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Child Advocates Prepare to Rally in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI – Marian Wright Edelman sees this as a “do or die” moment for American democracy.  The first black woman to join...

New Toolkit Available to Help High Schools Prevent Teen Suicide

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center, a division of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released a new toolkit...

Experts Weigh In On Importance of Family Acceptance in Lives of LGBT Youth

“Families’ and caregivers’ words, actions and behaviors have a physical and emotional impact on their LGBT children,” said Dr. Caitlin Ryan, project...

States React with Hearings, Orders on U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Juvenile Life Sentences

Just after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated some 2,400 life sentences given to juveniles nationwide, Iowa’s governor responded with commuting the 38...

Today’s Youth More Engaged in Participatory Politics, says New Report

A new report funded by the MacArthur Research Network on Youth & Participatory Politics finds a “substantial” number of young people are engaging in...

LGBT Youth Over-Represented in Juvenile Justice System

A disproportionate number of LGBT teens are represented in the nation’s juvenile justice system, possibly making up as much as 15 percent...

Serving Our Youth: Findings from a National Survey of Service Providers Working with LGBT Youth Who Are Homeless or At Risk of Becoming Homeless

Proposed Budget Cuts Loom for Juvenile Justice Programs

Youth advocates are ringing the alarm bells at Congress’s proposed levels of funding for state programs that would prevent young people from...

Upcoming OJJDP Webinar Examines the Role of Families for LGBT Youth

On July 19, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will present a webinar titled “The Critical Role of Families in...

Appeals Accepted in First Miller Cases

Less than three weeks after a Supreme Court ruling mandated it, an Iowa court gives two inmates the right to appeal the...

Senate Considers Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint in School

WASHINGTON – Corey Foster, 16, was playing basketball with his friends at his school in Yonkers, N.Y., in April, when a staff...

Teaching Kids to Have Some Grit and Life Skills as Important as Academics says New Report

Children in K-12 schools in the United States need to learn not just the three Rs, but also focus more closely on...

The Economic Value of Opportunity Youth

Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century

No Quick Fix for Disproportionate School Discipline of Black Students

In the wake of a batch of federal data released earlier this year showing minority children are disproportionately disciplined in schools, experts...

Do Schools Challenge our Students?

Tweens the ‘Sweet Spot’ for Phone Sales

Disney may have been too far ahead of trends when it launched its short-lived mobile phone service in 2006. These days, the...

House Committee Approves Stronger Penalties for Sex Offenses Against Minors

WASHINGTON – Despite pointed criticism from some lawmakers, the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a bipartisan bill that pushes for harsher penalties for...

Grim: Job Outlook for Young African-Americans

CHICAGO – Don’t tell D’Andray Jackson hope is lost; he’ll have none of it. His arms tucked inside a sweatshirt on a...

Maryland touts its early adoption of health care reforms

Maryland is on track to establish a state-run marketplace allowing individuals and small businesses to compare rates and benefits for private health...