Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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904What Makes a Treatment Center Good?
I’m sort of an expert when it comes to rehab. Not in the traditional sense. I’m not an expert the way many...
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976What Does It Take to Create a Great Foster Parent?
In my work, great foster parents shared two important things — motivation and time. How can we attract more such foster parents?
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1.8KFoster Youth Gaining Their Voice, But Still Need Adult Allies
At any given moment 400,000 youth are in our foster care system, and 26,000 of them will age out, many without connections...
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1.3KHow to Talk to Young People Suffering From Addiction
As a nurse in the emergency department, I often care for youth who are either under the influence of a substance or...
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1.2KPractice These Skills to Help End Police-Community Tragedies
Empathy is difficult. As a childless 32-year-old white male from a middle-class background, I try, but I know I cannot fully imagine...
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They’re Not ‘Thugs’ — They’re Our Children
Some national leaders later apologized for referring to Baltimore youth as “thugs.” But none has apologized for branding these young people as...
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761Sowing Seeds for Youth Empowerment in Baltimore and Elsewhere
The last two weeks of turmoil in Baltimore make imperative the need for interested adults to ask juveniles what they think about...
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980True Community Change May Begin As Sleeping Giant Wakes
People across the country are waking up and participating in ways I have not seen for a very long time.
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2.3KDo States Adequately Oversee People With Developmental Disabilities in Community Settings?
According to an article in Journal of Family Violence, among the developmentally disabled, as many as 83 percent of the females and...
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Foster Parent Licensing for Relatives: An Unnecessary Barrier to Permanency
Unnecessary requirements should not interfere with the interest of the state in placing children with their families.
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2.1KTranslating the Science of Childhood Stress Into Youth Service Practice
Almost half of all American children had been assaulted and about 1 in 10 had been the victim of maltreatment — abuse,...
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1.2KChildren Need Caring Adults, Chance to Make Mistakes to Succeed in Life
We need to advocate widely and loudly for system changes that focus on letting youthful mistakes become learning opportunities rather than negatively...
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Many Barriers to Providing ‘Normal’ Activities for Foster Children
The foster parent of one of my clients had never been to her school the year that the child lived with her....
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750U.S. Congress Must Respond to the Call to Help Young People
There is a call we must answer. It is a unified call coming from schools, businesses, colleges, parents and students themselves to...
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1.7KHow to Develop Youth in Under-Resourced Neighborhoods
One of the characteristics of under-resourced neighborhoods around the world is the lack of work or intermittent work for males. A brilliant...
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Some Youths, Who Are More Troubled, Best Off in Group Homes
Jurisdictions around the country have been turning against group care with the result that there are no appropriate placements for many youths....
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Foster Care System Not Always Best Option for Kids
Some of the most selfless and heroic people I have ever met are foster parents. Unfortunately, there are too many foster parents...
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Recognizing Mental Illness In Youth
When I was 14 I wanted to die. I was constantly sad, had no energy, didn’t want to leave the house and...
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765Juvenile Defense Practice: Small Steps Can Have Ripple Effects, One Case at a Time
A small shift in my practice has parallels outside the courtroom as well, as a renewed commitment to advocacy by those who...
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1.6KWhen School and Out-of-school Time Intersect
A colleague of mine talks of the culture differences that sometimes exist between schools and out-of-school time (OST) programs. He suggests that...
