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Book Review: ‘Vicious: True Stories by Teens about Bullying’

This anthology of 21 true stories by teens in Youth Communication’s highly regarded New York City writing program boasts a stylish new...

NAACP Files Complaint Against Texas School District for Disproportionately Citing Black Students

The Brazos County, Texas branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and non-profit Texas Appleseed filed a...

DC Reforms Offer Some Kids New Beginning

New center models holistic, age-appropriate, therapeutic approaches LAUREL, Md. — A few years ago, facilities manager Carl Matthews rounded a corner inside...

New Report Proposes Financial Aid Reform to Benefit Low-Income Students

A new report released by the Center for Law and Social Policy’s (CLASP) Center on Postsecondary and Economic Success (C-PES) argues that...

UPDATED: National After-School Conference Kicks Off in Baltimore

BALTIMORE — Nearly 400 people, including mayors, city officials, educators and nonprofit workers, are in Baltimore for two days this week to...

Heading off Abusive Relationships

When I was a young adult, I was in an abusive relationship. I didn’t realize it then, of course. I was swept...

Accreditation Threat May Trigger Upheaval in Major GA School District

The threat of losing accreditation has jolted one of the nation’s largest school systems, as school board members in DeKalb County, Ga.,...

Fledgling NJ Program Paves a Path from Corrections to College

Prison-to-college initiatives might become more common in United States A little more than a decade ago, then-22-year-old Danny Feliciano stood at the...

Child Trends – Mental Health Disorders

Annual Summary of Vital Statistics: 2010-2011

Frequent Alcohol, Nicotine or Cannabis Use is Common in Young Persons Presenting for Mental Healthcare

After the Tide Recedes

Agencies hit by Hurricane Sandy and other disasters recount road to rebuilding Located virtually harbor-side in southwest Brooklyn, the Red Hook Community...

Mental Health Needs of Adolescents Often Overlooked

The vast majority of mental health disorders in adolescents go undiagnosed and untreated, with young people who are African American, LGBT, homeless...

Education Experts Tackle ‘Cage-Busting Leadership’ in Washington

At an American Enterprise Institute (AEI) panel discussion held Tuesday in Washington, titled “Cage-Busting Leadership in K-12 Education,” moderator Frederick M. Hess...

New Pell Grant Restrictions Hurt Community College Enrollment

Fewer people from the country’s poorest states are enrolling in community college since Congress tightened eligibility rules for federal tuition assistance through...

State of the Union Address Light on Youth Issues

“There is much progress to report,” President Barack Obama began the 2013 State of the Union address. “We have cleared away the...

Robert Listenbee: Q&A with Incoming Federal Juvenile Justice Chief

Youth Today spoke on the phone Monday with defense attorney Robert Listenbee Jr., who was recently picked by President Barack Obama to...

Teen Births in US at Historic Low, Study Finds

The teen birth rate is at a historic low, falling 8 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to a new report published...

Second-Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants

Study Highlights Mental Health, Substance Use Links in Young People

A new Australian study found on average teens receiving mental health treatment start using marijuana, smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol at age...