Youth Today
Opinion
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1.6KShifting the game: Kuhn, hip-hop and the future of youth work
Hip-hop shows that the next paradigm begins at the margins. If we learn to recognize that in youth systems, we may help...
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1.6KHow youth are leading change in pediatric rheumatology
There are only ~420 board certified pediatric rheumatologists in the U.S., creating a stark lack of access. Room4Rheum is looking to change...
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2.4KOn Integrating Research and Practice: A new resource bridges the gap
The ultimate goal of this book is to bring the voices of leading positive youth development scholars directly to youth development practitioners.
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3.1KA capstone essay on 50 years of promoting positive youth development
Positive youth development researchers/practitioners must remain steadfast in providing every young person with developmental assets and relationships.
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6.3KWhy unconstrained kids need unconstrained ecosystems
Understanding developmental pathways of constrained and unconstrained skills helps realize the importance of learning ecosystems.
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6.6KWhen positive youth development meets the Native Tongues
At first glance, positive youth development and the Native Tongues might seem to live in different worlds. But look closer and you...
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6.6KNever too young to be an advocate
As a foster youth, I've figured out how to find the adults who can advocate for me and teach me.
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2.3KWhat we don’t say about child sexual abuse — and why it matters
Child sexual abuse doesn’t disappear when it’s unspoken. It spreads.
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2.9KStolen futures: Why agencies must stop misusing foster kids’ benefits
Child welfare agencies intercept funds meant for foster youth in a profound ethical breach.
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3.0KSix reasons to read ‘Teen-Centered Civics for Human Thriving’ today
History Co:Lab recently released the clearest and most complete explanation of the inseparability of youth and community thriving I have ever read.
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2.6KIs the youth development field confident enough about its contributions to learning to disrupt K-12 education?
We must recognize the youth development and OST fields as complementary systems that are too important to ignore and essential.
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3.9KYouth financial education (literally) pays off
Mandating financial education isn’t enough. Without targeted interventions, we’re setting up a generation to learn money management through trial and error.
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2.3KCash, community, possibility
100 former foster youth received $1,000 a month for a year. How did it change their lives?
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2.3KFrom turnover to graduation: Rethinking staff retention
Out-of-school time (OST) program staff have long been seen as transient, fueling high turnover rates which are detrimental to youth development outcomes.
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1.8KPrevention with protection: Making Family First work for every child
Seven years since the passage of Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), its goal of keeping families together safely is proving difficult.
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4.5KQ&A: The Alliance for Youth Thriving
The Alliance for Youth Thriving connects leaders across youth sectors to tackle common challenges.
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2.0KSAT start times: A simple systems change
While adolescents are naturally inclined to sleep later than their young peers, the systems they engage in have decided that things should...
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2.2KBeyond balance: How digital platforms can intentionally foster teen emotional development
What if digital platforms actively fostered the social and emotional learning and skills teens need to thrive?
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2.1KWhat my trans daughters are teaching me about leadership
A father of trans youth uses his experiences to highlight the trust-based, youth-centered approach our communities need to help all young people...
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1.8KUnexpected mentors: Every new positive connection really does count
How can we look for ways to expand or deepen youth-adult relationships?
