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962Interacting With Police: Teens Lead in Training Peers
Through PLAY, Laura and Isaac have staged four “Juvenile Justice Jeopardy” (JJJ) games at the Boys & Girls Club and at their...
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2.4KOrderly Conduct: Classes Offer Dos and Don’ts for Dealing With Police
In the wake of a series of cases in which young people lost their lives during fatal encounters with police, many young...
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923Kids Count Report: Economic Recovery Bypassing Kids
One in four children lived in a low-income working family in 2013, and nearly one in three lived in a house where...
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From Statehouse to Schoolhouse: Anti-Bullying Policy Efforts in U.S. States and School Districts
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) produced this report to comprehensively examine the anti-bullying policies of all 13,181 school districts...
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Understanding the Geography of Growth in Rural Child Poverty
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Economic Research Service uses census bureau data to analyze and explain the sharp rise in the prevalence...
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1.6KThey Climb, Bike, Run, Lift, Box Their Way Out of Addiction
The pull of crack cocaine, heroin or alcohol can drive the mortal into the abyss of addiction. So, what exactly does that...
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1.0KRewriting Education Law: Senate Replaces ‘No Child Left Behind’
In a major step, the U.S. Senate overhauled No Child Left Behind, passing a measure that would affect kids both in school...
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1.8KSetting Standards for Out-of-School Time
Pushed by statewide after-school networks and some funders, the creation of standards is part of a broad movement toward making the quality...
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3.0KMusic & Arts Therapists Help Youth Find Their Voice, Break Free from Addiction
Ellen Cool, board-certified music therapist, uses a drum response exercise when she's working with young students in recovery. “I haven’t met anyone...
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1.8KInsurance Coverage for Substance Abuse Improving But Still Limited
“I wasn’t fighting with the insurance company” over the 30-day limit for her son's treatment, Missy Owen says. “We were following what...
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1.7KUnspoken Truths: Young People in Recovery
Youth Today spoke to six young recovering alcoholics July 2 at the 2015 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous in Atlanta.
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2.5KFinding Hope: Shepherding Un(der) Documented Students to a Thriving Life After High School
Mason faces underlying and persistent tribulation most of his peers don’t: his citizenship status and the legal, financial and psychological barriers that...
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The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: The Girls’ Story
This report authored by Human Rights Project for Girls, Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality and the Ms. Foundation for Women...
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Funding for After-School Programs at Risk in Congress, Groups Say
Even as Congress works on a replacement to No Child Left Behind, millions of dollars for after-school and other youth programs appear...
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2.0KRunaway and Cast Off: One LGBT Teen’s Story
Since he was 16, Ivan Cabrera has been spending time at New Alternatives, a drop-in center for 16- to 24-year-olds who identify...
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2.2KMinnesota High School Screens Students for ACEs to Develop Trauma-informed Education
The kids don’t want to leave Paladin Career and Technical High School during spring break … for good reason. There’s nothing fun...
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1.4KA Trauma-informed School Wasn’t Part of My Plan, But Now It’s My Life’s Work
I took an interim position at Paladin Career and Technical High School as the executive director while the school board started a...
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Children’s Budget 2015
The bi-partisan advocacy organization, First Focus, presents a detailed overview of the latest data on federal spending on children and highlights a...
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1.7KSpirituality + Alcoholics Anonymous Prove Successful for LA Youth
“I was living a secret life that was all about maintaining my addiction. It was miserable … and I lost everything.” These...
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1.3KCampaign Calls for Hotels to Stand up Against Child Trafficking
Roughly 100,000 kids are victims of sex trafficking in the United States, according to ECPAT-USA, a nonprofit that works to end commercial...
