Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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1.5KChild Abuse Fatalities Commission Staggers to a Close
During a congressional hearing in 2011, Michael Petit, who then ran an organization called Every Child Matters, was asked which states do...
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1.3KOrphanages Were a Safe Refuge for Many Children
Orphanages are not cruel institutions as so many people think. It is a home where children have opportunities to be loved and...
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1.4KYouth Workers Need to Be Alert to Juveniles Placed in Solitary
Sometimes it takes a tragic and heartrending story of a single human being to move broad public policy. In the instance of...
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1.2KDon’t Overlook These Areas When Picking a Treatment Center for Children
Hitting eight years sober means I’ve officially been in recovery longer than I was in active addiction. That’s something incredibly special to...
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Getting Myself Back: Living in Foster Care with People Who Let Me Be a Child
The last fight between my mother and stepfather was severe enough to get them both arrested. With nowhere else to go, we...
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1.4KUnmasking the Youth Addiction Crisis
The shift puts a glaring light on the way Americans fight for white lives. One select group is differentiated from the rest...
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1.0KLearning From Each Other: Programs Shouldn’t Work in Silos
While it’s important to determine if our schools are providing children the academic foundation to succeed, these reports mask some of the...
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1.5KAlcohol and College Students: A Study in Prevention
College students are an interesting and important group of drinkers to study. As a group, 18- to 24-year olds are among the...
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Got Lead Poisoned Water in Flint? Need Help? Hook a Garden Hose to Your Neighbor’s Faucet
The problems the disenfranchised suffer are often made worse by the systems intended to help and support society. In Flint, the water...
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2.1KPartnering with Schools Reduces Hunger Among School Kids and Families
Hunger in America is not so much a lack of access to food; it’s a lack of access to nutrition. School-based programs...
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1.7KSolitary Reform Shows Power of Brain Science to Change Policy
Compelling brain science is finally starting to make its way into the formation of policies — and we need to keep it...
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Touring the Hellscape of Texas Foster Care
Twenty years ago, when the foster care system in Illinois was at its worst, with 50,000 children trapped in foster care, an...
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2.2KProtecting Children from Sexual Abuse: Texas Serves As a Model
Jenna Quinn is a hero, and her courage is changing the lives of children in Texas. Sexually abused by her basketball coach,...
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1.1KChoosing the Positive Narrative for Black Children in America
My son turned 13 last weekend. In the back of my mind, I’m thinking he is now eligible to be charged as...
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904Babies and Poverty: Top 5 Things Presidential Candidates, Voters Need to Know
While federal spending is projected to increase in the coming year, virtually none of that spending will be directed toward children.
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1.5KYouth Intervention Programs Crucial to Chipping Away at Learning, Achievement Gap
Youth intervention programs provide opportunities and relationships that can motivate students to learn.
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2.9KFederal Education Law Delivers Vital Protections for Foster Youth
Children involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems face countless barriers to educational success. Our historic failure to address these...
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1.6KHow Young Peers in Recovery Are Amplifying Prevention and Early Intervention
Project Amp: Amplifying Our Futures offers a brief mentorship intervention for teens at risk of substance use, to be delivered in health...
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4.9KWhat Lessons Have You Learned From the Kids You Work With?
As we gear up for summer programming, camp directors and staff who attended the American Camp Association conference in Atlanta last week...
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2.1KAn Alternative to ‘Just Say No’
As a social worker, I quickly learned that teens don’t like being told what to do. Who does? Teachers, counselors, pediatricians and...
