Youth Today
Opinion
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1.2KVideo: Life is Short
Spoken word artist Joseph Green says spoken word poetry is a youth development tool.
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1.6KTechnology of Empathy: Spoken Word Helps Youth Develop and Contribute
Through spoken word poetry, we realize we are not alone, which gives us license to tear down the walls that keep us...
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1.9KDelinquent By Reason of Poverty
In mid-November, an 8-year-old boy in Birmingham, Alabama, was charged with the murder of a 1-year-old girl named Kelci Lewis. Authorities announced...
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2.8KYouth Developers Are American Dream Builders
The unconditional love necessary to support building the American Dream starts with accessing high-quality education. As the knowledge base grows, so should...
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1.5KCreating a Safe Environment for Teens Experiencing Digital Abuse
It can be far too easy to hide behind a screen in today’s hyperconnected world — whether it’s commenting anonymously or simply...
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986Foster Care System Repeatedly Let Them Down, But They Survived
My favorite memory from this past holiday season has to be Thanksgiving dinner with two of my former foster kids. They spent...
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1.2KAll the Kalief Browders Out There Deserve the Help I Got
I am Kalief Browder. No, seriously. I am him and he is me. We’re each other. In fact, saying that I’m Mr....
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1.3KChildhood Obesity Prevention Serves as Framework to Address Adolescent Substance Use
Adolescence is a developmental period of growth and great potential, but it is also a time of risk-taking and experimentation — including...
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2.7KAsk a Youth Worker: When Was the Last Time You Felt Like You Made a Difference?
Youth Today asked attendees of the National Black Child Development Institute’s annual conference earlier this year about the a recent time they...
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2.4KTalking to a Doctor About Substance Use
Making sure doctors are trained in prevention and treatment is critical. Assuring that addiction is addressed in routine medical practice will help...
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1.1KNew Opportunities to Support Youth Employment
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 was the first reform of the public workforce system in 15 years. Now, Regional...
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Foster Mom Reflects on Family Unification, Separation
My daughter called yesterday with some exciting news. She has decided to go back to school to be a social worker. I...
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Attention Child Savers: Your Double Standards Are Showing
A horrific act of child abuse can be exploited as easily as a horrific act of terrorism. And when a child known...
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3.4KFirst-generation College Students from Poverty Have Many Hurdles
I have helped many young people with financial support for college, both personally and through my company. This year I am funding...
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4.7KThe Missing Component in Sex Education: Healthy Relationship Education
In the past several decades, the United States has seen a significant drop in the adolescent pregnancy rate: from 116.9 pregnancies per...
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1.7KCommunity Programs Are Safe Haven for Foster Children
I go to the local Boys and Girls Club every Monday afternoon to pick up Amanda (children’s names have been changed) for...
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1.4KTrauma-informed Groups Serve Clients Better
We’re entering a remarkable age of a new understanding about why we behave the way we do and how to change those...
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1.2KLetting Our Youth Take the Lead
Everyone wants our youth to succeed academically — perhaps none more so than those of us who have dedicated our lives to...
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When a clock is only a clock: Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline
Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed captured the attention of the public in September when he was arrested during his first weeks at MacArthur High...
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1.7KThe Race Our School and Students Didn’t Win: Aging-out of Adolescence
The year before we opened our charter school in St. Louis, another one had closed. It was a school for dropouts, ages...
