Youth-Family Engagement

Another indicator of healthy youth-adult relationships is engagement between children and youth and their families. Family engagement includes opportunities to discuss problems with parents, chances to have fun with their families, and opportunities to be involved in family decisions. Results show that youth who live with their parents/guardians are more likely to report high opportunity for family engagement than youth not living with their parents/guardians. In 2025, high opportunity for family engagement was available to 76.4% of 10th graders who lived with their parents/guardians compared to 61.4% of those who did not live with their parents/guardians.

10th Graders with High Opportunity for Family Engagement, by Living Situation, 2025

10th Graders with High Opportunity for Family Engagement, by Living Situation, 2025

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Source: Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, & Liquor and Cannabis Control Board (2025). Healthy Youth Survey [2025]. https://askhys.net
Notes: "Does Not Live with Parents/Guardians" includes students who live with other relatives (kinship care), who are in foster care, or who have other living situations.