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Children and Youth in Care

Research on children and youth in care helps improve well-being and long-term outcomes. The National Academies explore policies and practices that strengthen child welfare and family support systems. 

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Federal Tax Credits in 2021 Lifted More than 2 Million Children Out of Poverty, Says New Report

News Release

The temporary expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 reduced child poverty in the United States by nearly half, lifting more than 2 million children above the poverty line, a new congressionally mandated report finds.

Sep 25, 2025

Systematic and Nationally Coordinated Approach for Newborn Blood Spot Screening Is Needed, Says New Report

News Release

Leadership and coordination are needed at the national level to build on the strength of newborn screening programs that test babies for serious health conditions.

May 1, 2025
Newborn blood-spot screening test

Featured work

Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Youth through Health Care System Transformation

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Policies and Programs to Reduce Intergenerational Poverty

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Committee on Integrating New Behavioral Health Measures into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Data Collection Programs

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Immunization Safety Review

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Consequences of Uninsurance

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Summertime Experiences and Child and Adolescent Education, Health, and Safety

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Application of Methodological Approaches to Global Harmonization of Nutrient Intake Recommendations for Young Children and Women of Reproductive Age

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Building an Agenda to Reduce the Number of Children in Poverty by Half in 10 Years

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

The Biological and Psychosocial Effects of Peer Victimization: Lessons for Bullying Prevention

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Supporting the Parents of Young Children

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Featured Publications

Units

Social and Economic Systems Program Area

Oversight Unit

In Progress
Happy and smiling multiracial family with grandparents by the beach in New England

Center for Advancing Science and Technology (CAST)

Oversight Unit

In Progress

The Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Standing Committee

In Progress

Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN): Facilitating Rapid and Actionable Responses to Social, Behavioral, and Economic-Related Questions

Standing Committee

Recently Completed

Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders

Roundtable/Forum

In Progress

Forum on Global Violence Prevention

Roundtable/Forum

Completed
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