare: Our Shared Vocabulary 
                          - Resource: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Provisions Prohibiting Aiding and Abetting of Sexual Misconduct in Schools
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                          - Resource: Encouraging In-kind Contributions for Communities Talk Activities
                          - Resource: Engaging Survivors of Human Trafficking
                          - Resource: Equity as an Essential Component for Better Attendance
                          - Resource: Exploring Rural YouthBuild Programs Podcast Series
                          - Resource: Factsheet on Improving Access and Care for Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions
                          - Resource: Families and Caregivers as Partners in School Emergency Management
                          - Resource: Firearm Deaths Grow, Disparities Widen: Comprehensive Strategies Can Prevent Violence and Help Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities
                          - Resource: From Complaint to Resolution: Understanding the Child Welfare Grievance Process
                          - Resource: From Crisis to Care: Building from 988 and Beyond for Better Mental Health Outcomes
                          - Resource: From Evidence to Action: A Federal Homelessness Research Agenda
                          - Resource: Guide for Drafting or Revising Tribal Juvenile Delinquency and Status Offense Laws
                          - Resource: Having the Normalcy Conversation
                          - Resource: Health-Care Coverage for Children and Youth in Foster Care - and After
                          - Resource: Holiday Season National Enforcement Mobilization
                          - Resource: How Federal Legislation Impacts Child Welfare Service Delivery
                          - Resource: How Schools Can Combat Human Trafficking in Partnership With People With Lived Experience
                          - Resource: How to Help Children and Teens Manage Their Stress
                          - Resource: Human Trafficking Prevention Month 2024 Toolkit
                          - Resource: Interconnecting Mental Health and Behavioral Support Improves School Safety
                          - Resource: It’s All Relative: Supporting Kinship Care Discussion Guides and Video Series
                          - Resource: Judicial Leadership for Community-Based Alternatives to Juvenile Secure Confinement
                          - Resource: Key Considerations for Applying an Equity Lens to Collaborative Practice
                          - Resource: Leveraging State Policy to Support Positive Mental Health and Employment for Youth with Marginalized Racial Identities
                          - Resource: Mobile App for Reporting Student Behaviors Coupled with School Safety Curriculum Shows Promise
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                          - Resource: Multilingual Learner Toolkits: Find What Works for You
                          - Resource: National Clearinghouse on Homeless Youth and Families (NCHYF)
                          - Resource: National Coalition Institute (NCI)
                          - Resource: New School Pulse Panel (SPP) Data on School Experiences with COVID-19: August 2022
                          - Resource: Newly-Redesigned YE4C
                          - Resource: OJJDP Urges System Reform During Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM)
                          - Resource: One Pill Can Kill Campaign
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                          - Resource: Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Online Training for Faith, Spiritual, and Religious Communities
                          - Resource: Prevention and Early Intervention Efforts Seek to Reduce Violence by Youth and Youth Recruitment by Gangs
                          - Resource: Prevention Profiles: Take Five - Jeff Coady, Psy.D.
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                          - Resource: Prevention with a Purpose
                          - Resource: Problematic Sexual Behavior of Children and Youth (PSB-CY): Clinical Assessment and Treatment Overview Training Courses New Online Training Courses to Address Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior
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                          - Resource: Raise the Bar: Resources for Parents and Families
                          - Resource: Reducing Homelessness Among Young People Transitioning from Foster Care
                          - Resource: Reducing Homelessness Among Young People Transitioning from Foster Care
                          - Resource: Reflecting on Racial Equity and the Child Welfare Workforce
                          - Resource: Reflections – Stories of Foster Care
                          - Resource: Reimagining School Safety: A Guide for Schools and Districts
                          - Resource: Relationships as a Support for Reunification
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                          - Resource: Social Influencers of Health and Education Needs Assessment: A Pathway for School Health and Mental Health Professionals
                          - Resource: Stability of Mental Disorder Prevalence Estimates Among School-aged Children and Adolescents: Findings from the Community-based Project to Learn about Youth
                          - Resource: State Kinship Care Contacts and Programs
                          - Resource: State Survey Analysis
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                          - Resource: Stop Overdose
                          - Resource: Strategic Planning in Child Welfare: Agency Process Alignment Toolkit
                          - Resource: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health
                          - Resource: Strategies to Help Parents and Families Create Healthy and Supportive School Environments
                          - Resource: Strengthening Kinship Care and Prioritizing Equitable Support for Kinship Caregivers
                          - Resource: Structural Supports to Promote Teacher Wellbeing
                          - Resource: Student Voice Data: Current State of Mental Health
                          - Resource: Supporting LGBTQI+ Students Experiencing Homelessness
                          - Resource: The AMBER Advocate, Issue 3, 2022
                          - Resource: The Impact of COVID-19 on College and University Students Who Self-Injure: Risks and Strategies for Mitigation
                          - Resource: The National Center for Youth with Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression (The National SOGIE Center) 
                          - Resource: The National Partnership for Student Success
                          - Resource: The Power of Partnerships: What Fatherhood Programs Can Learn from Child Welfare
                          - Resource: Tourette Syndrome Education & Training
                          - Resource: Transition to Adulthood & Independent Living Outreach Toolkit
                          - Resource: Transporting Students Experiencing Homelessness
                          - Resource: Trauma-Informed Practice Strategies to Support Indigenous Transition-Aged Youth
                          - Resource: U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health
                          - Resource: U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection
                          - Resource: Understanding Human Trafficking
                          - Resource: Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking
                          - Resource: What Does an Effective Support System Look Like?
                          - Resource: What is Child Welfare? A Guide for Educators
                          - Resource: What Youth Say About Their Reentry Needs
                          - Resource: Working Virtually With Families of LGBTQ+ Youth.
                          - Resource: Youth Advisory Councils
                          - Resource: Youth Employment Works Summit Archive
                          - Resource: Youth Human Trafficking Scenario Animated Series
                          - Resource: Youth Mental Health Report
                          - Resource: Youth Voices
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                          - SchoolSafety.gov Tools and Resources
                          - Share with Youth: Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
                          - Share with Youth: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Internships and Fellowships
                          - Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth: A Guide for Foster Parents
                          - U.S. Department of Education Creates National Parents and Families Engagement Council to Help Ensure Pandemic Recovery Efforts Meet Students’ Needs
                          - U.S. Department of Education Disperses Funds to Support Parents of Children with Disabilities
                          - Virtual Training: Preventing Mass Attacks in Our Communities
                          - Webinar Archive: Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Meeting
                          - Webinar Recording: Enhancing Professional Competencies for Preventing Drug and Alcohol Misuse Among College Students: Policy and Environmental Strategies
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                          - Webinar Recording: Providing Emergency Preparedness Supports for Students Experiencing Homelessness
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                          - Pathways for Youth: Strategic Plan for Federal Collaboration
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### Resources 

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### Tools & Guides 

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## Youth Briefs

How Individualized Education Program (IEP) Transition Planning Makes a Difference for Youth with Disabilities
Youth who receive special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) and especially young adults of transition age, should be involved in planning for life after high school as early as possible and no later than age 16. Transition services should stem from the individual youth’s needs and strengths, ensuring that planning takes into account his or her interests, preferences, and desires for the future.

Youth Transitioning to Adulthood: How Holding Early Leadership Positions Can Make a Difference
Research links early leadership with increased self-efficacy and suggests that leadership can help youth to develop decision making and interpersonal skills that support successes in the workforce and adulthood. In addition, young leaders tend to be more involved in their communities, and have lower dropout rates than their peers. Youth leaders also show considerable benefits for their communities, providing valuable insight into the needs and interests of young people

How Trained Service Professionals and Self-Advocacy Makes a Difference for Youth with Mental Health, Substance Abuse, or Co-occurring Issues
Statistics reflecting the number of youth suffering from mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders highlight the necessity for schools, families, support staff, and communities to work together to develop targeted, coordinated, and comprehensive transition plans for young people with a history of mental health needs and/or substance abuse.

Young Adults Formerly in Foster Care: Challenges and Solutions
Nearly 30,000 youth aged out of foster care in Fiscal Year 2009, which represents nine percent of the young people involved in the foster care system that year. This transition can be challenging for youth, especially youth who have grown up in the child welfare system.

Coordinating Systems to Support Transition Age Youth with Mental Health Needs
Research has demonstrated that as many as one in five children/youth have a diagnosable mental health disorder. Read about how coordination between public service agencies can improve treatment for these youth.

Civic Engagement Strategies for Transition Age Youth
Civic engagement has the potential to empower young adults, increase their self-determination, and give them the skills and self-confidence they need to enter the workforce. Read about one youth’s experience in AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC).

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