A study of 1,430 seventh-grade students reveals that many 7th-graders are dating and experiencing physical, psychological, and electronic dating violence. More than one in three students (37%) surveyed report being a victim of 'psychological dating violence' and nearly one in six (15%) report being a victim of 'physical dating violence.'
In a national survey, four in five physicians say patients’ social needs are as important to address as their medical conditions, and that unmet social needs are leading directly to worse health. Likewise, 80 percent do not feel confident in their capacity to address their patients' social needs given existing resource and time constraints.
Randomized control trial results suggest that strengthening recess transforms the school climate, paving the way for less bullying and more focus on learning. Research measured the effects of Playworks, which promotes safe, healthy play at recess and throughout the day at schools in 23 cities nationwide.
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May 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
A safe and healthy recess has the potential to drive better student behavior, health, and learning, according to a new study from Mathematica Policy Research and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University.
March 26, 2013 | Issue Brief
The treatment of mental illness is not well integrated into the U.S. health care system, despite the socioeconomic benefits.
March 12, 2013 | Issue Brief/Infographic
A steady job in safe working conditions can provide numerous benefits critical to maintaining proper health, while unemployment is associated with negative health effects.
March 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
The goal of the EDIPPP is to educate families and those who routinely interact with at-risk youth—teachers, mental health professionals, and doctors—about key signs to look for in young people to identify and prevent psychosis before it starts.
February 28, 2013 | Story/Issue Brief
A new policy brief provides an overview of findings from a scan conducted by RWJF and CLASP to surface the most pressing issues facing boys and young men of color in the areas of education, health, and employment.
February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
Policies and practices that support young men of color in their teen years can help put them on the path to lead healthy and productive lives. Young men of color face more obstacles in education, employment, and health than their white peers.
August 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The “culture change” movement is transforming long-term care by promoting more home-like facilities and providing more options for consumers to receive care how and where they want it, in their communities.
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This brief outlines the rationale for states to consider designing Medicaid-financed, supportive housing-based care management services to improve care for at-risk beneficiaries while lowering costs associated with avoidable hospitalizations and other crisis services.
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Supportive housing can help increase survival rates, reduce inpatient utilization, foster mental health recovery, and reduce alcohol and drug use among formerly homeless individuals.
January 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
AcademyHealth award-winning Oregon Health Insurance Experiment showed that having health insurance profoundly affects health and well-being.