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Child Policy

RAND Child Policy serves as a gateway to RAND research on children's issues from prenatal to age 18, and provides easy access to objective information that will help improve policy and decisionmaking. RAND research on child policy is conducted by multiple research divisions, and draws upon the expertise of over 140 researchers and consultants.

Child Policy research is organized by topic area, including research projects and publications. We deliver up-to-date research findings on children's issues to those who need it at the local, state, and national level. In addition, we offer a monthly email announcement of new RAND publications and projects, as well as a quarterly newsletter for Congressional staff.

We also operate the Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities to provide easy-to-understand information on what works to improve outcomes for children and their families.

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Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Report — Jan. 13, 2010

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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 outcome measures from each of the programs for fiscal year 2007-2008.

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When Parents Should Have the 'Sex Talk' with Their Kids — Dec. 8, 2009

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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents educate their children about sexuality beginning early in life, but many of these discussions—about STD symptoms, condom use, or choosing birth control—are occurring after adolescents already have had sexual intercourse.

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Helping Each Other in Times of Need:
Financial Help as a Means of Coping with the Economic Crisis

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One way that U.S. households are coping with the global economic downturn is by reaching out to each other via financial help. This paper reports survey results from late 2008 and early 2009 that detail patterns of giving and receiving financial help among households in response to the economic crisis, and how these patterns vary by age and income.

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Charter Schools in Eight States:
Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration, and Competition

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Charter schools now exist in 40 states, but the best charter-school studies to date have focused on individual states. This book examines charter schools in eight states with varied policy contexts. It assesses the characteristics of charter schools’ students, their effectiveness in raising student achievement and promoting graduation and college entry, and their competitive effects on student achievement in traditional public schools.

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