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This page provides a selection of resources, primarily from federal government sources,* organized by the eight Take Action for Adolescents goals. This list is an updated version of the resource list in the Take Action Toolkit and is not intended to be exhaustive. Many resources are relevant to multiple goals and can also be useful starting points to find other information from the author agency or organization. We encourage you to explore, and learn more about each of the goals:
* Non-federal government resources included in this list, indicated by the 
icon, are select resources from organizations that partner with and/or are funded by federal agencies.
- Goal 1: Eliminate disparities to advance health equity
- Goal 2: Increase youth agency and youth engagement
- Goal 3: Ensure access to safe and supportive environments
- Goal 4: Increase coordination and collaboration within and across systems
- Goal 5: Expand access to health care and human services
- Goal 6: Strengthen training and support for caring adults
- Goal 7: Improve health information and health literacy
- Goal 8: Support, translate, and disseminate research
Goal 1: Eliminate disparities to advance health equity
- Health Disparities | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Health Equity Programs and Healthcare Resources | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Strategic Framework for Addressing Youth Mental Health | National Institute of Mental Health
- Moving Beyond Change Efforts: Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ youth | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Supporting the Health and Well-Being of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Disparities and Resiliency in Adolescent Health | youth.gov
- Framework for Health Equity | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Disability Inclusion as a Cornerstone for Health Equity | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Health | Health Resources & Services Administration
- Bright Futures: Health Equity Resources for Health Care Professionals | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Federal Policy to Advance Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Health Equity | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Health Equity (School-Based Health Alliance) | School-Based Health Alliance
- Creating an Equity Framework for TPP Programs – Worksheet | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Equity in Family Planning – Podcast Series | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Cultural Competency and Humility in Family Planning Care – eLearning Course | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Reducing the Impact of Unconscious Bias in Family Planning Care – eLearning Course | Reproductive Health National Training Center
Goal 2: Increase youth agency and youth engagement
- ListenUp! Youth Listening Session Toolkit | HHS Office of Population Affairs
- Toolkit for Implementing Authentic Youth Engagement Strategies Within State Advisory Groups | Center for Coordinated Assistance to States
- Methods and Emerging Strategies to Engage People with Lived Experience | HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
- Strategies to Equitably Identify People with Lived Experience | HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
- Youth Engagement Model Programs Guide | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Youth Engagement in Development: Effective Approaches and Action-Oriented Recommendations for the Field | U.S. Agency for International Development
- Youth Adult Partnerships | youth.gov
- Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow® (TAG) Game Plan for Engaging Youth | youth.gov
- Positive Youth Development | youth.gov
- Cultivating Purpose in Adolescence | UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent
- The Science of Engaging Youth With Lived Experience in Health Research, Practice, and Policy: A Workshop | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Youth Advisory Councils | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Career Resources for Participants in the ABCD Study®️ | The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study SM
- Youth and Family Partnerships Resource Library | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Effective Facilitation & Youth Engagement: A Toolkit for Working with Youth | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Centering Youth Voice and Engagement at YMCA Louisville | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Using Participatory Research to Uncover Strategies for Meaningful Youth Engagement | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Host an International Exchange Student | U.S. Department of State
- High School Study Abroad Scholarships | U.S. Department of State
Goal 3: Ensure access to safe and supportive environments
- 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community | Office of the U.S. Surgeon General
- Trauma-Sensitive Schools Training Package | National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
- Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment in Our Nation's Classrooms | National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
- Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment in Our Nation's School Buses | National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
- What Works in Schools | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities | U.S. Department of Education
- StopBullying.gov | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- SchoolSafety.gov | Federal School Safety Clearinghouse, an interagency collaboration among the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and U.S. Department of Justice
- National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- About the CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Healthy Schools | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Safe and Supportive School Environments | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- School Connectedness: What Can Schools Do? | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- School and Campus Health | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Cooperative Agreements for School-Based Trauma-Informed Support Services (TISS) and Mental Health Care for Children and Youth | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Creating Safe, Collaborative, and Empowering Environments – Team Meeting Package | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Promoting Youth-Friendly Environments in Family Planning Clinics – Webinar | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Providing Family Planning Services to Adolescents During Uncertain Times – Webinar | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Tackling Weight Stigma and Bias in Adolescent Health Programs and Services | Reproductive Health National Training Center
Goal 4: Increase coordination and collaboration within and across systems
- Rural Care Coordination | Rural Health Information Hub
- National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home | American Academy of Pediatrics
- National Center for Care Coordination Technical Assistance | Boston Children’s Hospital
- Care Coordination in Schools | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Collaboration Profiles | youth.gov
- Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Coordinating Data Sharing Across Agencies: Strategies to Address Common Challenges | Health Resources and Services Administration
- National Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Well-Being | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Engaging Diverse Community Partners | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Creating a TPP Program Partnership Strategy | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Implementing an Equitable Recruitment Process to Build a Diverse Partner Network | Reproductive Health National Training Center
Goal 5: Expand access to health care and human services
- Health Services for Teens | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- What Works in Schools: Health Services | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Bright Futures Guidelines | Health Resources & Services Administration
- Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program (PMHCA): Improving Behavioral Health Services | Health Resources & Services Administration
- Preventing and Reducing Youth and Young Adult Substance Misuse: Schools, Students, Families | U.S. Department of Education
- Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Program | Health Resources & Services Administration
- Title X Clinic Locator | HHS Office of Population Affairs
- Improving Access to Children’s Mental Health Care | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Find Health Care or Support for Mental Health, Drugs, or Alcohol | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) | Medicaid.gov
- HHS Telehealth Best Practice Guides | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- A Reproductive Justice Approach to Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Baltimore | Reproductive Health National Training Center
Goal 6: Strengthen training and support for caring adults
- Building Student Resilience Toolkit | National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
- Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Schools: An Action Guide for School and District Leaders | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- School Connectedness: What Can Schools Do? | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A Practitioner’s Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Embracing a “Youth Welfare” System: A Guide to Capacity Building | ChildWelfare.gov
- Addressing Human Trafficking in America’s Schools: Staff Development Series | National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
- Aftercare: Staying in Touch with Youth After They Have Left the System | Runaway and Homeless Youth Training & Technical Assistance Center
- Emerging Practices for Supporting LGBTQI+ Young People Across Human Services Programs | HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
- Parents for Health Schools | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Connecting Conversations: Tips for Supporting Conversations Between Parents/Caregivers and Their Children and Teens | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Protecting Kids Online | Federal Trade Commission
- Practitioner Training – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Family-School-Community Partnerships | National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
- Adolescent Health Infographics and Webinars from the ABCD Study® | The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) StudySM
- Talking with Teens about Sex: Resources for Caregivers | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Develop an Elevator Pitch to Engage Caregivers | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Strategies for Engaging Parents and Caregivers in TPP Programming – Tip Sheet | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Engaging Parents and Caregivers in a Virtual TPP Program | Reproductive Health National Training Center
Goal 7: Improve health information and health literacy
- Social Media and Youth Mental Health: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory | Office of the U.S. Surgeon General
- Social Media and Adolescent Health | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Physical Activity: An Untapped Resource to Address Our Nation's Mental Health Crisis Among Children and Adolescents – U.S. Surgeon General's Perspective | Public Health Reports, Official Journal of the Office of The U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service
- Adolescent Development Explained | HHS Office of Population Affairs
- Getting the Care You Need: Guide for People with Disabilities | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Health Literacy in Schools | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- “Talk. They Hear You.”® Campaign | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- ReproductiveRights.gov | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Health Insurance 101 | youth.gov
- Navigating Health Care as a Young Person | youth.gov
- Fact-Checking on Social Media | youth.gov
- Transition Planning and Self-Determination for Youth with Disabilities | youth.gov
- Increase Students’ Mental Health Literacy | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Developing Health Literacy in Children and Youth – Proceedings from a Workshop | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Substance Use Information for Participants in the ABCD Study® | The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study SM
- GotTransition.org | Got Transition®
- Establishing Your TPP Materials Review Process | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program: Materials Review Process – Webinar | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Communication Planning 101: How To Reach Your TPP Audiences – Webinar | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Inspire Change Through Social Media: A Toolkit for OPA TPP Grantees | Reproductive Health National Training Center
Goal 8: Support, translate, and disseminate research
- Nothing About Us Without Us: Amplifying the Perspectives of Youth with Experiences of Parental Incarceration Through Youth Participatory Action Research | youth.gov
- Tips for Inclusive Community-Engaged Research | National Institutes of Health
- CDC Framework for Program Evaluation | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Communicating Scientific Findings About Adolescent Health and Self-Regulation: Challenges and Opportunities | HHS Office of Planning, Research, & Evaluation
- Data & Statistics: Adolescent and School Health | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- SAMHSA Data Collections | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health | Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
- ChildStats.gov | Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
- Adolescent Health Data Sources | HHS Office of Population Affairs
- The Adolescent and Young Adult Health Research Network | University of California, San Francisco
- ABCD Study® Resources for Scientists | The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) StudySM
- TPP Program Grantee Dissemination Planning Guide and Template | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- 8 Tips for TPP Rigorous Evaluation Planning | Reproductive Health National Training Center
- Repository of TPP Survey Outcomes | Reproductive Health National Training Center