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Facility-level and Individual-level Correlates of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities
This new report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics uses 2012 survey data to show that the occurrence of sexual abuse in...
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2.0KChange 4a Dollar Teaches Much-needed Money Skills
In summer camp, kids swim, play basketball and take part in traditional camp activities. But about one-fifth of their time is spent...
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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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1.6KReporter’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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1.6KFinancial Aid Made Easier for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
The federal financial aid application process just got a bit simpler for unaccompanied homeless youth.
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8.9KPine Ridge Suicides Highlight Stresses on Native American Youth
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death, behind unintentional injuries, for American Indian youth ages 15 to 25 — at a rate...
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2.3KObama Administration Details Plans for Prisoner Pell Grants, Other Reentry Measures
The Obama administration on Friday detailed a pilot project to give 12,000 inmates Pell grants to help with education costs, as well...
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1.9KYoung Protesters React to Not-Guilty Verdict in Baltimore
As word of the not guilty verdict spread from the second-floor courtroom down to the crowd waiting in the street below, resident...
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1.5KSeveral States Look to Keep Teenagers Out of Criminal Court
Several states have passed or are considering reforms that aim to reduce the number of teenagers charged in adult criminal court. Some...
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1.2KResponding to LGBT Youth after Orlando
Youth workers should foster resilience in individuals and resilience as a community, according to Akane Kominami, behavioral health services manager with Boston...
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1.5KA Message to Queer Youth in the Wake of Orlando
For some, the ubiquity and high frequency of mass shootings in the United States is nothing less than shocking. But many teens...
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1.4KChild Well-Being a Mixed-Bag in Still-Rocky Economic Climate, Says Casey Report
The 2016 Kids Count Data Book findings point to a need for lawmakers to pay close attention to the needs of children...
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1.6KWorking Ranch Integrates ACEs, Animals into Treatment for Teens
Although it’s too soon to tell if integrating trauma-informed and resilience-building practices based on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) sciences is making a...
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The Case for Improving U.S. Computer Science Education
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation authored this report which which uses comprehensive education data to highlight key problems in the way...
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1.4KGeorgia Court: Students Can Stand Their Ground
Students’ right to self defense was recently upheld in a Georgia Court of Appeals case, in which a student claims she was...
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2.3KHouse Committee Approves Long-Sought Family First Act
A bill that would give states more flexibility to use federal foster care funding to help families stay together cleared its first...
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Newsmakers | May-June 2016
Earl Martin Phalen - Dave Hilliard - Aaron Seybert - Amy Margerum Berg - Maggie Gunther Osborn - Dr. Stacy Carlson
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1.2KAtlanta Vigil Held for Orlando Massacre
An estimated 3,000 people gathered at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights for vigil Tuesday evening remembering the massacre in...
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1.4KCulturally Competent Youth Programming: Understanding Gender Fluidity
At a youth center in downtown Phoenix, teens can be found taking cooking lessons, participating in a drum circle or doing martial...
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1.7KNew Initiative Says Moment Is Now to End Youth Homelessness
Advocates say there’s an important role for schools and after-school programs to play in ending youth homelessness. A new initiative aims to...
