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VIDEO: Life After Foster Care

NEW YORK — When Cordale Manning came to live with Elaine and Lee Fair at age 17, he was on his fourth...

Growing Up in a Poor Neighborhood May Increase Risk of Chlamydia

Growing up in a poor neighborhood can lead to an increased risk of chlamydia infection as an adult, according to a study...

Neighborhoods and Infectious Disease Risk: Acquisition of Chlamydia during the Transition to Young Adulthood

Struggles and Successes, Voices From the Foster Care System

NEW YORK — Every time he combs his hair, Tomas Rios sees the scar. It happened when he was 12 years old,...

Researchers Share Findings on Youth Needs, Programs at National Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C.— During his keynote speech for the 16th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, Jack Shonkoff, director of the Harvard Center...

Sidebar: Research-Based Approaches to Supporting Disconnected Youth

At a session on strategies to support at-risk youth at the 16th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, sponsored by the Office of...

A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship with Driving and the Implications for America’s Future

Child Trafficking Amendment to Senate’s Immigration Bill Approved

A recent amendment to the Senate immigration reform package would require U.S. Customs and Border Patrol stations to employ child welfare specialists...

Classroom of the Future may be Digital, Says Education Secretary

“The digital divide is real, and it’s an urgent challenge,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday at the Re-Imagining Education: Empowering Learners...

Declines in State Teen Birth Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin

On Memorial Day, One Nameless Organization Rallies for Gun Control

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The streets of downtown Washington, D.C. were busy with tourists and parade-goers on a day when the nation remembers...

Record Drops in Teen Birth Rate

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) finds that teen birth rates have...

Association Between Exposure to Suicide and Suicidality Outcomes in Youth

Teen Suicide May Be “Contagious,” Says Canadian Study

A new report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that teenagers may be at greater risk if they know of classmates...

Health Care Difficult to Obtain for Young Adults, With Lack of Insurance as Biggest Barrier

On a webinar held this week by the National Resource Center for Youth Development, M. Jane Park, Project Coordinator for the National...

Update: Boy Scouts Open Historic Doors To Gay Youth; Decision on Adults Awaits

Written by Cameron Albert-Deitch / Originally appeared in The Chicago Bureau The Boy Scouts of America lifted its longstanding ban on openly gay youths participating in its activities...

Vote on Boy Scouts’ Gay Ban Brings Out Protesters from Both Sides

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske Los Angeles Times (MCT) GRAPEVINE, Texas — Protesters in Boy Scout uniforms staked out sides of a resort-lined street...

Kids and Trauma: Maintaining a Watchful Calm After the Oklahoma Disaster

Videos taken within flattened schools by survivors of this week’s Oklahoma tornadoes show the damage through a simple lens. Children see things...

Researchers Say Drinking During Puberty Could Lead to Alcohol Problems In Adulthood

Are kids who drink during puberty more likely than other young people to become heavy drinkers once they are older? According to...

Teens More Likely to be Perpetrators and Victims of Dating Violence

Erin was 14 when she started to date her first boyfriend. “At first, it was exciting and new,” she said. But things...