Youth Today
Posts By Grace Lavigne
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
… Create Museum Programs
For many youths, going to a museum still sounds like, “We’re doing something dull that’s supposed to be good for us.” That’s...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Adopt a Social Worker
Best Dressed: Volunteers from a congregation display donations from a clothing drive for youth. Photo: Covenant to Care for Children Bloomfield, Conn.(860)...
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Social Workers and Human Resource Managers in High Demand as Weak Economy Hits Home for Many
Jobfox Social workers and counselors are ranked as the seventh most in-demand professionals, according to the June report from Jobfox, an online...
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Protect Children Not Guns
Children's Defense Fund The latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show that 3,006 children and teens died from gunfire...
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The Parent-Child Relationship: A Family Strength
Child Trends Results show that high parental involvement and positive parent-child interactions endure throughout childhood into the teenage years for most adolescents.
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Descriptive Summary of 2003-04 Beginning Postsecondary Students: Three Years Later
National Center for Education Statistics Most first-time students who begin their post-secondary education at four-year institutions are 19 or younger (85 percent),...
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Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: Background, Federal Programs and Issues for Congress
Open Congressional Research Service Eight pending bills propose changes to the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, which allocates funds to states annually...
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A Report on the Opinions and Attitudes of the Millennial Generation toward the United States Public Service Academy
Between April 3 and April 8, SocialSphere Strategies of Cambridge, Mass., polled 800 members of the "Millennial Generation" - college-bound high school...
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Parental Involvement in Middle Childhood: Can It Protect Children from Harmful TV Viewing Habits and Behavior?
This report used data from the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health of more than 30,000 children between the ages of six...
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Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Some States and Federal Agencies Are Taking Steps to Address Their Challenges
The GAO estimates that at least 2.4 million young adults, ages 18 to 26, or 6.5 percent of the non-institutionalized young adults...
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Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry
This report monitors the efforts by the alcohol industry to reduce the likelihood that alcohol advertising will target youth, by its placement...
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Improvements to Demographic Household Data in the Current Population Survey: 2007
In 2007, the Census Bureau reported that 73.7 million children younger than 18 years old lived in the United States. Of these,...
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Child Well-Being Index 2008 Report
The quality of life of American children has been stalled since 2002, according to the foundation's 2008 Child Well-Being Index (CWI), an...
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Pathways from Family Religiosity to Adolescent Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use
Teens from religious families wait longer before having sex, due to cohesive family environments and positive peer networks, according to Child Trend’s...
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Community Collaboratives Addressing Youth Gangs: Interim Findings from the Gang Reduction Program
Preliminary evaluations of the Gang Reduction Program (GRP) – a $10 million, multi-year federal initiative to reduce gang crime in Los Angeles,...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Poetic Justice for Vermont Vandals
Frost: Get “out, out” of his house. Photo: U.S. Library of Congres Youths who think reading poetry is a form of punishment...
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2007
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Today’s high school students are significantly less likely to engage in various risky health...
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Tobacco Settlement Revenue – Recent State Actions and Opportunities for Youth Programs
The Finance Project To pursue tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) funds as a potential financing source for youth programs, it is necessary...
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After-School Programs and Academics: Implications for Policy, Practice, and Research
Should after-school programs focus on academics, even to the point of becoming an extension of the regular school day? That’s the question...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Staffers Dismissed for Blistering Punishment
By Grace Lavigne So you think your staff orientation covers everything? Two counselors at a city-run day camp in Coppell, Texas, were...
