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QR Code Condoms Used by Young Adults

Young people using social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and the location-based Foursquare are often criticized for posting photos from drunken...

Sexual Experience and Contraceptive Use Among Female Teens — United States, 1995, 2002, and 2006–2010

Americorps Volunteers to be Honored for Service in Joplin After 2011 Tornado

Only hours after a devastating tornado tore through Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011 killing more than 160 people, the first team...

Student Loans: Bill to Extend Current Interest Rates Defeated

Tuesday, Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked a bill backed by Democrats that would have kept interest rates for certain federal student...

Teen Contraception: Use on the Rise, Says CDC

Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) unveiled new data suggesting more teen girls are using birth control. Part of...

College Assistance Program Praised By Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy

Earlier this month, the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy; a nonprofit organization that frequently assists Congress in identifying successful social program models – gave...

States Not Reducing Youth Exposure to Alcohol Ads

A new study finds that states are failing to do much if anything to keep young people from being exposed to advertisements...

Non-profits in Pa. Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status

Last month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided that a Pike County Jewish summer camp was no longer eligible for tax-exempt status in...

U.S. Secretary of Education and Super Bowl MVP Honor Youth Volunteers in Washington

This weekend, more than 100 youth volunteers – the top two from each state and the District of Columbia – were celebrated...

Performance-Based Scholarships May Improve Academic Progress of College Students

Pew Research Report: Teens and Online Video

Runaway Youth Helped Using 10-Question Tool

Experts estimate about 2 million kids run away from home each year putting them at greater risk of physical or sexual abuse,...

Heavy Marijuana Use Among Teens on the Rise

Heavy marijuana use among teens has increased drastically in recent years, with nearly one in 10 sparking up 20 times or more...

Report on Societal Effects of Increased Employment Opportunities for Youth in D.C. Area

Longtime Non-profit is Casualty of Economic Conditions, Funding Trends

After nearly 35 years of operation, Public/Private Ventures (PPV) will close by the end of July. The decision came after the Board...

Families Demand Say in ‘Dysfunctional’ System

Jeannette Bocanegra, a community organizer from New York City, told a gathering of juvenile justice system practitioners and advocates in Houston last...