Parental Influence on Substance Use in Adolescent Social Networks
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Adolescents benefit from having a friend whose parents are authoritative, even if their own are not.
Social and Emotional Learning
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To Boost Learning, Start with Emotional Health
December 6, 2011 | Commentary
Vulnerable Populations Team Director Jane Lowe discusses the impact of innovative partnerships that address the physical and emotional health of schoolchildren in the October EdWeek article, "Want to Boost Learning? Start with Emotional Health."
Effects of Social Development Intervention in Childhood 15 Years Later
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Providing teacher, parent and student training to help kids participate in the social and academic life of elementary school does seem to lead to more successful functioning years later in early adulthood.
Masculinity Ideology and Forgiveness of Racial Discrimination Among African American Men
November 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Most research on forgiveness and its attendant emotional issues has focused on situations involving close interpersonal relationships, such as incest or divorce cases. This paper focuses on forgiveness when negotiation with the perpetrator is not a ...
Does Better Recess Equal a Better School Day?
May 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
A safe and healthy recess has the potential to drive better student behavior, health, and learning, according to a new study from Mathematica Policy Research and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University.
Child Advocacy Group Makes Case that Youth Programs Reduce Crime
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a national, non-profit child advocacy organization, conducted an educational campaign to increase policymakers' awareness of the value of publicly funded programs to strengthen youth and fragile families.
Manual on Employment Law for N.J. Nonprofits Gets Updated
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
In 2000, the Center for Non-Profit Corporations of North Brunswick, N.J. revised a comprehensive legal manual outlining strategies to reduce the incidence of personnel-related conflicts and employment-related liability for nonprofit organizations.
The Power of Play
Commentary
"When it comes to changing schools for the better, recess and play may be one of the most powerful and underutilized tools we have," says RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey.
Playworks
September 17, 2012 | Grantee
Playworks improving the health and well-being of children through safe, meaningful play
Effects on School Climate, Academic Learning, Student Social Skills and Behavior
May 15, 2013 | Evaluation
Mathematica Policy Research and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University conducted a randomized controlled trial of Playworks.