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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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1.1KThe Recovery Diaries: Adam’s Story — Part Two
He’s old friends with weed, painkillers, heroin and their sometime companion, psychosis.
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1.2KThe 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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1.3KChildren’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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2.3KCamp 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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3.6KChildhood 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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3.0KGreat 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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2.4KWraparound 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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2.6KNew 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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1.8KGameChangers 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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5.4KCutting to Cope
Cutting is dangerous and deadly, and it seems like the norm for coping with internal pain among my peers.
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2.6KSenators Push to Keep Kids Out of Foster Care
New bill would fund preventive services.
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1.9KOakland Community Track Team Creates Roads to Success
“I kept getting better and better,” Brown said. “Once I was moving into high school, I was looking for a coach that...
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1.4KChanges to Federal After-school, Summer Meals Programs Sought
WASHINGTON — Possible updates to federal child nutrition laws could make it easier for the organizers of summer and after-school programs to...
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6.1KCounting the Homeless Kids in Atlanta
Georgia State University students canvassed the city in an effort they’re calling the first comprehensive assessment of youth homelessness in Atlanta.
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3.2KCalifornia Photographers Focus on Life After Foster Care in New Book
For most 18- to 23-year-olds in the United States, trying to figure out life is enough of a struggle. But for the...
