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Educators Say Transparency is Key to Getting Public Involved with Improving Schools
Sharing education data with the public builds trust and gets the community involved with improving schools.
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Unite to Face Addiction Rally Aims to Launch National Movement
The Unite to Face Addiction rally is expected to draw nearly 700 organizations and tens of thousands of people for a day...
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3.3KThe Problems and Solutions in Adolescence and Addiction
Doctors, social workers and other professionals spoke up about the most pressing problems they see among adolescents and addiction — and shared...
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2.9KThe Maze of Foster Care and Health Care
Laticia Aossey was bounced around foster homes for years but was not prepared to have her health insurance cut off at the...
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6.7KTough Love: Documentary Shows Parents’ Struggles in Child Welfare Systems
Sometimes, there’s tough love. Other times, it’s just tough. That’s the situation facing many parents who are trying to win back custody...
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1.9KNew App Aims to Help Parents Talk to Teens about Health
A new app developed by the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) seeks to help parents talk to teens and young...
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1.1KReport: NYC Criminal Justice System Needs to Reform How It Treats LGBTQ Youth
The criminal justice system in New York City is ill equipped to deal with the needs of LGBTQ young people who engage...
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3.8KPeer Mentoring: Youth Who Faced Mental Health Issues Now Aid Others
The STAY program, now in its third year, is training as many as 40 peer mentors each year — young people who...
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3.5KSocial Work Education Key to Retaining Foster Care Workers, Advocates Say
Several studies have shown a link between agencies that require social work degrees and lower turnover rates.
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4.5KHelping Kids Earn Credentials: Digital Badges for Out-of-School Time Learning
The idea of badges is not new: Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts have offered them for years. Digital badges, however, are posted...
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Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Maintain 21st Century Community Funding
WASHINGTON — A coalition of hundreds of local, state and national groups is urging federal lawmakers to preserve and strengthen the 21st...
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Newsmakers | September-October 2015
Dr. Thomas Kenyon, M.D., M.P.H. - Colleen McDonough - Paul DeBassio - Stephanie Watkins-Cruz - Zartashia Javid - Andrew Allen - Jim...
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State Gun Law Environment and Youth Gun Carrying in the United States
Researchers from Boston University and Harvard University use data from the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey to discern an association between the...
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Newsmakers | July-August 2015
Charles Stokes - Pam Breaux - Peter Laugharn - Jim Murphy - Alex Counts
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813The Recovery Diaries: Gabrielle’s Story
The premature loss of her younger sister, then 20, sent Gabrielle into a world of deep depression and painkillers, where she battled...
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1.5KWant a Citywide After-school System? Here’s What You Probably Need
In the past 10 years, nearly 30 cities have shifted from funding individual after-school programs to creating a citywide system. There’s no...
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1.7KAdvocates Say Homeless Student Numbers Point to Need for New Definitions
WASHINGTON — Nearly 1.4 million U.S. students were homeless last year, a number that some advocates say points to the need for...
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1.7KPro-social Skills at Young Age Can Predict Future Success, Study Says
WASHINGTON — Kids who demonstrate so-called pro-social skills at a young age are less likely to end up in juvenile detention, be...
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2.0KSoft Drink Industry Fights to Keep its Market, but Presence in Schools Has Lessened
Though the soft drink industry has been busy countering public health initiatives to fight obesity, sugary drinks are much less available in...
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Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed – Progress Report 2015
The United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF) and A Promise Renewed – a global partnership initiative aimed at ending preventable child and maternal...
