Youth Today
Opinion
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2.5KMariah Charles’ Arrest Is Yet More Proof of Injustices Against Youth of Color
After it happened, the beating, the arrest, the sudden violence on the way to school, the high school sophomore wasn’t the same.
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2.2KCuriosity Is the Cure to Fearing Uncertainty, Refusing Risks
Uncertainty is an unsung hero. It’s one thing we all share in different degrees. As a culture we don’t cherish uncertainty. We’re...
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9.0KTampa Child Welfare Puts Too Many Kids in Foster Care Due to Media Fear, State Report Says
Responding to revelations by Tampa, Florida television station WFLA-TV, revelations that included foster children forced to spend their days, and sometimes nights,...
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7.2KWhy Young People Take Social Action: Self-Determination and Youth Activism
Each generation possesses a somewhat egotistic belief that they are wiser and more competent than the generation before. We are no exception....
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11.6KHow Big Brothers Big Sisters Is Making Its Mentoring Programs More Inclusive for LGBTQ People
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning youth face extremely high rates of bullying, depression and homelessness. At school, they often experience bullying...
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4.1KLos Angeles Meeting Foster Care Challenges With Simulation Labs, More Social Workers, Mentoring
I know from experience the precarious start so many of the children in the foster care system face. I myself was living...
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2.0KCollaboration, Training, Diverse Programs Help Us Work Against Racism Locally
As a passionate advocate for children and families to thrive and recognizing the barriers and violence created by racism, I’d like to...
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2.9KA Graphic Memoir About Working With Youth
I have worked since 1981 with teenagers who are homeless, runaways, addicted to drugs and alcohol, in the criminal justice system, former...
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4.3KFoster Kids Need Consistent, Caring Adult — a Full-time Mentor
Imagine if we could give every child in foster care a consistent, caring adult who walked alongside them for 12½ years, no...
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6.6KChild Welfare Policy Around Opioids Driven By Ignorance and Arrogance
At first glance, a “research brief” issued in March by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concerning opioids and child...
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8.4KRacial Microaggressions on the College Campus: What Faculty Should Be Doing
Despite an increase in diversity training and sensitivity programs, the instances of racial microaggressions are on the rise. The college campus has...
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5.9KInsideOUT Writers: Community, Compassion, Multitudes
The Youth Today/InsideOUT Writers series these past two years has been a critical reflection on the impact of the American justice system...
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7.5KParole Limited My Ability, but Community Led Me to Success
I got released from the system about five years ago now, and my life has remained a consistent hustle. When I was...
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2.2KBig Picture Learning Could Help Disrupt the Foster-care-to-prison Pipeline
Humans of Restorative Justice (HORJ) stories highlight the incredible individuals working to build and restore strong relationships in their communities. They are...
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4.0KWhen Young People Lead, True Benefit Follows
Fresno is in the middle of the desert. The summers are hot. The average temperature in September is 93 degrees. On this...
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2.7KSchool Shootings a Tiny Fraction of Violence That Menaces Youth
The best way to stop school violence is to stop all youth violence. School violence really is a form of youth violence....
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4.8KOur Lives Are At Stake
I won’t let you fill me up anymore. Your hatred is toxic and time consuming You taught me to run away and...
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3.2KMentoring Programs Need to Experiment With What Works Best for Foster Youth
If you work with youth in foster care, you know that every child is unique with specific needs, strengths and opportunities. It...
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1.6KFinding the Right Volunteers Through Targeted Recruitment
Volunteer coordinators are often told to develop an elevator speech to use in their efforts to recruit volunteers. An elevator speech is...
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2.7KApplying Escalation Model to School Shootings Can Keep Everyone Safer
The tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018 reawakened our national terror of school shootings and renewed...
