This Center for Law and Social Policy report identifies challenges that state level officials encounter in implementing the 2014 reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. State profiles from Alabama, California, and Louisiana are highlighted. Also presented are lessons learned as a result of the lack of resources and data needed to implement the law more effectively.

This Pew Trusts fact sheet illustrates the lack of capacity within rural communities to provide access to treatment for opioid use. Strategies to close the treatment gap include expanding the healthcare provider workforce, using technology and telemedicine models for medication management, and developing innovative and local responses.

This Urban Institute research brief offers a set of demographic data and definitions that addresses misconceptions about the reach of U.S. safety net programs. In particular, the analysis distinguishes between “means tested” and universally received benefit programs and those supports that are received monthly compared to those received annually. Programs outlined and reviewed in this report are SNAP; Supplemental Security Income; TANF cash assistance; public or subsidized housing; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; and the Child Care and Development Fund.

The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will hold a webinar on March 6, 2019 between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. ET to cover findings following the Family Options Study that was conducted for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will review patterns of public assistance receipt, employment, family separations, the well-being of adolescents and young children, adult behavioral health, and predictions for reoccurrence of homelessness. Findings related to the experiences of homelessness in parents and children will also be presented.

The Aspen Institute will livestream the 2019 Aspen Forum on Children and Families on February 26 and February 27, 2019 between 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. ET. The forum, the second of its kind, convenes policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and philanthropies to identify and discuss “big ideas” for investing in children and families using a two-generation approach.

This 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Survey offers comprehensive data on health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults, including the prevalence of teen dating violence. The survey data in this report is drawn from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System and covers 37 state surveys and 19 large urban school district surveys conducted among grades 9–12 students.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) produced this factsheet to explain the forms of teen dating violence (i.e., physical and sexual violence, stalking, and psychological aggression) and the extent of this problem. The factsheet also explains the consequences of teen dating violence and offers some guidance on how to prevent these abusive patterns of behavior.

loveisrespect (originally loveisrespect, National Dating Abuse Helpline) is a resource that young people can use to access help and obtain information on healthy and unhealthy and abusive dating relationships and behaviors. This website also provides links to trainings, toolkits, and curricula to support parents, educators, peers, and survivors to support the development of healthy relationships, prevent abuse, and raise awareness of healthy dating behaviors.

Futures Without Violence has produced an interactive website, That’s Not Cool, to build awareness of teen dating violence, unhealthy relationships, and digital abuse. The website includes tools, apps, and resources to help young people identify and avoid dating violence. It also offers to adults (parents, educators, and youth advocates) resources and technical assistance to prevent teen dating violence and address instances where a teenager has experienced violence in person or digitally.

This webpage from the Teen Violence Prevention website outlines indicators related to dating violence. Many wait before getting help which puts youth at risk for further victimization. As a result, adults and schools should be aware of warning signs, such as mood swings, isolation, physical harm, bad grades, and sexual activity. Additionally, those that have experienced dating violence are more likely to lash out and perpetuate a cycle of abuse. The Teen Violence Prevention website has resources for both youth and educators.