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Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health
Since the 1980s, the RAND Corporation has conducted research on the health of infants, children, adolescents, and families. Our far-ranging studies address the special health challenges posed by different stages in human development. Current studies are highlighted below.
Profiles of Current Research
Highlights of Recent Studies
The Socioeconomic, Health, Safety, and Education Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California
There are large disparities between boys and men of color in California and their white counterparts. A portfolio of strategies at the macro, community, interpersonal, and individual levels can diminish these disparities.
Making It Easier for School Staff to Help Traumatized Students
In a small pilot test, a new program–Support for Students Exposed to Trauma–was successfully delivered by teachers and a counselor (rather than clinical personnel). Students experienced small reductions in their trauma symptoms; those with an initial high level of symptoms benefited the most.
Teens Who Work Are More Likely to Smoke
Working for pay in and around the tenth grade is associated with increased smoking among teens.
How Schools Responded to Student Mental Health Needs Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
This fact sheet summarizes a study that examined how schools in the U.S. Gulf Coast region perceived the mental health needs of students after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and how schools responded.New Perspectives on Marijuana and Youth
Youthful marijuana abstainers do well, solitary users do poorly, and kids who use marijuana only in social settings only are in between.
Forging the Link Between Alcohol Advertising and Underage Drinking.
Alcohol advertising appears to promote adolescent drinking; programs that aim to prevent alcohol and drug use can blunt the impact of alcohol ads on youth.
Related Web Sites
Project ALERT
Promising Practices Network on Children, Families, and Communities
http://www.promisingpractices.net
RAND Drug Policy Research Center
http://www.rand.org/multi/dprc/
RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
Safe Start Evaluation
http://www.rand.org/multi/safe_start/
Teen Depression Awareness Project
http://www.rand.org/health/projects/tdap/
UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion
Working with Congress
RAND’s Office of Congressional Relations (OCR) furthers RAND’s mission to provide objective analysis and effective solutions by disseminating research results to Congress and federal agencies. OCR publishes a monthly electronic newsletter featuring current work on health policy. The RAND Health Congressional Newsletter is found at www.rand.org/congress/newsletters.html. Contact: Shirley Ruhe (Shirley_Ruhe@rand.org).
The RAND Health Congressional Newsletter
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