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Only 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...

escape: Woman with rolling suitcase walks alone on country road

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Crisis Advocates Offer Advice For Fleeing Intimate Partner Violence

The most dangerous time in a violent relationship is when a victim decides to leave.

protection orders: Man in black T-shirt hiding gun behind his back.

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Taking 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...

epidemic: Network of connected people icons

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Time 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...

gun safety: Male teen with hands on head holding handgun

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Gun 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...

Current Landscape of School District and Charter Policies that Support Healthy Schools Report; happy students running in gym class

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The 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...

foster care: Young friends preparing food together

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College 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,...

summer learning: Man and woman smile in crowd. Man is in suit and wears ID badge. Woman is in sweater and cardigan, clutching large tote and phone.

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Summer 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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Homelessness, 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...

post-secondary education: Male student of color on computer being helped by white adult.

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How to Prepare Foster Care Adolescents for Post-Secondary Education

Access to post-secondary education is a common goal for many adolescents. Appropriate assistance from a knowledgeable adult is critical for successful navigation...

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Opportunity Youth Need Support to Be Next Youth Workers, Advocates

In my role of leading national youth policy conversations, something has been bothering me. These last few years, it has become a...

gun violence: Three dimensional floating red flag

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Chronic Exposure to Violence Is Public Health Risk For Nation

Gun violence touches every community, but those most affected are also disproportionately exposed to poverty, poor education standards and fewer job opportunities....

number of uninsured children on the rise report; sad child hugging parent

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The Number of Uninsured Children is on the Rise

Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute releases a new state-by-state report showing significant increases in the number of children without health insurance over...

culinary: 6 young people sit at round table, eating.

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Culinary Program a Way to Connect Kids to Caring, Supportive Adults

Inside the red doors of a former church in Westbrook, Maine, more than 40 kids are eating dinner. It’s Friday evening and...

gun violence: Image of pistol with barrel tied in knot

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We Must Decide to End Gun Violence in This Generation

We have so much work to do. So many lives to be saved. How is it that in the United States of...

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The Marguerite Casey Foundation Announces Dr. Carmen Rojas as its Next President and CEO

The Marguerite Casey Foundation recently announced Carmen Rojas, Ph.D. as its next president and CEO beginning in 2020. She succeeds founding president...

host homes: Group of people stand around opened trunk of minivan.

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Waco’s Cove Plans Host Homes for Homeless Youth

Each weekday afternoon, school buses in Waco, Texas, rumble down streets, pull up at designated stops and drop kids home. Some students,...

probation: Teen boy playing basketball outdoors

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JDAI Shifts Focus to Overhauling Probation, Increasing Diversion

When the Annie E. Casey Foundation launched the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) in the tough-on-crime era of the early 1990s, politicians...