Youth Today
From the Bureaus
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1.3KGrim Anniversary of Gun Violence Against Children in Sandy Hook, New York City
On a cold, rainy early spring night in 2014, I attended the private meeting of a tragic club nobody wants to join....
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2.6KCalifornia Wraparound Program Reduces Juvenile Recidivism by Focusing on Mental Health
Manuel Dircio’s success story is a prime example of what YOW was designed to accomplish: promoting the positive development of juvenile offenders...
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5.8KSailing through Memory
My mind is somewhat of a junkyard, full of twisted metal and lost souls, and I sweat as I run from demons...
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2.6KLA Drug Court’s Wraparound Services Help Parents Quit Drugs, Keep Their Kids
“I didn’t know how to be a mom,” Lisa Galvan said. “I was used to being by myself. It was really hard...
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6.5KA Troubled Life of Truancy, Drugs Leads to Foster Care, Early Death
Only a few years apart, Andrew Lavin and Jennifer Cohen grew up together, first in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and then in Staten...
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1.5KYoung People Protest U.S. Election in Washington, New York, Nationwide
Young people came out in force Wednesday night to protest the election of Donald Trump.
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1.3KA Day in the Life of a U.S. Teen: Diego Holguin
Diego Holguin is a 17-year-old high school senior who is very active in school.
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1.6KProgramming, Connections Help California Youth Deal With Demons of Reentry
Near a wooden “Death Row” signpost towering in an orange-lit fog, 25 young people huddled together, smiling and laughing.
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1.4KCalifornia Legislature Orders Juvenile Justice Data Overhaul
Alex Sanchez knows the temptations of joining gangs for young Central American immigrants.
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2.1KEx-Inmates Helping to Transform Prison Into Building for Women and Girls
“They can walk through the building a thousand times, but when they walk through it with somebody that had to live here,...
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1.6KKids and Drugs: A New Theory
Author and reporter Maia Szalavitz, who writes about substance use and related issues recently spoke with Youth Today and JJIE about her...
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4.1KInside Out Writers: An Introduction
I was 15 and already convicted. Shepherded by probation officers up and down the halls at Central prior to any official sentencing,...
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1.3KConfusion Over Certificate Program Denies Eligible Parolees the Right to Vote in NY
Diana Ortiz remembers breaking into a huge smile the minute she saw her name on the voting roster. It was Nov. 2,...
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1.7KReporter’s Notebook: A City Expecting the Least From a Broken Criminal Justice System
The rumors were out a few days ago that Officer Caesar Goodson had been acquitted on murder and other charges in the...
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1.5KReporter’s Notebook: Frustrated Baltimore Youth, Residents Look for Solutions
Less than 48 hours after the Caesar Goodman verdict left many in Baltimore longing for justice, the city was dealt another blow...
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4.9KCalifornia Law to Close Group Homes Stresses Importance of Family for Every Foster Kid
Katrina Alston wasn’t trained as a therapist, social worker or anything of that nature when she worked at a Pasadena, California, group...
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2.2KA Whole New Tech World for Foster Care Youth in New York City
Foster youth attending a Tech Summit last weekend walked away with laptops, wifi and introductions to new skills.
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6.5KLos Angeles Trying New Tactics to Help Children, Many in Foster Care, Who Are Sexually Trafficked
Withelma “T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew grew up in the foster care system in Los Angeles, where she lived in 14 different group...
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2.8KBig Brothers Big Sisters Seeks More Diverse Volunteers
Four years ago, Lillian Pucha, 28, was balancing schoolwork with raising three children in the Bronx. Her oldest, Brandon, was 7 years...
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4.1KNew York Tries New Ways to Increase Stability for Kids in Foster Care
NEW YORK — The cycle is often triggered by something simple: refusing to do homework, leaving clothes on the floor, typical kid...
