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FTC Chair Khan plans key work on kids’ data privacy online

The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions and policies to help safeguard...

DC/Baltimore region LGBTQ nonprofit support grants: Silhouette of LGBTQ people

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There’s litigation and innovation involving LGBTQ juveniles, a disproportionately larger group

Tailor-made services are important for many justice-involved LGBTQ youth and young adults their advocates contend, because those individuals’ encounters with law enforcement,...

rise of firearm suicides among youth report: youth on phone on park bench with graphic of gun and graph to the right

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The rise of firearm suicide among young Americans

Everytown for Gun Safety releases a troubling new report discussing the stark rise in firearm suicides among youth across the nation and...

child neglect screening algorithm raises concerns: graphic of silhouette

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Oregon dropping AI tool used in child abuse cases

Child welfare officials in Oregon will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead...

Boy Scouts Camps Sell-off: Gray metal statue of teen boy in Scout uniform stands in front of leafy green trees

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Scouts sell off camps under strain from sex abuse suits

KILLINGWORTH, Conn. (AP) — As the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a number of campgrounds, conservationists, government officials and others are...

NM Opportunity Scholarship: A woman with dark hair and sunglasses stands in front of a brick walkway.

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iPad rentals, emergency funds and food pantries: What it takes to make “free college” work for all students

Since moving to New Mexico from her home country of Malaysia in 2017, Nuraisyah A Mohd Hilmi has paused her college education...

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In historic shift, far fewer teens face adult US courts

A significant shift away from the "get tough" philosophy of the 1980s and '90s for youth offenders, has resulted in far fewer...

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New Mexico’s marijuana record expungement lags behind legalization

Thomas Wescott, 24, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, said he has been rejected by multiple employers due to a six-year-old conviction for...

ghost gun rule: hands holding a picture of child in baseball uniform

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New ghost gun rule unlikely to stem violence amid thriving youth gun culture

Ghost guns — so-called because they are nearly impossible to trace — are sold in parts and assembled by the buyer. Until...

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Youth find hope restoring Rio Grande wetlands threatened by climate change

La Mancha Wetland Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is a cool oasis in the spring heat of the surrounding desert for...

A red button near the ginger hole of a gun controls the black trigger

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Critics link lax gun storage to accidental shootings involving youth, mostly in the South

After running toward the sound of a gunshot that still haunts her, Marentha Sargent watched her 14-year-old, Adrienne Lambert, bleeding from the...

young caregivers offer crucial help: young boy helping bed-ridden father with foot cast

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Young caregivers ‘exist in the shadows,’ offer crucial help

As many 10 million children in the U.S. may provide some form of care at home, according to researcher Melinda Kavanaugh. Some...

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Youth employment opportunities shine bright this summer

Summer of 2022 is shaping up to be one of economic opportunity for millions of young people, from teens looking for summer...

JJIE HUB Latest: Juvenile Juctice Center modern red brick and cement building with black sign

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JJIE Resource Hub: Federal funds to slash student suspensions; trying adults as children; and other topics

Unspent American Rescue Plan funds to lower the number of students who wind up in the juvenile justice system. The impact of...

School shootings: Line of several teens with hands up behind heads stand in side building hallway

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For ‘lockdown generation’ school shootings are their reality

A day after the school massacre in Texas, Ohio teacher Renee Coley thought her sixth grade students would need time to process,...

Disabled friendship program: Standing beside a blue "Best Buddies" banner, a dark-haired young woman in a white baseball cap and blue shirt and a red-headed young woman in a green sweatshirt hoodie hug each other.

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Project pairing students with and without disabilities seeks to bolster friendships, end isolation

College sophomores, Elizabeth Mancini and Kelsey Heaney, still hang out together as they nurture a friendship begun through Best Buddies, an international...

Gun control across the nation: AMerican flag and a green state flag at half mast against a cloudy sky in front of a domed tan stone building.

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States divided on gun controls, even as mass shootings rise

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to this week’s carnage at a Texas elementary school, sending...

Indiana Transgender Law Veto: Crowd of adults stand inside a formal classical architecture lobby with ornate columns

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Indiana lawmakers enact trans sports ban with veto override

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Indiana voted Tuesday to override the GOP governor’s veto of a bill banning transgender females...

SBCRelasingList: A cross and Bible sculpture stand in front of multi-story red brick building

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Top Southern Baptists plan to release secret list of abusers

Top administrative leaders for the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in America, said Tuesday that they will release a secret...