Umm, is there, like, a preteen in your life?

Then you should know about the Preteen Alliance.

Mention the word “preteen,” and almost everyone has a story. Between the ages of 9-13, youth go through tremendous change -- physically, cognitively and emotionally. At the same time, research shows that the attitudes and behavior patterns developed during these years can have lasting impacts into adulthood. Learn more about the Alliance >>

What’s New with PreteenS

1.6.10

Study: 1 in 4 CA Children May Live in Poverty This Year
– 850,000 More Than in 2008

More than a quarter of California's children could be living below the stringent federal poverty level this year, according to projections from a Duke University study released by the Foundation. The projections suggest that as many as 2.7 million California children may live in households where earnings are less than $22,000 per year for a family of four, an increase of about 850,000 children since 2008. The study also includes projections of poverty for Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Learn More>>

12.16.09

First-Ever Index of Children's Health Reveals Decade of Improvement

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health has released the first-ever "California Index of Child and Youth Well Being." The index shows a consistent pattern of improvement in how children have fared over the last decade, but warns that the present economic recession could undermine and possibly even reverse those gains. The index is based on data from kidsdata.org, which recently expanded to offer data on children's health and well being for all cities, counties, and school districts in California. Learn More>>

11.10.09

Kidsdata.org Now Offers Data for All of California

Kidsdata.org, a children's health website developed by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, has expanded statewide, offering data for all counties, cities, and school districts in California -- nearly 1,600 regions. Data are available for dozens of topics measuring the health and well being of children, and much more data will be phased in over the coming months. A summary of data about preteens also is available. Visit kidsdata.org>>

09.29.09

Just Released: CA Addendum to SEL Report

As you may remember from the 2008 Preteen Summit, the foundation commissioned the report "The Positive Impact of Social and Emotional Learning for K-8 Students" produced by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). Now, we're pleased to announce the relase of a California Addendum to that report. This new California Addendum examines emotional health problems, as well as risk and protective factors, among students in California, with an emphasis on San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. It also profiles examples of local programs that effectively promote the healthy development of youth. Learn more at http://www.lpfch.org/sel>>

 

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