Youth Today
Opinion
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978Knicks in (the CASEL) 5: A blueprint for social-emotional competency
The Knicks' championship run is a masterclass in illustrating the social-emotional competency we all need to thrive.
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924The boys we’re losing — and the prevention we’re missing
The emotional isolation of boys is shaped by long-standing norms that reward suppression and discourage vulnerability.
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860I was that kid — and schools are still getting it wrong.
Stark gaps in disability-rights enforcement contribute to school exclusion and youth criminalization despite federal legal protections.
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1.2KYoung people aren’t giving up — they’re losing trust
The results of the latest Harvard Youth Poll display the systematic erosion of the trust in society needed to create conditions for...
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1.2KWhat kind of environments help young people become fully human?
Thriving emerges from developmental environments and relationships that help young people make meaning.
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1.3KThe most important moments of abuse prevention aren’t always on the schedule
Abuse prevention lives in the unscheduled moments — and in the systems that support staff and protect youth.
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1.3KKeeping it real
By emphasizing outcomes over youth engagement, are we lighting the flame — or quietly putting it out?
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1.8KNearly 200 student stories reveal what AI can’t replace: Relationships
Students are making it clear that AI cannot replace a human developmental relationship.
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1.8KFrom participants to partners: Rethinking the role of alumni in youth programs
Youth program alumni are vital social capital not usually harnessed by youth organizations.
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2.1KEvery Connection Optimized: Four accelerators for activating learning ECOsystems where all youth thrive
A new blueprint identifies four accelerators crucial to constructing learning ecosystems and a workforce dedicated to thriving youth and families.
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2.0KWe keep asking young people to trust us. But how much do we really trust them?
Across the allied youth fields, youth are often asked to contribute but rarely allowed to shape outcomes.
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2.1KPermanency without connection fails foster youth. True support means lasting relationships.
Foster youth need relational permanency — lasting, supportive relationships into adulthood.
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1.7KWhat the Starfish Story reveals about child welfare — especially in April
There are moments in child welfare work where you know, without question, that what you did mattered.
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1.8KEntering the life space of the child: Frank Fecser’s legacy in action
Re-EDucation is a systematic, relational, ecological approach to working with children with mental/behavioral challenges.
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2.0KFrom training to education: College credit for youth workers
When youth workers apply to college, their work experience doesn't count. One solution lies in Credit for Prior Learning (CPL).
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1.7KFive shifts that would change everything
A podcast discusses five concrete changes that can be made in any youth development setting.
