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2.6KBreaking Barriers to Quality Mental Health Care for LGBTQ Youth
The Trevor Project uses data gathered from a survey of 40,000 LGBTQ youth to highlight the multitude of barriers they face in...
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2.0KMichigan’s Nutrition Buddies Teaches Kids, Doctors the Power of Plants
The coronavirus pandemic is shining a glaring new light on an old problem. Recently published research shows food insecurity, a lack of...
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1.8KAlabama Police Chief Discusses Whether Policing Can Be Safer For Officers, Communities
When Marcus Wood was a kid, he said, the neighborhood police hosted barbecues for his community, handing out sticker badges, teaching him...
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3.6KAlabama Activists Say Defunding Police Rooted In Legacy Of Southern Organizing
Black freedom fighters in Alabama once changed this country. Speaking onstage in Kelly Ingram Park on Juneteenth, Celestine Hood, a woman who...
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1.7KThe Toxic Truth: Children’s Exposure to Lead Undermines a Generation of Future Potential
UNICEF and Pure Earth jointly produced this report showing that roughly 1 in 3 children has unhealthy levels of lead in their...
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2.7K4-H Launches Campaign to Close Opportunity Gap
4-H’s new campaign calls for a nationwide focus on positive youth development to address the opportunity gap among young people. It plans...
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1.7KGeorgia Town Can’t Save Money By Reducing Gun Violence Due to Budget Woes
MACON, Georgia — Carl Fambro says Macon’s West Macon neighborhood has been left behind. Anchor businesses at its shopping centers — like...
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1.8KExpand the Use of Diversion From the Juvenile Justice System
The Annie E. Casey foundation makes the case for significant expansion of the use of diversion to avoid formally prosecuting low-risk juvenile...
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1.5KSchenectady Groups With Similar Agendas for Police Reform, Different Strategies Struggle for Change
SCHENECTADY, New York — After an arrest that thrust the Schenectady Police Department into the national spotlight due to another knee-to-head chokehold...
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2.0KFrank Fernandez Takes the Lead at Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA Following his appointment in late June, Frank Fernandez has now assumed the position of president and CEO...
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1.6KNew York Politicians Divided on Protester Arrests by Warrant Squad
NEW YORK — After a viral video surfaced showing plainclothes NYPD detectives forcing an anti-police protester into an unmarked police van, questions...
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1.7KViolence, Unmarked Van at NY Protest Draw Comparisons to Portland Clashes
NEW YORK — NYPD officers clashed violently with protestors again Tuesday night, this time in Madison Square Park in Manhattan, leaving one...
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1.2KChild Care and Feeding Young Children During the Pandemic
A new brief from the Urban Institute discusses whether and how kids will be fed going forward through the COVID-19 pandemic, providing...
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2.1KWorking Remotely With Kids: Tips on Building Connection, Keeping Engagement
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, youth organizations, like other organizations, have gotten a crash course in working online. However, working effectively with...
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2.2KSurvey: After-school Providers Face Expanded Needs But Scant Resources
Since the COVID-19 epidemic hit, after-school programs have stepped up to be an important community resource, but many organizations fear they can’t...
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1.3KVirginia School Leader Says After-school Providers Must Be Highly Flexible This Fall
The leader of Virginia public schools reached out to after-school providers in his state to say they are critically needed in the...
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2.4KNew York City’s Public Advocate Unveils Proposal to End Gun Violence
NEW YORK — Jumaane Williams, New York City’s public advocate, announced his proposal for curbing gun violence in the five boroughs after...
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3.7KFormerly Homeless Youth Urge Congress to Act During Pandemic
When Han Johnson thinks about her younger self, she wonders how she would have survived the COVID-19 pandemic during high school. It’s...
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2.8KNational Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2020
The Trevor Project releases the second annual National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.
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4.8KWashington State Young Adults Often End Up Homeless After Leaving Treatment
In Washington state, thousands of children and young adults like Patrick experience homelessness soon after exiting psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment.
