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Rate at Which Psychiatric Meds Are Prescribed to Foster Youth Alarms GAO
The Obama Administration told states last week of its intention to find out more about their practices when it came to monitoring...
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Karen Mathis Leaving Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Note: This story was updated on Dec. 1 with more up-to-date information on the organization’s finances. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America...
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House Subcommitee Discusses Soaring Cost of College
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce met today to discuss college...
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Family-Provider Relationships: A Multidisciplinary Review
Administration for Children and Families Positive relationships between service providers and the adults receiving services are connected with better outcomes for youth,...
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Newsmakers for November 2011
NONPROFITS Milwaukee-based Families International, which operates the major trade group Alliance for Children and Families, paused last month to remember its longtime...
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Maltreatment Allegations, Substantiated or Not, A Risk Factor
An allegation of maltreatment, regardless of whether it is ever substantiated, is the strongest signal of a potential for a young child...
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The Face of Homeless and Runaway Youth
Just out of rehab with no home to go to, Steve spent two months sleeping in his mother’s Saturn. Star took a...
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A New Push for Youth Worker Development, Credentials
A collection of youth work consultants and service providers has launched a fresh offensive at an old objective: Making the case for...
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Deborah Jeffrey Nominated for Inspector General Job at CNCS
President Barack Obama nominated Deborah Jeffrey last week to serve as Inspector General for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS),...
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Federal Folly
Justice Policy Institute JPI argues that the spending in the 2012 Justice Department appropriations will help fuel unnecessary incarceration brought on by...
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Education Under Arrest
Justice Policy Institute The number of school resource officers in schools rose 38 percent between 1997 and 2007, according to the U.S....
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Congress Makes Further Cuts to Juvenile Justice Funding
Note: This story was updated on Nov. 18 House and Senate appropriations leaders finalized a “minibus” spending package that further reduces the...
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Dual Involvment in Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice Connects to Major Struggles in Adulthood
Los Angeles youths who exit both foster care and juvenile justice earn less as young adults and cost the public more than...
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Reports on the California Connected by 25 Initiative
The Premise and Promise of the California Connected by 25 Initiative The Promising Strategies from the California Connected by 25 Initiative Stuart...
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Thousands Put in Foster Care While Parents Are Deported
Thousands of U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants are currently living in foster care while their parents are detained or deported, according to...
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State Budget Cuts: America’s Kids Pay the Price
Every Child Matters Education Fund Though the title alludes to fiscal decisions at the state level, this advocacy piece begins by hammering...
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Portrait of Private Agencies in the Child Welfare System
National Quality Improvement Center on the Privatization of Child Welfare Services This report highlights the major results from the National Survey of...
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The Hidden Costs of Community Colleges
American Institutes for Research As more and more students are gravitating to community colleges, more attention is being put on how well...
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Senate Committee Passes Education Bill That Strengthens Education Stability for Foster Children
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee passed a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education bill last night, which...
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Hate Crimes on Campus: Racial/Ethnic Diversity and Campus Safety
An upcoming report in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence evaluates the relationship between racial diversity and the number of hate crimes on...
