Youth Today
口 Feature Story
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1.8KEffective anti-violence efforts are trauma-informed
The past couple of years have been some of the deadliest for many major U.S. cities. Murder rates have spiked and gun...
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1.7KStates launch probe into TikTok’s effect on kids’ health
State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health, widening government...
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2.4KReport: More than 5 million children orphaned by global COVID pandemic with numbers still climbing
Researchers publish a new report in The Lancet showing how many children have been orphaned by the COVID pandemic.
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978Activism grows nationwide in response to school book bans
Over the past year, book challenges and bans have reached levels not seen in decades, according to officials at the American Library...
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935Pfizer shots protect kids from severe COVID even in omicron
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine gave children 5 and older strong protection against hospitalization and death even during the omicron surge that hit youngsters...
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5.7KIn child welfare, if the solution is money, the problem is poverty
In the beginning, the builders of what would become a system of massive intrusion into families, and, ultimately, the separation of millions...
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1.5KQ&A: Making more room for Black fathers to be involved in their children’s education
Tasha Alston, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s inaugural chief diversity and inclusion officer, says her first book urges the broad public...
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1.9KThree truths (and a chart!) for setting realistic fundraising goals
How do you really know if your fundraising goal is achievable? Janeal Ford is the president and CEO of Fordable Fundraising, step...
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1.3KUN report: Today’s children will see massive increase in climate extremes
Deadly with extreme weather now, climate change is about to get so much worse. It is likely going to make the world...
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2.0KQ&A: Exalt’s Gisele Castro on the importance of New York’s “raise the age” law
Exalt is a nonprofit in New York City. Giselle Castro talks about Exalt's work and their "raise the age" efforts. They work...
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1.5KShould a sex trafficking defense apply in a homicide case?
What looks like a clear-cut case of criminal homicide could actually be legal under a Wisconsin law that absolves sex trafficking victims...
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1.4KParents of teen charged in school shooting to stand trial
A judge on Thursday ordered the parents of a 15-year-old boy charged with killing four students at his Michigan high school to...
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879Texas governor order treats gender-confirming care as abuse
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state's child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse,...
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1.6KOxford student seeks gun reform: ‘We deserve to feel safe’
Zoe Touray called for gun reform and school mental health services alongside others Wednesday on the Michigan Capitol steps as she shared...
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2.0KNew Mexico to create new legal aid office for child welfare cases
Child welfare professionals in New Mexico are applauding passage of a bill they say will improve legal representation for youth and families...
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1.4KTrayvon Martin, 10 years later: Teen’s death changes nation
Trayvon Martin's final night began with a convenience store run, a quick trip for candy and something to drink. It ended in...
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923South Carolina governor names new chief of juvenile justice agency
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Tuesday that he is appointing an attorney who has temporarily steered the state's struggling Department of...
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2.2KNative activists hail passage of New Mexico Indian Family Protection Act
New Mexico lawmakers have passed a bill that strengthens protections for Native American children in state care. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is...
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2.3KThe Remix with Karen Pittman: What it takes to get and keep youth in school
A story about Black elementary school children jailed for non-existent crimes caught my attention in October 2021 when it was first picked...
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1.2KOnline harassment, real harm: Fixing the web’s biggest bug
Online harassment has become such a familiar part of the internet that it can be hard to imagine the web without it....
