An excellent resource for data and statistics related to American children...

"A compilation of current and historical statistics with analysis on child abuse and domestic violence, including a comprehensive summary of up-to-date research on the topic...

From Tufts University's Department of Child Development, this site has five categories of research-based information: Family, Education, Health, Typical Development, Childcare, and Activities...

Resources indexed and housed on the Research Connections site cover a broad spectrum of research on child care and early education and related policies...

"Covers human development from conception through adolescence, summarizing the latest research on physical, cognitive, social and emotional development and behavior, including areas of law, medicine, psychiatry, and demography among others...

Includes abstracts from professional periodicals and book reviews related to the growth and development of children from 1927 to 2001...

Child Trends is a non-profit, nonpartisan research organization that focuses on children, youth, and families; this Web site provides an extensive amount of information on child and family issues, including essays and news releases, research briefs, fact sheets, and much more...

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"Provides in-depth coverage of pediatric diseases and disorders, with issues related to physical and cognitive and behavioral development...

Contains statistics and discussion on the social and moral issues surrounding America's youth...

Offers resources related to health care for children and youth, including publications, research reports, and health policy analysis...

Collects articles and publications, primarily from United States government agencies, associations, and educational groups, on a variety of child care topics and points to other reliable sites...

The Public Children Services Association of Ohio is a private non-profit association of the county public children services agencies and departments of job and family services agencies charged with preventing child abuse and neglect in Ohio...

A report by the Children's Defense Fund concerning the status of children in the United States, focusing especially on poor and minority children and those with disabilities...