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Adolescent Risk Behaviors

Alcohol Use

Centers for Disease Control: Alcohol and Public Health.

The Institute for Youth Development.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Drug Use

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.

National Institute on Drug Abuse.

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Juvenile Delinquency

American Bar Association: Juvenile Justice Committee.

Juvenile Law Center.

National Center for Juvenile Justice.

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice

Not in School or Employed

Child Trends.

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

Sexual Activity and Pregnancy

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs.

Child Trends.

Guttmacher Institute.

Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

Sexual Information and Education Council of the U.S..

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
 

Demographics

South Carolina Community Profiles.

U.S. Census Bureau
 

Economics

Poverty

Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

Human Services Policy: Income and Poverty.

Institute for Research on Poverty.

Joint Center for Poverty Research.

National Center for Children in Poverty.

U.S. Census Bureau: Poverty

Income

Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor).

Human Services Policy: Income and Poverty.

I.R.S. Tax Statistics.

Palmetto Economic Analysis and Research System (PEARS).

S.C. Employment Security Commission: Labor Market Information Online.

U.S. Census Bureau: Income

Barriers to Self-Sufficiency

Administration for Children and Families (U.S. DHHS)

Child Support

Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement.

Human Services Policy: Child Support.

South Carolina Child Support Enforcement (S.C. DSS)
 

Education

Dropouts

Communities In Schools of South Carolina.

National Dropout Prevention Center.

South Carolina Department of Education

Readiness and Early School Performance

Mathematica Policy Research Inc..

National Association for the Education of Young Children.

National Center for Early Development and Learning.

National Center for Education Statistics.

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center.

National Institute on Early Childhood Development & Education.

South Carolina Department of Education.

U.S. Department of Education.

White House Social Statistics Briefing Room: Education.

Zero to Three.

Special Education

The Council for Exceptional Children.

Federal Resource Center for Special Education.

Learning Disability Association of America.

National Center for Learning Disabilities.

Special Education Resources on the Internet.

U.S. Office of Special Education Programs
 

Family

Births to Teen Mothers

Child Trends.

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC).

South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.

South Carolina Community Assessment Network.

South Carolina Maternal and Child Health Databook

Births to Mothers Not Completing High School

Child Trends.

South Carolina Community Assessment Network

Births to Single Mothers

Child Trends.

South Carolina Community Assessment Network.

South Carolina Maternal and Child Health Databook

Divorce Rate

Child Trends.

National Center for Health Statistics: Divorce.

U.S. Census Bureau: Marriage and Divorce

Single-Parent Families

Child Trends.

U.S. Census Bureau: Families and Living Arrangements

Working Parents

Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Human Services Policy: Children and Youth (US DHHS).

National Child Care Information Center

Child Abuse and Neglect

American Humane Association.

Childhelp USA.

Child Welfare League of America.

Human Services Policy: Children and Youth (US DHHS).

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information.

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina.

South Carolina Child Protective/Preventive Services (SC DSS).

South Carolina Children's Law Office

Domestic Violence

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence.

South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women

Separation of Children from Parents

Richland County Court Appointed Special Advocates.

South Carolina Children's Law Office.

South Carolina Foster Care Review Board.

South Carolina Guardian Ad Litem Program
 

Health

Child Injuries and Deaths

National Center on Child Fatality Review.

National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control

Disabilities

Administration on Developmental Disabilities.

Children with Disabilities (U.S. Dept. of Justice).

Family Connection of South Carolina.

LDOnline (Learning Disabilities).

Learning Disabilities Association of America.

National Center for Learning Disabilities.

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.

South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.

South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council.

South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders

Healthy Lifestyles

Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System - South Carolina.

Center for Disease Control: Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (USDA).

Maternal and Child Health Bureau (U.S. DHHS).

National Center for Health Statistics: Health Behaviors

Immunizations

American Academy of Pediatrics Immunization Initiatives.

Every Child by Two.

Immunization Action Coalition.

South Carolina DHEC Immunization Division

Inadequate Healthcare

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Health Resources and Services Administration.

National Coalition on Healthcare.

Office of Health Policy: Children's Health Insurance.

South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Infant Mortality

Child Trends.

March of Dimes.

Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Low Birthweight

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs.

Child Trends.

March of Dimes.

Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Prenatal Care

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs.

Centers for Disease Control: Birth Defects.

Child Trends.

March of Dimes.

Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

National Institutes of Health.

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

STDs

Advocates for Youth.

American Social Health Association.

Centers for Disease Control.

Guttmacher Institute.

Kaiser Family Foundation: HIV/AIDS.

Medical Institute for Sexual Health.

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Tobacco Use

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

CDC: Tobacco Information and Prevention Source.

S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control: Tobacco Prevention and Control