Community schools are one of the most effective, scalable strategies for addressing inequities.
The Youth First Justice Collaborative seeks to end youth incarceration.
Students in low-income neighborhoods can get free tutoring and college application help.
The state-mandated closure is the first on record for Utah’s “troubled teen industry”
“Workers in these spaces are undervalued,” said University of Minnesota professor Dale Blyth.
“We demand investment in our children, not punishment," said David Utter, ACLU's lead counsel.
We criminalize really every aspect of Black and brown adolescence, Henning says.
Black youth have the fastest rising suicide rate among their peers of other races/ethnicities.
At 17, I’m experiencing harassment that I didn’t experience when I was 13.
Should you disclose your criminal history on a college application?
LGBTQ youth are disproportionately homeless, facing unique challenges in finding affirming shelter.
If you've been affected by long COVID, we want to hear from you.
DeAngela Burns-Wallace succeeded interim president Susan Chambers.
"Our office has no actual authority over the facilities."
To create positive change we must listen to the people impacted by juvenile justice.
Personal experiences in the juvenile justice system shapes their advocacy of justice reform.
“The state opened up Pandora’s box and now we’re trying to manage this disaster.”
More youth reported never using drugs in their lifetime in 2018 than in 2008-09.
Delays and slow spending stalled some programs in their first year.
Gary Ivory is the first Black CEO of Youth Advocate Programs.