2012-02-13T13:36:04Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/online/children-and-families.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF292.html 2012-01-24T14:15:00.000-05:00 2012-01-24T14:15:00.000-05:00

An expert panel was convened to develop a working knowledge base about the use of new media (such as the Internet, social networking sites, cell phones, online video games, and MP3 players) among adolescents and the potential impact on their sexual health and also to identify appropriate measures for assessing this use, thus setting the stage for future research and intervention.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR988.html 2012-01-24T12:30:00.000-05:00 2012-01-24T12:30:00.000-05:00

The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funds programs that have been proven effective in curbing crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. This report summarizes, for fiscal year 2009–2010, Corrections Standards Authority–mandated outcome measures from each of the programs, as well as county-determined supplemental outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR240z20.html 2012-01-20T14:59:00.000-05:00 2012-01-20T14:59:00.000-05:00

This codebook covers the second wave of L.A.FANS. Fieldwork for the second wave took place between August 2006 and December 2008.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR240z24.html 2012-01-20T10:59:00.000-05:00 2012-01-20T10:59:00.000-05:00

Telephone questionnaires that were used during Wave 2 of the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey conducted between August 2006 and December 2008.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR675z1.html 2012-01-13T13:45:00.000-05:00 2012-01-13T13:45:00.000-05:00

Japanese translation of <em>Support for Students Exposed to Trauma</em>, including a series of teacher- or school counselor–led lessons aimed at reducing distress for middle school students who have been exposed to a traumatic life event. The program includes skill-building techniques geared toward changing maladaptive thoughts and promoting positive behaviors.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120010.html 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

Child care studies that have examined links between teachers' qualifications and children's outcomes often ignore teachers' and children's transitions between classrooms at a center throughout the day and only take into account head teacher qualifications.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR899.html 2011-12-07T13:50:00.000-05:00 2011-12-07T13:50:00.000-05:00

Combines novel data and methodology to shed light on the contribution to dowry of a composite characteristic that refer to a child quality.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100243.html 2011-12-01T00:00:00.000-05:00 2011-12-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

Many children gained substantial weight in elementary school, especially in grades 1-3. Gains were not just among children who were already overweight or obese; children who entered kindergarten at normal weight also gained substantially.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100188.html 2011-12-01T00:00:00.000-05:00 2011-12-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

This analysis examines smoking behaviors across sexual orientation groups by describing how same- and opposite-sex romantic attraction, and changes in romantic attraction, are associated with trajectories of smoking over six years.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1124.html 2011-11-21T09:45:00.000-05:00 2011-11-21T09:45:00.000-05:00

The authors developed a new methodological framework for assessing military personnel and military family needs. This monograph describes the development and testing of a survey based on that framework that the Department of Defense and local military commanders can use to gauge the problems and problem-related needs of service members and their families, how well those needs are being met, and the barriers and bridges to accessing services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9604.html 2011-11-21T09:45:00.000-05:00 2011-11-21T09:45:00.000-05:00

Describes a new survey design framework that is centered on what service members and their families believe are their greatest needs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR890.html 2011-11-11T15:59:00.000-05:00 2011-11-11T15:59:00.000-05:00

Explores the effects on child obesity transmitted through cumulative months of non-parental childcare over the child's pre-school years.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR891.html 2011-11-11T15:59:00.000-05:00 2011-11-11T15:59:00.000-05:00

Using data pooled from 15 waves of the Women's Marriage, Fertility, and Employment Survey, documents trends and educational differentials in marriage formation among Taiwanese women born between 1910 and 1979.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR884.html 2011-11-07T14:59:00.000-05:00 2011-11-07T14:59:00.000-05:00

Proposes measures of successful home visiting program implementation and identifies factors that promote successful implementation or serve as barriers to program initiation based on lessons learned from the replication of the First Born&reg; Program.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100268.html 2011-11-01T12:00:00.000-04:00 2011-11-01T12:00:00.000-04:00

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100269.html 2011-11-01T12:00:00.000-04:00 2011-11-01T12:00:00.000-04:00

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100265.html 2011-11-01T12:00:00.000-04:00 2011-11-01T12:00:00.000-04:00

This article carries out a secondary data analysis to determine the frequency of anemia in different categories of body mass index (BMI) and the frequency in which obesity and anemia co-occurred in children between 2 and 18 years of age.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100157.html 2011-10-01T00:00:00.000-04:00 2011-10-01T00:00:00.000-04:00

Affordability benchmarks and premium-contribution requirements for Children's Health Insurance Program expansions in three states vary substantially, underscoring the ambiguity and subjectivity of affordability standards.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2011-09.html 2011-09-01T14:45:00.000-04:00 2011-09-01T14:45:00.000-04:00

Stories discuss America after 9/11, Afghan-based solutions, Al Qaeda's narrative, air passenger security, victim compensation, military families, health insurance, entrepreneurship, unemployment, sex, Katrina families, Arab Spring, and a new RAND.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100179.html 2011-09-01T00:00:00.000-04:00 2011-09-01T00:00:00.000-04:00

The large cross-school variation in the cost of implementing Project CHOICE (a voluntary after-school prevention program for adolescents) highlights the importance of collecting cost information from multiple sites.