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1.6KUnspoken Truths: Young People in Recovery
We're proud to partner with Upworthy to share this video, produced last summer when the Alcoholic Anonymous convention was in Atlanta. If...
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1.3K‘Teenager’s Handbook’ Advises: Reach Across the Divide, Get Informed about Islam
When adults seek to educate kids about Islam — whether in school or in after-school programs — it doesn’t help to single...
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Zero Tolerance: How States Comply with PREA’s Youthful Inmate Standard
This report from Campaign for Youth Justice details the current policy and regulatory framework which exists surrounding the use of adult correctional...
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Most States Have Cut School Funding, and Some Continue Cutting
The Center on Budget Policy and Priorities recently conducted a comprehensive survey of state budget documents related to education funding across the...
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3.2KCalifornia High School Health Clinic Asks Students About Childhood Trauma to Improve Their Health
When students show up for an appointment at the Elsie Allen Health Center, located on the Elsie Allen High School campus in...
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3.0KFederal Spending in 2016 Includes Some Bright Spots for Youth Programs
Federal spending for 2016 will include some bright spots for children and youth services programs, say advocates and analysts. President Obama signed...
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2.6KMuslim Youth Treated as Outsiders, Face Hostility: Youth Programs Respond
More than half of Muslim students ages 11 to 18 report having been bullied because of their religion — a rate twice...
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1.5KBill Would Give Former Foster Youth Early Access to Tax Credit
WASHINGTON — A proposed bill aims to give former foster youth a financial boost as they transition into adulthood.
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2.2KArtistic Collaboration: Transforming Youth and Youth Justice by Integrating Arts
The room was silent. Twelve probation officers sat silently in a circle. Some glared at the floor, some looked at the ceiling....
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1.0KThe Recovery Diaries: Jessica
Meet 24-year-old Jessica McDaniel: The woman who couldn't go without a drink before 11 in the morning is now helping other young...
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3.9KFerguson Puts Chess in Schools to Help Students
As superintendent of the school district that serves Ferguson, Missouri, Joe Davis is keenly aware how the word “Ferguson” has become much...
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2.0KSelf-Care: You Can’t Do It Alone, Professionals Say
By its very nature, taking care of oneself is an individual endeavor. But child welfare and social service organizations also have a...
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1.7KHead of LA’s New Office of Child Protection Sees Big Challenge With No Specific Authority
Michael Nash’s 30-year career as a jurist has mostly been focused on trying to make life better for Los Angeles County’s children....
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4.0KHow After-school Programs Can Impact Kids’ Screen Time
Two recent surveys have shown that children and teens are spending an increasing amount of time using electronics and media.
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2.8KGenealogy Camp Draws Kids Into STEM Experiential Learning, Thanks to Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Genealogy typically has been an adult pursuit, but Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., is banking on its appeal to middle-schoolers...
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3.2KUnlocking the Code
OST technology programs help girls explore academic, career possibilities
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3.1KHHS Should Do More to Reduce Group Care in States for Foster Kids, GAO Says
The federal Health and Human Services Department should do more to reduce states’ reliance on group homes or institutions for youth in...
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Education Bill Would Preserve Dedicated 21st Century Community Funding
Legislation to reauthorize a major education law would preserve dedicated funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Center initiative, a top priority...
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4.0KMindfulness: Helping Youth Learn to Feel Emotions and Choose Their Behavior
There’s hardly a youth worker or parent who isn’t concerned about the growing number of early and sometimes severe diagnoses of anxiety,...
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1.7KActing Up While Growing Up
For Tada’s Youth Ensemble, Theater Serves as a Bridge to Adulthood
