This new report published by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) demonstrates the...
Subject: Substance Abuse, Youth Drug Use, Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Community Development, Safety | Deadline: Dec. 29, 2017
People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and others of minority sexual orientations and gender...
As “bathroom bills,” military transgender bans and elimination of protections for LGBTQ federal employees demonstrate, we are a long way from a...
Subject: Substance Abuse, Alcoholism, Education | Deadline: Ongoing
Youth placed in juvenile justice institutions face a fundamental obstacle in their career pathway: They have...
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Substance Abuse, Childhood Obesity, Mental Health | Deadline: Aug. 1, 2017
Subject: Community Development, Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Substance Abuse, Drugs, Childhood Obesity | Deadline: July 31, 2017
Curated Instagram galleries and videos. Explore @bokeh_focus Instagram photos from youth sharing their unique perspectives on the world around them. Curated by...
Finding ways to make a difference in the lives of users and their families. Explore our digital magazine with news stories, personal...
Juvenile drug treatment courts must do more to bring families into the treatment process if they want to help young offenders overcome...
A major medical innovation bill that could help children and families with mental health reforms and funding to fight opioid addiction is...
Naloxone, a medicine used to stop the effects of an opioid overdose, can be easily applied via a squirt through the nose...
For the SBIRT model to work, an open and honest conversation must occur between a young person and practitioner. But for a...
Adolescents with substance abuse problems too often cannot access treatment unless they land in the juvenile justice system, experts say. Relying on...
Adolescence is a time of growth and potential but also a time of risk-taking and experimentation with drugs and alcohol, which can...
People in recovery vividly recall their first experiences with drugs and alcohol as teenagers.
In all those years I was bounced around, I didn’t know where I belonged or what would happen when I aged out...
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Addressing misperceptions is important, because otherwise we run the risk of further perpetuating beliefs among young people...
For many young people today, the word prevention is complicated. Some might think that prevention doesn’t affect them, and some might not...