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After-school Is Urgently Needed During the Great Pandemic to Build Resilience, Relationships

Most schools around the country are still scrambling to get into this school year. States and local districts are continuously updating their...

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Students Help Prevent Teen Suicide In New Jersey Group

This Saturday at 3 p.m. cars will pull into the marina in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, and park, leaving at least one...

arts: Children singing in chorus wearing white shirts

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Arts Organizations Need Symbiosis With Community, Adaptability To Stay Strong, Wallace Report Finds

When four youth choruses held a concert in Dallas last October, the audience wasn’t left twiddling their thumbs while each group walked...

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Qualifications, Selection Process, Tasks of State Children’s Advocates Vary

The National Conference of State Legislatures published a comprehensive report in April 2018 that said the position of the state ombudsman for...

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How COVID-19 Has Impacted Youth With Disabilities’ Outlook On Future

COVID-19 has led to many necessary changes for people all over the world. One is the way we think about safety and...

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Youth Themselves Must Help Design Supports To Protect Them From Homelessness

There are policies and practices that have been proven to work for communities that embrace them. Adopting such measures need not be...

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21st Century Programs Gaining Flexibility During School Day, But More Funding Sought

After a tense and uncertain summer, after-school providers funded through 21st Century Community Learning Centers are able to step back and take...

death rates due to suicide, homicide among youth aged 10-24 report; young depressed male looking sad on urban steps

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State Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults: 2000–2018

The CDC releases a new worrying report showing recent significant increases in youth suicide rates in at least 42 states.

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Place Siblings Together in Foster Homes: A Call for ‘First Priority’ and ‘Beyond Reasonable Efforts’

According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway in 2019, more than two-thirds of foster youth in the U.S. have siblings. It’s a ...

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The Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson Appointed President and CEO of Children’s Defense Fund

The Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson will be the next president and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), succeeding civil rights leader...

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What Works In Mentoring? New UVA Scale Can Shed Light

What makes mentoring programs effective? And what makes some programs more effective than others? These questions have existed for years in youth...

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What Surge in Juvenile Homicide Means And What To Do About It

The U.S. Department of Justice recently released two statistical reports that appear to stand in contrast. A report released in June of...

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The First Basic Income Pilot Program for Foster Youth Is a No-Brainer

The Santa Clara County (California) Board of Supervisors approved in May a basic income pilot program for youth who are transitioning out...

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Youth With Disabilities Want COVID-19 to Teach Importance of Accessibility

For the past few months, while writing this column, I have been building relationships with young people who have disabilities. I have...

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The Latinx Data Gap in the Youth Justice System

A new report analyzes racial and ethnic data at state-level youth justice agencies, documenting how inconsistent data categories and reporting result in...

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A Strengths-based Approach Can Take Youth From Deficit to Abundance

It’s a typical day. James, a likeable 15-year-old you’ve known professionally for some time, arrives on the scene. Recently, James shared with...

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To Work On Youth Homelessness, Brainstorming, Decision Analysis Strong Tools

Generating alternatives is key to effective decision-making because it provides the decision-makers in a collective body with an array of choices from...

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Indianapolis Schools, Partners Setting Up Hubs For Homeless Students, Other Needy Families

When a school district goes virtual, what happens to homeless students? School often provides them stability and a place to access resources...

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High School Students Call For Racial Equity Focus, For Adults to Listen

Young people across the country are returning to school during a global pandemic after a summer that dramatically highlighted racial inequality. Under...