Youth Today
Opinion
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2.1KAlcohol 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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2.7KPartnering 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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2.1KSolitary 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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3.5KTouring 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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2.7KProtecting 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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1.4KChoosing 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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1.2KBabies 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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1.9KYouth 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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3.6KFederal 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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2.1KHow 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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6.4KWhat 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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2.6KAn 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...
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4.8KHow Grief Goes Unnoticed in Foster Children — and the Underlying Trauma It Can Cause
I have attended several funerals during my lifetime. At one, when I was still in high school, I remember watching the mother...
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1.7KABA Task Force Wants to Help Disrupt School-to-Prison Pipeline
The school-to-prison pipeline is one of our nation’s most pressing challenges, that all of us must help reverse. Not only do these...
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2.9KPlaying Offense: Behavioral Health Interventions During Adolescence Is Our Best Shot
In the behavioral health field, it is clear that the most high-stakes developmental period is adolescence, when mental illness and substance use...
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4.4KHelping Young Veterans Find Work after Military Service
Young veterans need support in finding and maintaining a job, let alone a career pathway with family-sustaining wages.
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Federal Commission’s Recommendations on Child Fatalities Would Backfire
Had I bought a ticket when the Powerball lottery jackpot reached more than $1 billion, odds are I would not have won....
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1.7KMy Ongoing Battle with Substance Abuse
“I was only 11 years old, but my age didn’t stop me from falling into the same trap my father did.” A...
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1.9KForget ‘Just Say No’: This Is How Nation Can Reduce Youth Substance Use
Substance misuse can have long-term adverse effects on physical and mental health, academic and career attainment, relationships, and being part of a...
