NCJ Number
201276
Date Published
1996
Length
218 pages
Annotation
This workbook presents national data pertinent to risk factors and development outcomes for children and youth; they are intended for use by teams in comparing similar data on child and youth collected at the State, regional, county, or community level.
Abstract
The risk-factor/outcome indicators for which national data are provided measure the health and behavior programs addressed in "Communities That Care," a comprehensive, research-based community mobilization and planning process designed to counter youth health and behavioral problems by reducing risks while creating bonds between youth and their families, their schools, their communities, and their peers. These health and behavioral problems are substance abuse, delinquency and violence, school drop-out, and teen pregnancy. "Outcomes" are the problem behaviors a community is attempting to change and prevent. National data presented pertain to the availability of drugs and firearms, media portrayals of violence, transitions and mobility, low neighborhood attachment and community disorganization, extreme economic deprivation, family history of the problem behavior, family management problems, family conflict, parental attitudes with reference to crime and drugs, school performance, peer influences, and indicators of problem behavior. Potential sources for local data are suggested for each indicator. Also, for each set of indicator data collected, this workbook outlines the questions that should be asked of the data. Appended risk factor indicator index and cross-reference and a 38-item bibliography