“Improving the Odds for Adolescents” is a two-year project to improve health outcomes for adolescents -- with a special focus on disadvantaged youth -– through the strengthening of State policies, including fiscal strategies.  These videos have been developed on the most pressing topics and issues in adolescent health today.  They cover such topics as (a) risky behaviors and effective prevention strategies; (b) new brain development research; (c) rising teen pregnancy rates and prevention strategies; (d) the relationship between poverty and risk in adolescent reproductive health.  Full interviews, highlights, and transcripts are available.  (Improving the Odds for ...

This paper reviews current policies and practices to support children, youth, and families exposed to trauma, and documents critical considerations for strengthening policies to support trauma-informed practice. A range of strategies were used to gather the information, including an extensive literature review, a meeting of policy and practice experts, and several case studies.  (The National Center for Children in poverty is a public research organization at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City.)