Behavior / Motivation / Attendance

The U.S. Department of health recently released the Stop Bullying Now! Activities Guide, a handbook of ideas for putting the Stop Bullying Now! Campaign to work in your school or community. Also available are a DVD video toolkit featuring webisodes, public service announcements, and video workshops. To view or download this guide and connect to web-based resources for the prevention of bullying, click here.

This Child Trends study analyzes family and community data for children ages 6 to 17 from the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health and finds that nearly half of children in high-risk families are not involved in any out of school time activity regardless of neighborhood risk level. While children from all levels of neighborhood risk that do not have high risk families participate in out of school activities at much higher rates.

A new report from the California Dropout Research Project investigates the causes of high school dropout through dialogue with youth throughout the state. The study found that Teacher-student relationships are a powerful force in determining student's overall experiences of school; the absence of support seems fundamental to the rationale for dropping out. To view this study, go to http://www.lmri.ucsb.edu/dropouts/pubs_reports.htm

The After-School Corporation (TASC) provides a description and lessons learned from one of the nation’s largest, longest-running efforts to offer teens high quality, structured after-school programs, filling more than 40,000 seats over nine years in New York City public high school after-school programs. Older students who participate in after-school programs significantly improve their chances for success, yet serving them effectively is one of the greatest challenges for the after-school field.

Harvard Family Research Project
www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/ost_participation.html

Chapin Hall
www.chapinhall.org/article_abstract.aspx?ar=1441&L2=62&L3=105