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2.8KFederal Apprenticeship Grants Include Youth-Focused Programs
The Obama administration announced American Apprenticeship Grants, which aims to train and hire 34,000 apprentices in industries such as health care, information...
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1.4KTalk to Kids about Alcohol Early to Avoid Binge Drinking
Children need to hear messages about the dangers of drinking as early as age 9, says a new report from the American...
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1.5KDon’t Stereotype Kids Who Quit School, Says Center for Promise
Contrary to popular opinion, kids who drop out of high school are often very capable, according to America’s Promise Alliance.
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743The Recovery Diaries: Adam’s Story — Part Three
Adam struggled to overcome — only to be pulled back into a deadly embrace.
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1.9KCalifornia Lawmakers Approve Plan to Tackle Misuse of Psychiatric Meds
Legislation to curb over-reliance on psychotropic drugs in foster care could become a model for the nation
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States Reform Use of Psychiatric Meds for Youth
A New Jersey nonprofit resource center has been monitoring reforms in a number of states.
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1.0KThe Recovery Diaries: Adam’s Story — Part Two
He’s old friends with weed, painkillers, heroin and their sometime companion, psychosis.
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1.1KThe Recovery Diaries: Adam’s Story — Part One
Meet Adam Abramowitz, a 27-year-old who lives near the edge of death.
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1.2KChildren’s Advocates Gear Up for Budget Deal
WASHINGTON — As Congress returns next week and lawmakers are pressed to strike an end-of-year budget deal to fund the federal government,...
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School Start Times for Middle School and High School Students
In one of its "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports", the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presents data about and discusses...
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Disproportionate Impact of K-12 School Suspension and Expulsion on Black Students in Southern States
This new report from the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education highlights the racially disproportionate nature of school discipline in 13...
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2.2KCamp Fire Embraces Thriveology
Camp Fire serves about 1 million children, teens and families. Now, fresh from an evaluation of Thriveology, Camp Fire is expanding this...
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3.4KChildhood Stressors Lead to Earlier Anxiety
The window for the innocent, carefree days of childhood is shrinking. Children are suffering from anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
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2.9KGreat American Condom Campaign Targets HIV Among Young People
Who needs condoms? Young people do, according to Advocates for Youth, a nonprofit that works to help young people make informed decisions...
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2.3KWraparound Services Surround Foster Youth, Families with Help
The wraparound model, a structured, creative and individualized team planning process, is far more accommodating to struggling foster youth than the traditional...
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Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Initiation of Combustible Tobacco Product Smoking in Early Adolescence
Researchers from the University of Southern California, University of California, Colorado State University and the University of Pennsylvania use data gathered from...
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2.5KNew Federal Guidelines Aim to Protect Parents with Disabilities
WASHINGTON — New federal guidelines aim to protect parents and prospective parents with disabilities from discrimination, the latest milestone in disability rights...
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1.7KGameChangers Reaches Middle School Boys With Message About Violence Against Women
GameChangers, which began this summer, teaches boys how to recognize dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking — and it gives...
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Trends in Television Food Advertising to Young People: 2014 Update
The University of Connecticut's Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity updates their periodical publication on the latest trends and data in...
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4.9KCutting to Cope
Cutting is dangerous and deadly, and it seems like the norm for coping with internal pain among my peers.
