The following links are to federal programs, agencies, and departments involved in the fields of youth development and youth risk behavior prevention, focused specifically on alcohol, drugs, sex, tobacco and violence.

• Department of Health and Human Services

• Department of Justice

• Department of Education

• Department of Transportation

• Department of the Treasury

• Partnership Against Violence Network (PAVNET)

• Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

• Smoke-Free Kids (and Soccer)

• HHS Pages for Kids

• Administration for Children and Families

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Youth Risk Behavior National Survey
  • Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)
  • Tips 4 Youth
  • Youth Violence and Suicide Prevention (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)

• Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  • National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
    • For Kids Only!
    • Girl Power
    • Reality Check for Teens
    • Straight Facts about Drugs and Alcohol (for youth)
  • Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
    • Facts about Marijuana
    • Mind Over Matter
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
    • National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
    • Children and Tobacco
    • FDA Kids!

• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
  • National Youth Gang Center
  • National Youth Network
  • Teens, Crime, and the Community
  • FBI Arrest Statistics

• Justice for Kids and Youth

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)

• Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Safe and Drug Free Schools Program

• Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
  • National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
  • National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students
  • National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
  • National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum and Assessment

• Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Youth Alcohol Programs)

• Gang Resistance Education and Training Program (GREAT)

• Kids and Teens

• The Parents' Hub

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The Institute for Youth Development
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