University of New Hampshire The media-created perception that sex offenders use trickery and physical force to molest children they meet online is...
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine More 8- to 17-year-olds die in automobile accidents than from any other cause, and more die...
Child Trends The common perception that today’s youth are suffering due to unbearably busy schedules is a myth, this brief reports. The...
www.thinkmtv.com In an effort to promote youth activism, MTV’s site offers a place for young people to learn about socio-political issues and...
Two nonprofits completed a merger last month that combines their efforts to teach high schoolers how to initiate philanthropic ventures. Youth Re:Action...
Youth Today could almost run a monthly column about the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), the scandal-plagued network of 22 youth prisons that...
The Forum for Youth Investment (FYI) launched a new effort last month to expand its Ready by 21 initiative. While more than...
The Columbus Dispatch Some elementary school teachers in Ohio are riding buses home with their students and tutoring them in their own...
Stateline States throughout the nation have stopped sentencing youths who are convicted of having consensual sex to the same punishments as sexual...
www.everychildmatters.org/2008/index.html Every Child Matters has assembled an overview of each presidential candidate’s stances on youth issues, based on his or her speeches,...
www.youthrights.org This free online database of resources on how to run high-quality, sustainable, after-school programs is in its fifth edition. The site’s...
www.youthrights.org The association has expanded its website to include tool kits and multimedia presentations aimed at repealing age restrictions on voting, drinking...
www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov Created to help families better plan for college, the FAFSA4caster (Free Application for Federal Student Aid “Forecaster”) uses a form half...
www.energizeinc.com/volunteer-map.html This volunteer training, publishing and consulting firm’s website offers free and quick access to resource recommendations, journal articles and book excerpts...
In what could be an unprecedented case, an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) has sued another affiliate for...
Those working with dropouts who want to get their GEDS should be aware of a growing Web scam. Companies have been selling...