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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.
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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.
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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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Child Welfare
Demographics
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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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Family Well-Being

Explore research, resources, and data related to Indiana kids and overall child well-being topics.

Data & Research
Impact of Juvenile Justice Fines and Fees on Family Life: Case Study in Dane County, WI
Chaos and Instability from Birth to Age Three
Family Instability and Children’s Social Development
What Is Foster Care?
Older Youth Initiatives
Foster Care and Child Welfare
Temporary Stays and Persistent Gains: The Causal Effects of Foster Care
FOSTERING YOUTH TRANSITIONS: USING DATA TO DRIVE POLICY AND PRACTICE DECISIONS
Is the Foster Care-Crime Relationship a Consequence of Exposure? Examining Potential Moderating Factors
Heterogeneous Consequences of Teenage Childbearing
State Fact Sheets for Grandfamilies: Indiana
Supporting Children and Families Affected by the Opioid Epidemic
Helping Children of the Opioid Crisis
The association between grandparents as caregivers and overdose mortality in Appalachia and non-Appalachia counties
Kinship Care in the Opioid Epidemic: The Overlooked Caregivers of the Overlooked Victims
Grandfamilies and the Opioid Epidemic: A Systemic Perspective and Future Priorities
The Opioid Crisis Is Causing Grandparents To Become Caregivers Again
Children Thrive in GrandFamilies
Getting There: Barriers and Facilitators to Transportation Access in Underserved Communities
Accessibility of transportation to child-welfare involved parents and the related impact on court-ordered service participation
Why the federal government needs to step up efforts to close the rural broadband divide
Children’s Internet Access at Home
Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation
Social isolation and its impact on child and adolescent development: a systematic review
Trajectories of childhood social isolation in a nationally representative cohort: Associations with antecedents and early adulthood outcomes
Health Risks of Social Isolation and Loneliness
The Developmental Consequences of Superfund Sites
INEQUALITY BEFORE BIRTH: THE DEVELOPMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTS
The presence of Superfund sites as a determinant of life expectancy in the United States
CDC/ATSDR SVI Fact Sheet
How Valid Are Social Vulnerability Models?
Evaluating social vulnerability indicators: criteria and their application to the Social Vulnerability Index
2024 Indiana KIDS COUNT® Data Book
2023 Indiana KIDS COUNT® Data Book
DATA SPOTLIGHT: Policies Influencing the Foster Care System

Indiana Youth Institute Data Brief

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Safety Planning and Motivational Interviewing

Indiana Youth Institute Resource Guide

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An Emerging Crisis: Housing Insecurity in Indiana

Indiana Youth Institute Data Brief

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Parental Educational Attainment and Social Environmental of Urban Public Schools in the U.S.: Blacks’ Diminished Returns

Source: National Institute of Health (2020). Parental Education Attainment and Social Enviornmental of Urban Public Schools in the U.S.: Blacks’ Diminished Returns. 

Minorities’ Diminished Returns of Parental Educational Attainment on Adolescents’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems

Source: National Institute of Health (2020). Minorities’ Diminished Returns of Parental Educational Attainment on Adolescents’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems.

Association Between Parental Educational Attainment and Youth Outcomes and Role of Race/Ethnicity

Source: JAMA Network (2019). Association Between Parental Educational Attainment and Youth Outcomes and Role of Race/Ethnicity. 

Modeling Life Course Pathways from Adverse Childhood Experiences to Adult Mental Health

Research

Parental Educational Attainment Differentially Boosts School Performance of American Adolescents: Minorities’ Diminished Returns

Research

Parental Education Attainment and Educational Upward Mobility; Role of Race and Gender

Source: National Institute of Health (2018). Parental Education Attainment and Educational Upward Mobility; Role of Race and Gender. 

Associations of adverse childhood experiences and suicidal behaviors in adulthood in a U.S. nationally representative sample

Source: Wiley Online Library (2018). Associations of adverse childhood experiences and suicidal behaviors in adulthood in a U.S. nationally representative sample. 

Adverse childhood experiences and life opportunities: Shifting the narrative

Research

Adverse childhood experiences: separate and cumulative effects on adolescent health and emotional well-being

Source: Bowling Green State University (2014). Adverse Childhood Experiences: Separate and Cumulative Effects on Adolescent Health and Emotional Well-Being. 

The Future of Children: Military Children and Families

Source: The Future of Children; Princeton-Brookings (2013). Military Children and Families. 

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Research
Chaos and Instability from Birth to Age Three
Research
Family Instability and Children’s Social Development
Research
What Is Foster Care?
Resource
Older Youth Initiatives
Research
Foster Care and Child Welfare
Resource
Temporary Stays and Persistent Gains: The Causal Effects of Foster Care
Research
FOSTERING YOUTH TRANSITIONS: USING DATA TO DRIVE POLICY AND PRACTICE DECISIONS
Research
Is the Foster Care-Crime Relationship a Consequence of Exposure? Examining Potential Moderating Factors
Resource
Heterogeneous Consequences of Teenage Childbearing
Research
State Fact Sheets for Grandfamilies: Indiana
Research
Supporting Children and Families Affected by the Opioid Epidemic
Research
Helping Children of the Opioid Crisis
Research
The association between grandparents as caregivers and overdose mortality in Appalachia and non-Appalachia counties
Research
Kinship Care in the Opioid Epidemic: The Overlooked Caregivers of the Overlooked Victims
Research
Grandfamilies and the Opioid Epidemic: A Systemic Perspective and Future Priorities
Resource
The Opioid Crisis Is Causing Grandparents To Become Caregivers Again
Research
Children Thrive in GrandFamilies
Research
Getting There: Barriers and Facilitators to Transportation Access in Underserved Communities
Research
Accessibility of transportation to child-welfare involved parents and the related impact on court-ordered service participation
Research
Why the federal government needs to step up efforts to close the rural broadband divide
Research
Children’s Internet Access at Home
Research
Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation
Research
Social isolation and its impact on child and adolescent development: a systematic review
Research
Trajectories of childhood social isolation in a nationally representative cohort: Associations with antecedents and early adulthood outcomes
Research
Health Risks of Social Isolation and Loneliness
Research
The Developmental Consequences of Superfund Sites
Research
INEQUALITY BEFORE BIRTH: THE DEVELOPMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTS
Research
The presence of Superfund sites as a determinant of life expectancy in the United States
Research
CDC/ATSDR SVI Fact Sheet
Research
How Valid Are Social Vulnerability Models?
Research
Evaluating social vulnerability indicators: criteria and their application to the Social Vulnerability Index
Data Report
2024 Indiana KIDS COUNT® Data Book
Data Report
2023 Indiana KIDS COUNT® Data Book
Data Report
DATA SPOTLIGHT: Policies Influencing the Foster Care System
Resource Guide
Safety Planning and Motivational Interviewing
Data Report
An Emerging Crisis: Housing Insecurity in Indiana
Research
Parental Educational Attainment and Social Environmental of Urban Public Schools in the U.S.: Blacks’ Diminished Returns
Research
Minorities’ Diminished Returns of Parental Educational Attainment on Adolescents’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems
Research
Association Between Parental Educational Attainment and Youth Outcomes and Role of Race/Ethnicity
Research
Modeling Life Course Pathways from Adverse Childhood Experiences to Adult Mental Health
Research
Parental Educational Attainment Differentially Boosts School Performance of American Adolescents: Minorities’ Diminished Returns
Research
Parental Education Attainment and Educational Upward Mobility; Role of Race and Gender
Research
Associations of adverse childhood experiences and suicidal behaviors in adulthood in a U.S. nationally representative sample
Research
Adverse childhood experiences and life opportunities: Shifting the narrative
Research
Adverse childhood experiences: separate and cumulative effects on adolescent health and emotional well-being
Research
The Future of Children: Military Children and Families