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1.7KNew York Protestors, Police Both Frustrated By Use of Force Charge
After multiple reports of police using excessive force against anti-police brutality protestors in New York and charges filed against only one NYPD...
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2.4KAdvancing Teen Flourishing: Moving Policy Upstream
Well Being Trust discusses how supporting the mental and physiological health of teens through well-funded programs and comprehensive policies benefits society as...
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2.1KAmherst H. Wilder Foundation Names Armando Camacho President and CEO
Amid tumultuous times for Minnesota and the nation, the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation has appointed Armando Camacho as its new president and...
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1.8KStudies Show That Violence Prevention Saves Cities Money — Lots of Money
In the 18 years Paul Tutwiler has led the Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation in Florida, the organization has tried a variety...
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1.9KRural Quincy, Wash., Teens Respond To Pandemic, Help Adults With Digital Access
Having young people teach digital skills to adults seems like a no-brainer. After all, how many adults have gotten a teenager to...
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1.8KThe Land of Inopportunity: Closing the Childhood Equity Gap for America’s Kids
Save the Children releases the first-ever comprehensive child welfare and development rankings of all U.S. counties.
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1.8KAdriana Rocha is the New President of Neighborhood Funders Group
Adriana Rocha is the new president of Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) after serving for three years as its vice president of programs....
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2.7KRole of Guns Not Tracked For LGBT Community
Today, Synthia Roy works at a tattoo parlor in Jacksonville, Fla., she does set design and makeup for horror films and recently...
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1.8KNewly Updated Technology Helps CYFD Stay in Touch
When Brian Blalock entered his new job as cabinet secretary at the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) approximately a year and...
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1.5KFor New Mexican, Tribal Leaders, It’s ‘All Hands on Deck’ in 2 Counties
Government officials and public health professionals say there’s no sugar-coating it: The coronavirus outbreak that’s done a number on the Gallup area...
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2.5KCOVID-19 Challenges Don’t Stop Carlsbad Transitional Housing Program
“On call” means something different these days for Johnnie Bradford. As the longtime housing supervisor for Carlsbad Transitional Housing, she has always...
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1.6KLas Cruces Caseworker Helping Youth Who Have Aged Out of Care Plus the System-involved
Transitioning out of juvenile justice is already laborious for many young people. It’s infinitely more difficult during a global pandemic. “They’re literally...
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2.0KNew Mexico Tribal, State Leaders Pulling Together Against Pandemic
The arrival of the coronavirus in New Mexico in mid-March toppled the lives of the state’s foster and at-risk youth, who were...
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1.9KLeaders Say Youth Organizations Have Role During Protests
As protests erupt in cities across the nation following George Floyd’s death in police custody, youth-serving agencies appear to have a similar...
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1.9KFoster Parent Expert Advises Support Groups, Online Training to Cope With Anxious Kids During COVID-19
John DeGarmo is the founder and director of the Foster Care Institute. He and his wife Kelly have been foster parents for...
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3.4KDurham Public Schools’ Exceptional Children Services ‘Horrifically Underserved My Son’
From the time she adopted Anthony, at age 4, Wendy Tonker knew he was special. He was special because he was diagnosed...
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1.6KA Global Framework for Youth Mental Health
The World Economic Forum and Orygen partnered to produce this comprehensive framework to address the youth mental health crisis around the world...
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3.7KSchools Urged to Use After-school, Community Programs to Help in Reopening
After-school and summer program leaders are trying to get heard. It’s as if they’re standing on a hilltop and waving: We can...
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2.0KIntensive Coaching, Group Therapy Helped California Foster Youth at Risk for Homelessness, Chapin Hall Study Shows
In the transition from adolescence to adulthood, even the best-prepared kids can be expected to stumble.
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2.0KFor Kids Unsafe at Home, School Closure Increases Risk For Trauma
In January, Sharral Dean, a therapist at the Family Counseling Center of Central Georgia, was seeing about 30 young clients a week....
