Children and Youth

Every ten seconds, one child is saved by a vaccine against a fatal disease.

Child abuse is a serious public health issue in the United States. Paid family leave can help prevent it, researchers report.

Many of the sites and platforms that have done so much to democratize free expression around the world have also unfortunately spurred a rise in harmful and illegal content online,…

A social science researcher followed a dozen teens from different neighborhoods in North, West and Northeast Philadelphia, tracking their family histories and heart rates as they navigated daily life.

How can a home help young people get a college education?

While reading, scrolling and focusing on other objects near our faces increase the risk of developing myopia, a little time outdoors in the sun can help mitigate it.

Early in 2020, it was estimated that almost 12 million children in America were living in poverty – a burden disproportionately affecting Black and Hispanic kids, as well as those living…

Lately, I have started to collect what I sometimes call “fairy tales” when I visit the areas where my organization, ChildFund, works with children and families who have fled their…

Children from all walks of life improved their diet quality when they ate school-prepared lunches, according to a new study.

Global Communities has a rich history of providing emergency aid and protection services to refugees and internally displaced people in many crisis settings, from Ukraine and Gaza to Syria and Guatemala. This includes our Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) programming, which…

People who age out of foster care face significant hurdles during the transition to independence, but aftercare support services can help.

The authors discuss the Learning Action Alliance for Girls’ Agency at Brookings and its work accelerating progress toward the SDGs by centering girls’ agency.