Support was given to chronicle the ten-year history of state funding for after-school programs in California, with particular emphasis on the events preceding the Proposition 49 campaign.
What features of adolescents’ neighborhoods, families, and peer groups trigger early substance use? How can contextual triggers of early substance use be targeted to promote healthy development during the transition to middle school?
The investigators are engaged in a large workplace intervention study designed to promote employees’ experiences of control over work time in the context of supervisor support. Parents’ and youth’s wellbeing and health will be monitored.
Most mental health disorders begin before youth are in their late teens and early 20s, and social, economic, and academic pressures combined with the transition to college may exacerbate these problems, making college a potentially important site for preventive intervention.
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
