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Kids that Begin Dating in Middle School Four Times Likelier to Drop Out Than Their Peers

A study recently published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence finds that kids that begin dating in middle school are nearly four times likelier...

Michelle Obama to Speak on Youth Violence in Chicago

When 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed at a Chicago playground just a few days after performing at President Obama’s inauguration...

Cache of Weapons, Ammunition Found in Sandy Hook Shooter’s Home

Search warrants released Thursday revealed new information about Adam Lanza, the man who shot and killed 20 children and six adults in...

Supreme Court Gay Marriage Arguments Focus on Children

How the children of same-sex couples are affected by state and federal restrictions on marriage is emerging as a consideration for the...

Temporary Tattoos May Serve Permanent Risks, FDA Says

With multitudes of spring breakers hitting America’s beaches and boardwalks, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advisory...

Changes in Prevalence of Parent-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in School-aged U.S. Children: 2007 to 2011–2012

Promoting the Well-Being of Children Whose Parents Are Gay or Lesbian

Listenbee Takes Over as Federal Head of Juvenile Justice

Defense attorney Robert Listenbee Jr., who led the juvenile defense unit at the Defender Association of Philadelphia since 1997, took the oath of...

New CDC Report Says As Many as 1-in-50 Children in Nation May Have An Autism Spectrum Disorder

Youth Today Publisher Receives $100,000 Gift from The Harnisch Family Philanthropies

The Center for Sustainable Journalism (CSJ) at Kennesaw State University, publisher of the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange and Youth Today, last week announced it received a $100,000 gift...

Juvenile Justice Reform in Connecticut: How Collaboration and Commitment Have Improved Public Safety and Outcomes for Youth

Raising the Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

Teens and Technology 2013

Teen Dating Abuse and Harassment in the Digital World: Implications for Prevention and Intervention

Cold Case Project: 2012 Annual Report for Georgia’s Child Welfare System

Gay Marriage Supports Kids’ Well-Being: American Academy of Pediatrics

The 60,000-member American Academy of Pediatrics announced its support for same-sex marriage yesterday, following a review of 30 years of research comparing...

Georgia’s Foster Care Youth See Improved Permanency Outcomes

More children in Georgia’s foster care system found permanent homes in 2012, according to the Georgia Cold Case Project’s (CCP) recently released...

National Chief for Job Corps Resigned Last November

The country’s largest job training program for low-income youth has been without a permanent leader since last November, a little-discussed development as...

At Conference, Legal Experts on Representing Special Needs Young People

ATLANTA — “Any time a child has to go to juvenile court on a delinquent charge, or an unruly charge, that child...

KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot: Youth Incarceration in the United States