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Data
Youth Data Hub Need data or research for a grant application, report, or program development? Explore IYI’s Data Hub for specific youth-related topics or dive deeper into your community’s data. Indiana KIDS COUNT® Data Book Find data about Hoosier youth in the Indiana KIDS COUNT® Data Book, IYI’s annual statewide snapshot of child well-being. County Dashboard A snapshot of youth well-being in every Indiana county. National KIDS COUNT® Data Book The Annie E. Casey Foundation's National KIDS COUNT® Data Book includes national and state data across four domains — economic well-being, education, health and family and community — and ranks states in overall child well-being. Annie E. Casey KIDS COUNT Data Center The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT® Data Center is a premier source of data on children, youth and families. Dive into data indicators from across the country.
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Events
Event Calendar Find local and statewide events featuring best practices and insightful perspectives from local, statewide, and national speakers.
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Professional Support
Conferences & Training Annual in-person and virtual conferences and trainings that bring best practices and insightful perspectives from state and national speakers. Youth Worker Cafes Local professional education trainings responsive and relevant to the challenges in the field. Networking opportunity for local leaders and youth serving professionals. Webinars Stay up-to-date with the latest trends from the field with national, regional, and local speakers who are experts in the field. Youth Worker Well-Being Project Statewide effort to address individual youth worker well-being, workplace conditions, and root causes of stress in the sector.
Organizational Support
College & Career Readiness Services, trainings, program navigation, and resources for youth-serving organizations supporting youth on their postsecondary education journey. Consulting Services Expert support for youth-serving organizations working to increase the effectiveness and capacity of their impacts. Strengthening Youth Programs in Indiana Helping Indiana youth-serving organizations promote the academic, physical, and social well-being of young people. MENTOR Indiana Expanding quality mentoring programs, MENTOR Indiana is a valuable resource for youth mentoring organizations. Promise Indiana Supports for early activities in schools and communities increasing the postsecondary readiness of Indiana youth.
Grant Opportunities Explore IYI’s funding for Indiana’s youth-serving professionals or organizations to support professional development or increase organization effectiveness.
Knowledge Center
Virginia Beall Ball Knowledge Center Resources and research for people and organizations impacting the healthy development of youth. Start exploring! Access to EBSCO Database Thousands more resources through the EBSCO Academic Search Complete, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Sociology Source Ultimate, and Nonprofit Organization Reference Center databases. Use the link above to access the EBSCO database at no cost.
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Building Belonging: How to Help Kids Find Their Place
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Meet Your Outreach Manager Connect with Statewide Engagement for the resources to help you grow in your career, build your organizational capacity, and network with others in the field. D. Susan Wisely Youth Worker of the Year IYI’s D. Susan Wisely Youth Worker of the Year Award annually recognizes a youth worker for their positive impact on youth. Learn about the impact our award winners are making in their communities. Support IYI All support given to IYI is used for the most pressing priorities – facilitating positive change for Indiana kids.
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College & Career Readiness

As the demand for careers with post-secondary credentials continues to increase, starting college and career interventions early in a child’s life is essential. IYI’s College & Career Readiness Initiatives support individuals and institutions in their work to ensure all Indiana young people are prepared and positioned for success in their post-secondary educational journey.

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Professional Education

We offer professional education opportunities to expand your knowledge through webinars, conferences, onsite training, and virtual events that connect you to peers around the state.

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Youth Data

Indiana Youth Institute aggregates reliable, high-quality data and resources from state and national sources for youth workers and organizations working together to improve the lives of all Indiana children, especially those facing the greatest adversity.

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Youth Organization Support

We support organizations to advance their work each day through practical and innovative approaches to increasing capacity, efficiency, and impact.

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Youth Worker Well-Being

The Youth Worker Well-Being Project is a collaborative statewide effort to address individual youth worker well-being, workplace conditions, and root causes of stress in the sector to promote comprehensive change in youth workers and invest in their well-being so they can provide the highest quality services for kids.

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Virginia Beall Ball Knowledge Center

Critical resources are available at your fingertips.

The Virginia Beall Ball Knowledge Center provides research and reference assistance for people and organizations that impact the healthy development of youth. Our resources cover the youth development and youth-services field.

Stay up to date on local and national research, trends, and issues that affect youth and youth-workers. Sort and search for Knowledge Center resources by topic or type below.

We also provide thousands more resources through our EBSCO database that includes Academic Search Complete, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Sociology Source Ultimate, and Nonprofit Organization Reference Center. To access the EBSCO database of resources, at no cost, click the button below.

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Research
Impact of Juvenile Justice Fines and Fees on Family Life: Case Study in Dane County, WI
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STUDY: PRETRIAL JUVENILE DETENTION INCREASES ODDS OF FELONY RECIDIVISM BY 33%
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The Effects of Child Protective Services and Juvenile Justice System Involvement on Academic Outcomes: Gender and Racial Differences
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Exclusionary School Discipline and Delinquent Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
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Juvenile Recidivism 2021
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Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence
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Child incarceration and long-term adult health outcomes: a longitudinal study
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Indiana Department of Child Services: Statutory Definition of CHINS
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Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
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Fast Facts: Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Adolescent Opioid Misuse Attributable to Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Indiana Department of Child Services Child Welfare Policy
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Chaos and Instability from Birth to Age Three
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Early childhood stress exposure, reward pathways, and adult decision making
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Family Instability and Children’s Social Development
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What Is Foster Care?
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Foster Care and Child Welfare
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FOSTERING YOUTH TRANSITIONS: USING DATA TO DRIVE POLICY AND PRACTICE DECISIONS
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Is the Foster Care-Crime Relationship a Consequence of Exposure? Examining Potential Moderating Factors
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2022 School Health Profiles Report Weighted Principal Survey Results
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