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1.6KYouth Leaders in Helsinki Say Their Voice Important in Policymaking
Teenage members of the Helsinki Youth Council joined with student leaders from India and Venezuela to call for greater youth voice in...
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2.7KWhat Works To Prevent Sexual Violence Against Children
Together for Girls, in partnership with the Equality Institute and the Oak Foundation releases a comprehensive and easy-to-read review of effective solutions...
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6.6KHow I Changed How Young People Saw Community Service
While serving as a juvenile diversion officer, I had the opportunity to see how we use community service in the juvenile justice...
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2.7KAfter-school Staff Can Earn Micro-credentials Through New NAA Program
After-school staff now can gain skills and credentials through a new micro-credentialing system offered by the National AfterSchool Association. In development for...
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2.0KHow One OST Organization Recruits, Retains Staff
How can after-school and summer programs recruit and retain staff more easily? The Fresh Air Fund has a few answers. The 142-year-old...
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2.8KSchool Shootings Focus Defies Statistics on Where Children Die From Gunfire
Shooting deaths of children is a serious problem that needs to be addressed in this country, as does the problem of such...
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2.2KPrescription Opioid Use and Misuse Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the U.S.
Researchers quantify the prevalence of opioid use and misuse among adolescents and young adults across the country, showing still troubling high rates...
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4.7KCollege Students With Homelessness, Foster Care Backgrounds Need Help Building Network
Earlier this year we wrote a column in Youth Today about the barriers faced by college students who had experienced homelessness or...
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5.7KHow Finland Handles Worldwide Problem of Decreasing Physical Activity Among Kids
The birch trees were still golden on a crisp autumn day as children played outside Drumsö Primary School. They bounced a basketball,...
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3.7KAlicia Philipp, President of CFGA, Retires After Nearly 40 Years
Alicia Philipp steps down after a distinguished, nearly 40-year tenure as president of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
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2.0KGun Violence in Philadelphia: One Young Person’s Perspective
As sometimes happens in places plagued by economic hardship, gun violence is also a perennial problem in Philadelphia. In 2017, there were...
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3.0KOnly One Alabama Program Works on Domestic Violence Plus Firearms
When Susan Shipman took a job as a bookkeeper at a women’s shelter in Anniston in 2003, she didn’t realize how close...
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1.5KCrisis Advocates Offer Advice For Fleeing Intimate Partner Violence
The most dangerous time in a violent relationship is when a victim decides to leave.
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2.6KTaking Firearms From Domestic Violence Suspects Is Challenging, Officials Say
Dozens of white boxes sat stacked atop shelves and propped against walls on a recent Wednesday in a small room in the...
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3.6KTime to Treat Epidemic Violence As a Contagious Disease
Violence is the only major health epidemic not currently managed by health and public health methods. As a result, many areas throughout...
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3.3KGun Safety Can, Should Be Everyone’s Personal Mission
“We have tens of thousands of kids who will never grow up to be who they were meant to be. You have...
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1.7KThe Current Landscape of School District and Charter Policies that Support Healthy Schools
Child Trends discusses how school district and charter policies affect the health of student populations around the country and how these policies...
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3.8KCollege Campus Support Programs Are Strong Model of Services Helping Foster Youth
Most research shows that obtaining a college degree will lead to higher lifetime earnings than possessing only a high school diploma. However,...
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1.7KSummer Learning CEO on R&D, More Chances for Low-income Youth
Youth Today reporter Stell Simonton spoke with Aaron Philip Dworkin, CEO of the National Summer Learning Association, on the closing day of...
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17.6KHomelessness, Lack of Education Reinforce Each Other, Chapin Hall Report Says
Homelessness and a lack of education for unaccompanied youth are intertwined. Young adults who do not finish high school or get a...
