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foster care: Teacher with male student working on computer in college library

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We Must Help College Youth in Foster Care By Unearthing the Hard-to-find Resources They Need

Why did no one tell me? I’ve heard this question countless times. The last time it came from one of our foster...

Tender portrait of native american woman with her little son

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Indian Child Welfare Act Needs to Be Supported to Help Foster Kids, Tribes

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals put on hold on Dec. 5 a ruling that would declare the Indian Child Welfare Act...

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Criminalizing Undocumented Youth in Texas and Beyond Is Causing PTSD

As policymakers in Washington wrangle over walls, many youth in communities on our southern border grapple with fear of exclusion in the...

SEL: 4 children stacking their hands in kindergarten gym

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Social and Emotional Learning in OST Settings Should Be Intentional and Evidence Based

There has been surge of interest in social and emotional learning (SEL) over recent decades. Teachers and principals show strong support for...

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We Can Close Poor Students’ Gap With Better Trauma-informed Education

The New York Foundling has been protecting children and strengthening families for nearly 150 years and is now one of oldest and...

sexually exploited: Therapist comforting a patient at office

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Don’t Rescue Me: 3 Best Practices for Working with Youth Who Have Been Sexually Exploited

Serving young people who have experienced sexual exploitation demands a high level of critical thinking and careful planning to ensure best practice....

Tasers: Closeup view of a loaded stun gun in a hand of a young man wearing high visibility vest

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Using Tasers on Youth Inspires a Shocking Lack of Action

In August, an 11-year-old African-American girl was tased by a Cincinnati police officer when he tried to apprehend her for shoplifting. The...

Alt text: racism: An older black woman mournfully looks out her window

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Decades After Media, Child Welfare Got ‘Crack Babies’ Wrong, Damage to Women of Color Lives On

Editorial writers rarely do their own reporting. Most of the time they comment on what reporters for their publications have found or...

CSJ interns: Several young adults jumping in front of building

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disconnected youth: Serious millennial African-American man using laptop sitting at cafe table

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Keep Disconnected Youth on Track for Their Sake and the Economy’s

Over the past five years, public awareness of the plight and promise of young people who are not in school or the...

serious little boy with dirt on left side of face

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Trump Endangers Immigrant Children, Against Every Child Welfare Principle

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have squarely targeted the most vulnerable: children. Like most people, I was outraged last summer when I...

epic stories: Cool-looking girl wearing MTV T-shirt.

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Epic Stories: Why Pop Culture Is Powerful Tool for Engaging Youth Leaders

There’s a moment in every great story when it seems that all is lost: the Ministry has fallen, the Rebellion has been...

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Hispanic Youth Living in Settlements at U.S. Border Suffer Poverty, Lack of Health Care

Recent media stories from the U.S.-Mexico border about immigration have largely missed the daily struggle of families and children in U.S. communities...

Oakland: A group of mixed race people putting hands together

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Oakland Demonstrates Right Way to Use Restorative Justice With Teens

Restorative justice is a centuries-old approach that seeks to empower people to address the harms, needs and obligations that arise when a...

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Kansas City Program Shows How Collaboration Can Boost Summer Learning

About five years ago, a colleague of mine in Kansas City, Mo., told me it was time for a new American summer....

suicide prevention: hands cutting slipknot of rope with scissors

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Why We Created a Suicide Prevention Program That Uses Dance, Escape Room Scenarios

It is clear that suicide is a nationwide problem, but it seems especially so here in Utah. According to the Utah Department...

OST: Balance of stones. To weigh pros and cons. Balancing stones on the top of boulder. Close up. Balance of stones on a blue sky background with a copy space. Scales. Stones balance, sustainability.

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Supporting Smaller OST Programs Reduces Opportunity Gap, Builds Equity

A good friend of mine, a middle school teacher before going on to earn his Ph.D. in education leadership, once told me:...

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Why Wyoming Is Using After-school Programs to Keep Kids Out of School-to-prison Pipeline

In 2013, the Wyoming Afterschool Alliance (WYAA) became interested in understanding the school-to-prison pipeline based on the alarming statistics that we were...

foster care: Worried-looking father with his small daughter.

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Trump Approach to Separating Kids Has Much in Common With Foster System

If there’s one thing that really, really upsets America’s child welfare establishment, it’s pointing out the close resemblance between the Trump administration’s...