Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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3.3KIt’s Time To Protect Child Sex Crime Victims In Justice System
Some of the worst government-sanctioned human rights abuses committed against children are happening right here in the United States. Earlier this year,...
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2.3KCommunity Learning Centers Can Pick Up Where ‘Learning Pod’ Solution Falls Short
HALFPOINT/SHUTTERSTOCK Not so long ago, the word “pods” conjured images of body snatchers invading our communities or herds of marine mammals. Today,...
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2.8KWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Think Of a Coronavirus Vaccine?
For months, health officials have been talking about the possibility of scientists creating a coronavirus vaccine. Now that we are getting closer...
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3.8KIn Child Welfare, the Racial Bias is Everywhere — Even in the Research
Consider this hypothetical scenario: A 10-year-old boy mouths off to a man on the street; His mother is with him. She slaps...
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2.0KWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Expect About Predicted Second Wave Of COVID-19?
The first case of COVID-19 in the United States was reported in January, and since about April scientists and other health experts...
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1.5KOur Maryland Coalition Supports Evidence-based Programs For Black, Brown Communities
Gun violence in Maryland disproportionately impacts young Black and brown men and, increasingly, women. Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence has led the...
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5.6KA Day In the Life Of New ER Tech During COVID-19
I was excited to work toward fulfilling the prerequisites for graduate school. My ultimate dream is to work as a physician assistant...
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1.4KWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Think About the Stimulus Packages?
Starting in April, as a response to the COVID-19 emergency, the U.S. government issued a round of stimulus checks to American citizens...
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1.5KGun Violence Can Be Reduced With Incremental Changes, As With Car Safety
Flash forward to today. Death by gun violence has surpassed motor vehicle deaths nationwide, and mass shootings are an everyday occurrence. There...
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1.3KKnowing Students’ Story Helps You Co-write Next Chapter With Them
MICHAELJAYBERLIN/SHUTTERSTOCK “A story is based on what people think is important, so when we live a story, we are telling people around...
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1.6KWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Think About Recent Protests?
Amid a global pandemic there have been protests and unrest in the United States in reaction to cases of police brutality and...
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1.4KFor Community Policing to Work, We Need Investment, Stronger Partnerships
Since COVID-19 hit, communities like New York City's East Harlem have been dealing with multiple diseases: a deadly virus, the ongoing effects...
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1.9KUniversity/After-school Reading Partnerships Help Students Succeed
A large, suburban university right outside metro Atlanta partnered with a local after-school program to enable elementary and early childhood education majors...
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2.2KWe Know What Truly Works for Gun Violence Prevention and Invest In It
ESTONES TENKA/SHUTTERSTOCK More than 115,000 Americans will be shot and 40,000 will die from gun violence this year alone — just like...
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1.7KWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Think About President Trump’s Response To COVID-19?
Since the very beginning of the pandemic, President Donald Trump’s approach to addressing the crisis has been criticized and critiqued by people...
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1.5KPublic Health Approach Can Help Prevent Firearm Injury, Death In Youth
September usually marks the return to school, with teachers setting up classrooms and youth headed off on a new year of learning...
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3.2KWashington State Is On Pathway To Change Institutional Racism In Foster Care System
In Washington state, young children birth to 3 make up 42% of dependency cases filed in 2018. Of all children who go...
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3.6KMinecraft Is Safe Place to Teach Skills In After-school Program
In our current pandemic situation, extended school closures and fears about reopening them for in-person learning have created an environment in which...
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1.5KWhat Does Traveling Outdoors During COVID-19 Look Like For Youth With Disabilities?
Throughout this pandemic it has been a struggle for many of us as we try to follow the “rules.” Wearing a mask...
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1.9KGun Industry Must Be Held Accountable for Gun Violence
The national debate about gun violence in the United States generally falls into familiar patterns. We express shock and horror at acts...
