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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

In Washington State, Twice as Many Kids Smoke Marijuana Than Cigarettes

While recent state survey data finds that cigarette smoking is down among the state of Washington’s high school students, the same results...

2013 Georgia Youth Law Conference Kicks Off in Atlanta

“You do not have to have a pimp to have sexual exploitation,” said Kirsten Widner, director of policy and advocacy at Emory...

Georgia: In Civil Matters, Kids Can’t Judge Own Best Interests

Earlier this month, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled in a 5-2 decision that children within the state are “not the correct parties...

Cash-Strapped Job Corps Faces Watchdog Scrutiny

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Call it déjà vu all over again. After years of troubling audits, Job Corps, the federal government’s largest vocational...

Mental-health Study of U.S. Kids Affected by Surge in Deportations

From the Center for Public Integrity Researchers urge Congress to consider impact on U.S. kids who lose parents or are forced abroad...

Half of US Teens Do Most Online Activities Through Smartphones

A new Pew Internet & American Life Project survey found nearly half of America’s teens own smartphones, with nearly a quarter describing...

Background Checks, School Security Bills Advance in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill expanding the use of background checks for gun sales was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday...

State House to Begin Investigation of Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services

Tennessee lawmakers are set to begin an investigation of the state’s Department of Children’s Services this week, with the first of three...

New Study Shows Heavy Cost of Diabetes on U.S. Healthcare

Adult and juvenile diabetes treatment cost Americans more than $245 billion last year, according to a study by the American Diabetes Association...

Online Abuse Predicts Real-Life Dating Violence for Teens

Twenty-five percent of teenagers who are in romantic relationships feel their partners have harassed or even abused them through social media, text...

Planned Parenthood Outraged over New York Teen Pregnancy Prevention Ads

New York’s recent Teen Pregnancy Prevention campaign stigmatizes the issue of teenage pregnancy, according to Planned Parenthood.The new citywide campaign creates “hostility...

Shake-up Underway at Federal Office of Juvenile Justice

Major changes in leadership, structure and funding are underway at the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, changes that are...

Current Law Impedes Mental Health Care, Experts Say

Mental health treatment in the United States is inadequate and new legislation is needed for it to improve, a panel of mental...