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Why Did the Republicans Lose? Conservative Experts Air Their Thoughts

“When we look at what we have to face, it is not a hopeless picture,” said Henry Olsen, director of the American...

Young Voters Turned Out in Droves to Re-Elect Obama

Defying predictions about an enthusiasm gap this election cycle, young people turned out to vote this year at about the same record-breaking...

Allegations of Abuse at Unlicensed, Religious-Exempt Children’s Homes Prompts Florida Officials To Take Action

Recently, Florida officials began a sweeping review of unlicensed “boarding schools” within the state, with seven unofficial placement homes — none of...

Report Finds That Reasonable Video Visitation Policies in Prisons Benefit Children

The jail in Washington, D.C., recently began to allow family members to visit inmates by video conference. The problem is, in-person meetings...

Video Visits for Children Whose Parents Are Incarcerated: In Whose Best Interest?

Real-Time: Voices Outside the Polling Booth

Youth Today took to the streets of Washington, D.C., Atlanta and rural Georgia on this Election Day to capture the voices of...

The Future Factor: The Influence of Spectrum Disorder Students in America’s Colleges

Experts evaluate how more inclusive programs can not only improve conditions for students with autism spectrum disorders, but change prevailing perspectives on...

The Next Wave: Autistic Students in Higher Education

Over the next decade, more students with autism spectrum disorders are expected to enroll in America’s universities than ever before. And according...

Girls with Below-Average Reading Skills More Likely to Become Teen Moms, Says New Study

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania recently released a new study that examines the links between literacy and teen pregnancy, finding that...

Conference Offers Strategies for Protecting the Child From Sexual Abuse

Organizations that serve youth must overlap their defenses against sexual predators, say experts at a youth protection conference organized by the Boy Scouts...

Impact of Social Media Reverberates

Social media seem to be everywhere these days, and it’s not just kids in skinny jeans and hoodies typing madly on their...

Protect the Child: A How-to Guide

Accept that someone you work with could molest a child. Develop written rules and make sure everyone sticks to them. If a...

Former Penn State President Charged in Sandusky Case

Pennsylvania will prosecute former Penn State President Graham Spanier on charges that he helped cover up sex abuse charges against former assistant...

According to Survey, Majority of Both College-Educated and Non-College-Educated Young People Leaning Towards Obama

President Barack Obama holds a commanding lead among young adults ages 18 to 29, with days to go until the 2012 presidential...

Violence Prevention Programs Move Beyond ‘Scared Straight’

Miriam Krinsky believes that, in order to change a young life in a positive way, threats don’t work. Teens need solutions, not...

Identifying Effective Prevention Programs

The most effective violence-prevention programs won’t work for every young person, according to Oscar Githua, a forensic psychologist with experience in the...

Canadian Researchers Examine Link Between Cyberbullying and Teen Suicide

In evaluating 41 cases in which young people, allegedly the victims of cyberbullying, killed themselves, researchers at Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University have released...

In Youth Vote, Turnout is Key

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Growing up in an abusive household in South Carolina, Harold “R.J.” Sloke spent days locked up like a prisoner...

Women’s Health Remains a Hot Issue

The Republican Party has taken a public beating on the issue of women’s health in recent months. In interviews with more than...

Latino Voters Offer Untapped Potential

A wave of 50,000 Latinos turns 18 every month, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Those young people join the ranks of...