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Ending Conversion Therapy: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Youth

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration underwent a careful review of existing research about conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth and...

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Foster Care System Feels Shock Waves from Heroin Addiction

Judges, caseworkers and child welfare administrators say an increase in heroin use nationwide is linked to a surge of kids into the...

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Atlanta survey shows teens’ top social media sites, after-school activities

The top three social media sites used by Atlanta teens are Kik, Instagram and Snapchat, according to a survey by VOX Teen...

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Lights On Afterschool Celebrates Fun While Highlighting Growing Demand

On Thursday, kids enrolled in after-school programs through a Washington, District of Columbia, parks and recreation department were exposed to pink slime...

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Advocates Offer Solutions for Kids at Crossroads of School, Justice System

Kiera Wilmot's story is an example of how schools’ zero tolerance policies can begin to push students — especially students of color...

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Schools Stand Up Against Bullying on Unity Day

This morning at Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet School in Rockford, Minnesota, teachers wearing orange T-shirts that read “Rockford Unites Against Bullying” welcomed...

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Lights On Afterschool Celebrations Recognize Programs Big and Small

The 16th annual Lights On Afterschool event is a chance for programs to show off all they’ve accomplished, through science shows, dance...

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Two Fields Come Together in New Center for After-school and Summer Enrichment

The new National Center for Afterschool and Summer Enrichment will work to increase low-income kids' access to quality after-school and summer programs....

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STEM Education Bill With OST Focus Signed Into Law

After-school programs are not a luxury but a valuable piece of the STEM education landscape, says James Brown, executive director of the...

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Talking Intervention and Youth

The International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (INEBRIA) held its 12th conference in Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 23-25.

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After the school day in Finland, play and more play

Finland made a splash in U.S. education circles several years ago after its students consistently posted top scores on international tests.

Measuring Up: Educational Improvement and Opportunity in 50 Cities

This new report from the University of Washington’s Center on Reinventing Public Education examines the state of education quality and access in...

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2015

The International Labour Organization takes a comprehensive look at the latest indicators of youth unemployment trends and shows that rates around the...

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Youth Impact: High School Students Lead Substance Abuse Prevention Efforts

As part of National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, peer educators and adult supporters at GUIDE in Georgia speak up about the impact...

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Kids Experiment With STEM For National Youth Science Day

About 400 elementary school students from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington filled a ballroom Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Building to participate...

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Youth Unite to Face Addiction, Fight Shame

Thousands gathered at the Unite to Face Addiction Rally in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, to fight the stigma of addiction and...

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Young People’s Voices Called Critical in Addiction Movement

College recovery groups, recovery high schools and many adolescents and 20-somethings joined the crowd to show their support for ending the silence...

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Young People Find Hope, Community at ‘Unite to Face Addiction’ Rally

"It's important for young people to know that recovery is possible, that going back to school is possible. That having fun and...

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Relationships Are Key to Keeping Kids in School, Report Says

What helps students weather neglect, abuse, illness, violence, hunger and homelessness and stay in school are relationships, according to a new report...