Youth Today

Report: Communities Can Do More to Support Children with an Incarcerated Parent

Children with an incarcerated parent often suffer emotionally, academically and financially, and too few policies consider their needs, says a new report...

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Young Anti-Racists Celebrate the Unity They See Amid the Hate

It wasn't all hate at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia last weekend. Yes, there were violent clashes between law enforcement and a...

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After School Is ‘Sweet Spot’ to Draw Girls to STEM

After-school programming shapes kids’ identities, and identity influences who ends up in the sciences, says Maryann Stimmer, senior manager for STEM programs...

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DOJ Seeks to Improve Victim Services in Efforts to Combat Child Exploitation

WASHINGTON — The federal government wants to develop better ways to ensure children who are victims of sexual exploitation get the care...

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Becoming a ‘Real Boy’: Filmmaker Follows Teenager’s Trans Journey

“This is a film about what it feels like to just want to be loved by the people you’re closest to, and...

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Federal PSA Campaign and Study Aim to Increase Awareness of Youth Homelessness

A new federal campaign launches this month, alongside the release of a study that looks at the varied experiences of homeless youth...

Kids Mostly Homeless Due to Poverty, Global Study Finds

A recent study of global youth homelessness points to poverty, not delinquency, as the major factor leading to “street involvement.” The study,...

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Sundance Film: Understand Huge Impact of Tough Childhood Events, Build Resilience

“Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope” is a new film “about age-old problems meeting breakthrough science.” Director James...

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Collaboration, Sharing Data Key to Helping Dual Status Youth, Experts Say at Symposium

DeAngelo Cortijo remembers the fear he felt as a young boy on the day his mother was lifted unconscious into an ambulance....

Fulfilling the Promise, Serving the Need: Advancing College Opportunity for Low-Income Students

This new report from the U.S. Dept. of Education discusses the current state of the success of low-income students in higher education,...

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Will ESSA Raise College Access, Track Graduation Rates for Foster Youth?

Before the Allegheny County Department of Human Services set up a data-sharing program back in 2009 with the Pittsburgh Public School District,...

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New York Tries New Ways to Increase Stability for Kids in Foster Care

NEW YORK — The cycle is often triggered by something simple: refusing to do homework, leaving clothes on the floor, typical kid...

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Deconstructing a Buzzword: A Look at ‘Collective Impact’

The term “collective impact” was coined five years by two authors writing in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Philanthropies and other nonprofits...

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An Old Message from the Drug War: Just Say No to Marijuana

Just like the abstinence-only approach to teen sex, the abstinence-only approach to marijuana sees itself as offering a realistic path to young...

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Obama Affirms at Drug Summit That Addiction Is Disease, Not Moral Failure

Justin Riley, president of Young People in Recovery, got to sit next to President Obama at the National Rx Drug Abuse and...

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Empowering Youth Workers to Tackle the Needs of Young People in America

Two national conferences highlight how youth workers and educators are uniquely positioned to spotlight the needs of children and demand action. The...

Future Interrupted: The Collateral Damage Caused by Proliferation of Juvenile Records

The Juvenile Law Center highlights the lifelong consequences of the existence of permanent and non-confidential, accessible arrest and sentencing records of juveniles....