Published Reports

Dates shown correspond to the General Assembly session in which the study report was presented.

2025 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD39	2024 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth

2024 Reports

Document No.	Title
	The Use and Impact of Relief of Custody on Care and Support of Youth
RD52	2023 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth

2023 Reports

Document No.	Title
	Improving Virginia’s Foster Care System
	Admission of Minors to a Mental Health Facility for Inpatient Treatment
HD8	Collection of Evidence-based Practices for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs, 9th Edition
RD34	2022 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth

2022 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD52	2021 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth
	Study on Workforce Development for Foster Care Youth
	Study on the Transition Process for Students with Disabilities Regarding Records and Services at the Age of Majority
	Evaluating the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Virginia's Juvenile Detention Centers

2021 Reports

Document No.	Title
HD24	Collection of Evidence-based Practices for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs, 8th Edition
RD594	Study on Crossover Youth Information Sharing
	Education in Local Detention Centers
RD34	2020 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth

2020 Reports

Document No.	Title
	Study on Legal Guardianship of a Minor by Court Petition
	Virginia’s Foster Care System
RD33	2019 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth

2019 Reports

Document No.	Title
	Seclusion and Restraint: Overview and Update on Regulatory Process
	Foster Care 101: A Resource for Virginia Legislators
HD9	Collection of Evidence-Based Practices for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs – 7th Edition
	School Resource Officers
	Review of the Standard of Proof to Determine a Founded Case of Child Abuse and Neglect
RD30	2018 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth

2018 Reports

Document No.	Title
	Review of Virginia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Focusing on Workforce Development and Child Care Services
	Barriers to Obtaining a Driver’s License for Virginia’s Foster Youth
	Identifying Substance Use Prevention and Intervention Programs at Virginia’s Colleges and  Universities
RD20	2017 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth

2017 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD2	2016 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth
RD14	Virginia’s Adoption Home Study Process
	Trauma-Informed Care
SD6	Collection of Evidence-based Practices for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health  Treatment Needs, 6th Edition
RD91	Review of Virginia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program

2016 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD568	The Use of Segregation in Virginia’s Juvenile Detention Homes and Correctional Centers
RD2	2015 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth
RD13	Temporary Placements of Children
RD82	Implementation of School Divisions’ Student-Athlete Concussion Policies

2015 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD30	2014 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth
HD2	Study of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools
RD460	Study of Unlawful Adoption
HD9	The Use of Federal, State, and Local Funds for Private Educational Placements of Students with Disabilities - Year One
HD14	The Use of Federal, State, and Local Funds for Private Educational Placements of Students with Disabilities - Year Two
	Court-Appointed Counsel for Parents in Child Welfare Cases

2014 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD 24	2013 Executive Summary of the Virginia Commission on Youth
RD 196	Mental Health Assessments for Juvenile Offenders

2013 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD 12	Restoration of Parental Rights
RD 18	2012 Executive Summary of  the Virginia Commission on Youth
HD 7	Collection Evidence-based  Practices for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs, 5th Edition
RD 101	Definition of Kinship Caregivers
RD 170	Comparison of Academic Achievement in Virginia and Leading Industrialized Countries, Final Report

2012 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD 15	2011 Executive Summary of The Virginia Commission on Youth
RD 16	Biennial Report of the Collection of Evidence-based Practices for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs
RD 17	Barriers to Kinship Care in Virginia - September 2011
RD 135	School Enrollment Practices for Virginia’s Kinship Caregivers
RD 218	Comparison of Academic Achievement in Virginia with Leading Industrialized Countries

2011 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD 2	2010 Executive Summary of the Activities of the Commission on Youth
RD 145	Career and Technical Education in the Commonwealth
RD 179	Study of Juvenile Offender Reentry in the Commonwealth

2010 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD 392	Truancy and School Dropout Prevention - Final Report
RD 8	2009 Executive Summary of the Activities of the Commission on Youth
HD 9	Collection of Evidence-based Practices for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs, 4th Edition

2009 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD 30	2008 Executive Summary of the Activities of the Commission on Youth
RD 470	Alternative Education Options - Final Report

2008 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD31	Annual Executive Summary of the Activities of the Commission on Youth
RD117	Final Report on the Establishment of an Office of Children's Services Ombudsman
RD144	Guide to Local Alternative Education Options for Suspended and Expelled Students in the Commonwealth
RD194	Interim Report of the Virginia Commission on Youth - Study of Alternative Education Options
HD21	Collection of Evidence-Based Treatment Modalities for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs, 3rd Edition

2007 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD13	Annual Executive Summary of the Activities of the Commission on Youth
RD81	Establishment of an Office of Children's Services Ombudsman

2006 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD41	Annual Executive Summary of the Activities of the Commission on Youth
RD353	At-Risk-Youth Served in Out-of-State Residential Facilities

2005 Reports

Document No.	Title
SD10	The Collection of Evidence-Based Treatment Modalities for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs
RD13	Strengthening Families
RD252	Biennial Report on the Collection of Evidence-Based Treatment Modalities for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs

2004 Reports

Document No.	Title
RD3	Childhood Obesity
RD4	Foster Care
SD5	Dissemination of the Collection of Evidence-Based Treatment Modalities for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs
SD9	Treatment Options for Offenders Who Have Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders

2003 Reports

Document No.	Title
HD9	Collection of Evidence-Based Treatment Modalities for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs

2002 Reports

Document No.	Title
HD23	Youth with Emotional Disturbance Requiring Out-of-Home Treatment
SD25	Studying Treatment Options for Offenders Who Have Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders

2001 Reports

Document No.	Title
SD23	Kinship Care
HD29	Youth Suicide Prevention Plan
HD32	Student Discipline Statutes
HD49	Youth with Emotional Disturbance Requiring Out-of-Home Treatment

2000 Reports

Document No.	Title
SD15	Study of Adoption Laws
HD41	Post-Dispositional Detention
HD42	Assessment of the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act Formula and the Role of Offices on Youth

1999 Reports

Document No.	Title
HD22	Study of the Regional Videotaping Centers for Child Sexual Assault Victims
HD24	Study of Joint Custody and Visitation
HD42	Study of Juvenile Competency Issues in Legal Proceedings
HD57	Study of Truants and Runaways

1998 Reports

Document No.	Title
SD20	Study of Standby Guardianship
HD52	Study of the Educational Needs of Homeless Children
HD64	Study of Truants and Runaways
HD73	Evaluation of the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act

1997 Reports

Document No.	Title
HD30	The Study of Youth Gangs in Virginia
HD37	Study of the Needs of Homeless Children

1996 Reports

Document No.	Title
HD37	Juvenile Justice System Reform