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Youth Services

Resources that support positive outcomes for youth, especially those involved in the child welfare system, and contribute to their positive development.

Information Gateway offers resources about and for youth in several topic areas. See Related Information Gateway Topics for more information.

Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)
Promotes positive outcomes for children, youth, and families by supporting a wide range of comprehensive services and collaborations at the local, tribal, State, and national levels. FYSB is within the Administration on Children, Youth and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development
Increases the capacity and resources of States and tribes to help youth in care establish permanent connections and achieve successful transitions to adulthood.

National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth
A free information service for communities, organizations, and individuals interested in developing new and effective strategies for supporting young people and their families.

Related Information Gateway Topics Family-centered practice: Family and youth involvement Family-centered practice: Engaging and involving youth Out-of-home care: Older children and youth in out-of-home care Out-of-home care: Independent living Out-of-home care: Substance abuse among youth in out-of-home care Achieving & maintaining permanency: Preparing and supporting children and youth Achieving & maintaining permanency: Permanency for youth Achieving & maintaining permanency: Adopting older children Adoption: Supporting birth parents - Teens Systemwide: Cultural competence - Working with youth Systemwide: Service array - Counseling adolescents and youth Systemwide: Service array - Higher education for youth in out-of-home care Systemwide: Service array - Employment & training services for youth Systemwide: Service array - Housing for youth transitioning from foster care Systemwide: Service array - Teen pregnancy prevention

Updated on December 7, 2007