Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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1.1K‘Our Systems Need to Do Better’ … Or We’re Doomed
Based on my experience on the ground, in the field and in my household, it starts with our systems — education, youth...
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1.7KOST Programs in Rural Maine Make a Difference
The Afterschool Alliance estimated that by making after-school meals available, OST programs could help the approximately 15 million children in nationwide who...
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618Civil Citations Are Smart Justice for Juveniles
Research has shown that once a juvenile officially enters the criminal justice system he/she is not only more likely to re-enter it,...
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1.3KYoung Mothers in Foster Care: Resilience in Action
The reasons for these higher birth rates among young women in the foster care system are complex. Trauma and the search for...
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1.3KTime to Foster Safety, Well-Being, Permanency for LGBTQ Youth
The time is now for child welfare leaders to acknowledge that we have neglected to fully and responsibly address the unique challenges...
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1.5KShaping the Culture of a Generation, One Relationship at a Time
Professionals working with adolescents can use the relationship effectively in their work by deliberately exhibiting specific skills that demonstrate respect, authenticity, kindness,...
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2.2KSalsa Scholars: Getting Kids Moving, Reading and Writing!
Good Shepherd Services is a New York City nonprofit serving about 2,700 K-8th graders through 27 afterschool programs located in low income...
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1.1KTell Them About It: Preventing Addictions by Creating Awareness
Talking about drugs and alcohol to adolescents can be a pretty scary thing. No matter how difficult or complicated we feel this...
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946What 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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1.0KWhat 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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1.9KFoster 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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1.4KHow 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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1.3KPractice 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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785Sowing 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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1.0KTrue 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...
