May 2008 - Selecting Population Level Youth Indicators (Power Point) - Utilizes the developmental assets to facilitate a discussion at a Kentucky Youth Development Coordinating Council retreat focused on selecting population-level youth indicators that the state will collectively track and work on improving, Forum for Youth Investment.

November 2006 - Every Child, Every Promise: Turning Failure Into Action - Millions of American young people ages 6 to 17 experience very few, if any, of the five Promises that they need to build their character and competence, according to a new Search Institute/Child Trends study commissioned by America's Promise Alliance (Full Report).

November 2004 - Building Strong Families: A Study of African American and Latino/Latina Parents in the United States, YMCA of the USA and Search Institute.

November 2003 - Unique Strengths, Shared Strengths: Developmental Assets Among Youth of Color, Search Institute.

October 2003 - Boosting Student Achievement: New Research on the Power of Developmental Assets, Search Institute

May 2003 - Signs of Progress in Putting Children First: Developmental Assets among Youth in St. Louis Park, 1997–2001, Prepared by Search Institute for the Children First Initiative, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

March 2003 - Creating Social Change… The Growth of a Statewide Movement, The Colorado Trust

November 2002 - Building strong families: Highlights from a preliminary survey from YMCA of the USA and Search Institute on what parents need to succeed, Chicago and Minneapolis: YMCA of the USA and Search Institute.

2002 - The A.P.I. Study: Academics and Prevention Inseparable, Orange County Department of Education.

January 2001 - Grading Grown-Ups: American Adults Report on Their Real Relationships with Kids, Lutheran Brotherhood and Search Institute (Full Report).

People Using the Framework

Children First Initiative, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

YMCA of Canada and the USA

Assets for Colorado Youth

Connecticut Assets Network

South Orange County, California