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1.4KTexas abortion law shutting down court avenue for teens
Thirty-eight states require some form of parental consent or notice for anyone under 18 to get an abortion. Of those, nearly all...
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1.2KData on child abuse in New Mexico called into question
Data on child abuse in New Mexico has been called into question after lawmakers raised concerns that the former director of the...
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1.3KNew Mexico pledges support for tribal adoptions in state law
In her first prepared speech Tuesday the new leader of New Mexico's child protection department pledges to restore the agency's credibility following...
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2.0KState of childhood obesity: Reforming our nation’s policies to help all children grow up healthy
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation releases the latest iteration of its annual report on childhood obesity in the United States, discussing the...
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2.3KReturning to pre-pandemic activity raises Asian American fears of anti-Asian gun violence
Going on outdoor walks without a mask. Hopping on a Washington, D.C. Metro train without holding my breath. Meeting friends at restaurants...
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2.7KSome disabled students and their parents want remote learning to be a permanent option
Some advocates of students with disabilities are hoping lawmakers and educators will do more to ensure that remote learning is a more...
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2.5KAndrea Zayas joins Ballmer Group as national director of K-12 education
Andrea Zayas is joining the Ballmer Group as its national director of K-12 education. Zayas arrives after more than three years with...
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2.5KEasy tips for digital fundraising
Nonprofit fundraising has changed dramatically with COVID, shuttering many in-person events and driving more donation drives online. While the shift has been uncomfortable...
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2.0KChicago program builds bonds between combat veterans, youth
To cope with violence and gang influences, youth are joining Urban Warriors, a YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago program that brings together combat...
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2.3KBlack children were jailed for a crime that doesn’t exist. Almost nothing happened to the adults in charge.
Among cases referred to juvenile court, the statewide average in Tennessee for how often children were locked up was 5%. In Rutherford...
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7.7KBehind bars since age 16, juvenile lifer watches New Mexico struggle over sentencing reform
Michael is one of dozens of people in New Mexico who received what juvenile justice reformists call “de-facto life sentences” — sentences...
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2.5KThe state of the world’s children 2021
UNICEF releases its flagship yearly report on the current outlook and quality of life for children around the world, focusing on mental...
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1.7KPandemic recovery effects on childhood health and nutrition research grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Child Health/Welfare, Food Access/Security, Nutrition, Childhood Obesity | Amount: Up to $250,000 | Deadline: Nov. 17, 2021
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2.1KMillions in seized money expanded Harlem youth hub’s “credible messenger” anti-violence project
Just weeks into his second prison stay — serving a 23-month sentence for charges including gun possession and attempted murder — Dedric...
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2.0KExpanded child tax credit brings enrichment for some kids who missed out
After more than a year of isolation and remote learning, many families across the country are taking advantage of the windfall of...
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1.8KAnnie E. Casey Foundation: Gun shootings fell by as much as 73% in areas where public health-focused “Cure Violence” was implemented
The Annie E. Casey Foundation reports that shootings fell by as much as 73% in communities implementing Cure Violence, an international gun...
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3.8KThe forgotten ones: Congress must extend pandemic aid to foster youth like me
Protections that foster youth like me fought for to safeguard us during the pandemic will disappear today, September 30, if our representatives...
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2.6KPandemic relief for foster youth expires, ending aid to thousands
A pandemic relief bill providing aid to transitional age foster youth will expire today unless Congress makes an 11th-hour decision to extend...
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1.5KA pilot program aims to build a Peace Corps-style network of volunteer caregivers for the disabled nationwide
One of dozens of initial grantees in a roughly $5 million federal pilot program, begun in 2019, Good Shepherd is part of...
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2.7KAs court upholds electroshock therapy at Massachusetts school, opponents continue decades-old fight to end it
For years now, I and other disability advocates have been fighting to end the use of electroshock treatment on youth with behavioral,...
