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Google Users to Receive AMBER Alerts

Users of Google Maps and Google Search can now see government alerts on their mobile phones or computers when a child goes...

Young Americans Earning Four-Year Degrees, Graduating High School in Record Numbers

More young adults than ever are graduating from high school, attending college and obtaining bachelor’s degrees, says the Pew Research Center.  According...

Michigan Court Says U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Outlawing Juvenile LWOP Doesn’t “Retroactively” Apply to State’s Current Prisoners

Last, week a Michigan appeals court ruled that the decision in Alabama v. Miller — in which the Supreme Court of the United...

Legislation Needed to Deter Young People From Using Hookah, Says CDC

A recent report in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) journal Preventing Chronic Disease finds that almost one-fifth of the nation’s 12th-graders...

First Lady: Youth Arts Programs Critical in Shaping Character

First lady Michelle Obama praised youth programs organizers at an awards ceremony Monday, saying arts and humanities programs encourage young people to...

One-in-20 Middle and High School Students Uses Steroids, Says New Study

A new study published in Pediatrics finds that almost six percent of the nation’s boys, and roughly 4.6 of the nation’s girls,...

Experts Offer Advice on Building Successful Youth Credentialing Programs

The federal Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S Employment and Training Administration (ETA) held a live online chat Nov. 15 to...

Discriminatory Treatment of Disabled Parents Widespread, Report Says

The figures in a September National Council on Disability (NCD) report indicate that certain services, including some child welfare agencies, are displaying...

National Report Says Teen Neurology Should Shape Juvenile Justice Reform Efforts

A new report from the National Research Council suggests that juvenile justice reform efforts should be grounded in the emerging understanding of adolescent development. “Reforming...

Fast Food Add 300 Calories to Kids’ Daily Diets, Study Says

Young people who eat fast food consume 300 more calories per meal than if they’d eaten homemade meals, a new study recently...

Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children

By Choice, Not by Chance: Family Planning, Human Rights and Development

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New UN Report Calls for Improved Family Planning Services in Developing Countries

Globally, an estimated 222 million people have no access to family planning services or supplies and risk unintended pregnancy, according to a...

SAMHSA Releases New Publication to Help Parents, Teachers with Children Affected by Trauma

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many East Coast families are struggling with how to help adolescents through the resulting devastation. The...

How Out of School Time Programs Can Support the Nation’s Economic Recovery

Exit polls show the number one issue for voters during the 2012 election cycle was “fixing the economy.”  Outsourcing, unemployment, foreclosure, credit...

Advocates Built Support for Maryland DREAM Act ‘One Person at a Time’

Born in Calcutta, Yves Gomes came to the United States with his Indian mother and Bangladeshi father when he was a year...

Will the 2012 Election Impact Education in America?

With the presidential election settled, one education expert summarized his prediction for the next four years of education in the United States...

Young People Born with HIV Aren’t Informing Sexual Partners, Researchers Find

A new study recently published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases found approximately two-thirds of sexually active young people who were either...

Is the Gridiron Too Dangerous For Children? Experts Address Youth Football Safety

Tom Farrey, director of the Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society Program, began the “Playing Safety: The Future of Youth Football?” panel discussion...