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Keeping an Eye on the Digital Playground: A Task for Youth Leaders

Adults who lead activities for young people may easily observe them during program hours but may not be as aware of their...

Madigan to Congress: More Oversight Needed to Stop Identity Theft, Including of Children

Washington needs to take more steps to help states to uncover and fight identity theft, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, pictured...

Survey: Young People Tell How Mentoring Helps

“My mentor came into my life and provided structure,” one young adult recalled. “He took me out to play ball, just...

White Paper: Need to Reform Mental Health Treatment for Incarcerated Youth

Up to 70% of youth involved with the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health disorder/Photo ncmhjj.com CHICAGO — National mental...

Ensuring Access to Mentoring Programs for LGBTQ Youth

Local, National Groups Giving Parents Tools to Help Children with Addictions

CUMMING, Ga. — More than three years ago, Sherry Ajluni got a call no mother would ever want to receive. Her 21-year-old...

The State of America’s Children – 2014

State Implementation of Reforms Promoted Under the Recovery Act

City’s Homeless Shelters Work Together to Reach At-Risk and Young in Brutal Weather

CHICAGO — With the polar vortex marking this winter season as one of Chicago’s coldest in recent memory, the city’s homeless youth...

A longitudinal twin study of physical aggression during early childhood: evidence for a developmentally dynamic genome

New California Data Show Drop in Overall School Suspensions, Expulsions

From the Center for Public Integrity: Just as a federal effort to reform school discipline gets underway, the country’s most populous state —...

House Passes Farm Bill Cutting SNAP $8.6 Billion Over 10 Years

The House of Representatives Wednesday passed a new farm bill, which includes cuts the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), often referred...

Early Aggression in Children Could Have More to Do With Genes Than Earlier Thought

Childhood aggression may have more to do with a child’s genes than his or her surroundings, a new study has found. But...

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In Georgia, a Push and a Push Back to Privatize Foster Care

ATLANTA — In the fall of 2013, 10-year-old Emani Moss was found dead in a trash can near her home just outside...

Woman Takes Helm at National 4-H Council

Jennifer Sirangelo, the new president and CEO of the National 4-H Council. For the first time, a woman has become president and...

Youth Orchestra in New York Hits the Right Note

NEW YORK — It was a Friday afternoon in November when schoolchildren carrying orchestra instruments arrived with their parents in the auditorium of...

Addressing LGBT Homeless Youth Population Target of New UIC-led Initiative

Photo by coldsnowstorm / Thinkstock In nationwide efforts to tackle the pervasive problem of homelessness, the vast community of LGBT youth on the streets...