On an afternoon in October, kids in the Sunrise of Philadelphia after-school program made tissue-paper marigolds, assembled little altars and created masks....
As the effort to be trauma informed sweeps across youth-serving agencies, some who research and treat trauma are urging people to think...
The increase of mental health problems in kids is one of the reasons LA’s Best, an after-school provider serving 25,000 children in...
The CDC quantifies the effects that adverse childhood experiences have on one's health and socioeconomic outcomes through to adulthood. The report makes...
Summertime can either reinforce or redress the inequalities that exist for young people. That’s one takeaway from the National Academy of Sciences’...
Urban Alliance announces the appointment of Monique Cox as executive director of its Baltimore region.
Many social and emotional learning models exist, but a new one introduced this year involved the Dalai Lama. The leader of Tibetan...
Nine percent of foster youth who are in middle school in New York City are proficient in math compared to approximately 40%...
The green skunky smell of lushly growing marijuana fills the air as drivers travel down the highway leading from Denver International Airport...
Teenage members of the Helsinki Youth Council joined with student leaders from India and Venezuela to call for greater youth voice in...
Together for Girls, in partnership with the Equality Institute and the Oak Foundation releases a comprehensive and easy-to-read review of effective solutions...
After-school staff now can gain skills and credentials through a new micro-credentialing system offered by the National AfterSchool Association. In development for...
How can after-school and summer programs recruit and retain staff more easily? The Fresh Air Fund has a few answers. The 142-year-old...
Researchers quantify the prevalence of opioid use and misuse among adolescents and young adults across the country, showing still troubling high rates...
The birch trees were still golden on a crisp autumn day as children played outside Drumsö Primary School. They bounced a basketball,...
Alicia Philipp steps down after a distinguished, nearly 40-year tenure as president of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
When Susan Shipman took a job as a bookkeeper at a women’s shelter in Anniston in 2003, she didn’t realize how close...
The most dangerous time in a violent relationship is when a victim decides to leave.
Dozens of white boxes sat stacked atop shelves and propped against walls on a recent Wednesday in a small room in the...
Child Trends discusses how school district and charter policies affect the health of student populations around the country and how these policies...