John Kelly

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Repairing the Harm: Restorative Justice

Newist 30 minutes. $149. A great resource for anyone who wishes to advocate a rehabilitative approach to reaching young offenders. The video...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light

Vanessa Vega American Management Association 220 pages. $21.95. A look at the dangerous world of self-cutting, a way of suppressing serious emotional...

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Darkness Calls

The Healthy Aboriginal Network 42 pages. $5.35. (Bulk prices available.) A terrific artistic rendering of a struggle faced by many Native American...

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Don’t Stress Out About It: Stress Management for Teens

Aquarius 45 minutes. $145. A simple presentation about the stresses that teens routinely deal with, such as weight gain, home strife and...

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When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens

Bev Cobain Free Spirit 145 pages. $14.95. If there is a “light” way to broach the subjects of depression and suicide, Cobain...

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Changes

CRU Institute 30 minutes. $95. “I want to do something with my life. That has nothing to do with me being black,”...

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What Kids Really Want to Ask: Using Movies to Start Meaningful Conversations

Rhonda Richardson and A. Margaret Pevec VanderWyk & Burnham 200 pages. $12.95. How was school? Who are you hanging out with? Adults...

News

Loss of Faith

Strickland: New governor examines Ohio’s faith-based operations. Photo: Office of the Governor of Ohio To get a hint of how the nation’s...

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Camping.OUT

Getting campy: Girls use the costume closet to get dressed up for a camp activity. Photo: Philip Reames Triangle FoundationDetroit, Mich.(313) 537-7000...

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Resources: Publications, Videos and More for May 2007

Come Out and Win: Organizing Yourself, Your Community, and Your World Sue Hyde Beacon Press 156 pages. $13. A must-have for...

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The Essential Guide to Talking with Teens

Jean Sunde PetersonFree Spirit Publishing282 pages. $29.95. A compilation of discussion topics for youth workers who lead small group discussions. The introduction...

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Web Watch for April 2002

Education BBC Education Online: Count Me Inwww.bbc.co.uk/education/revisewise is a part of BBC Online’s enormous education site dedicated to children. Created as...

News

Can Nonprofits and Schools Share Power?

Henriquez-McArdle has helped South Brooklyn Community High School evolve into a model for curtailing dropouts. Photo: Nura Qureshi Brooklyn, N.Y.—For four years,...

A ‘Very Nice Person’ Takes a Hot Seat

JAMES-BROWN: Can “go by the rules when she needs to and think outside the box when she needs to.” When Chris James-Brown...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Seattle Youth Garden Works

Seattle, Wash. (206) 632-0352 http://www.sygw.org Objective of the program: Provide job training to homeless and underserved youth. In a Nutshell: Seattle Youth...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Are Justice Funds Up For Grabs?

The reality of tight budgets in a time of war has rendered youth advocates fairly quiet on budget battles in recent years,...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

RWJF Expands Drug Abuse Project

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) last month announced an expansion of its Reclaiming Futures initiative, which helps teens in the juvenile...

Youth Crime Mystery

Anyone trying to figure out why youth crime has been declining nationwide in recent years could probably find no better place to...

► Newsmakers

Newsmakers for March 2007

Nonprofits The D.C.-based Child Welfare League of America has hired Christine James-Brown to replace outgoing CEO Shay Bilchik, who leaves the organization...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Oasis Center

Oasis CenterNashville, Tenn. (615) 327-4455http://www.oasiscenter.org Objective: To help disadvantaged youth in the Nashville community move past their problems and develop leadership skills....