Youth Today
Opinion
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1.9KWhen 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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2.0KThe 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...
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1.3KThe Secret Behind Youth Justice Reform: Youth
We sometimes skip class, talk back to teachers and experiment with marijuana. I was shocked to learn that in some areas of...
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3.2KUse Student-First Language to Stop Bullying Behavior
October was bullying prevention month and there were programs all over the country to highlight bullying as an ongoing issue in schools.
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‘Disturbing Schools’ Law and School Resource Officers Criminalize Teens
The video of a school resource officer violently slamming an African-American teenage girl to the floor and then dragging her across the...
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2.7KSupport for LGBTQ Youth Can Reduce Drugs and Alcohol Abuse
The evidence is clear and alarming: Teens who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBTQ) are more likely to use drugs...
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1.8KThe Test of Time: Finding a Way to Stay Clean for My Daughter
We just got back from feeding Harlow at the hospital, and we were hanging out in the motor home. I was getting...
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4.4KWhat Does Hair Have to Do With Reading and Writing?
We need to use youth’s culture as the central focus in planning after-school programs. This might include incorporating African-American youth’s linguistic resource,...
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3.6KYouth Voices Are Central to Effort to Reauthorize JJDPA
October is Youth Justice Awareness Month, and as consensus builds in the Senate and the House around the need for criminal justice...
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3.6KCareer Pathways: Creating a Pipeline to Employment for Young Adults
In 2014, approximately 5.6 million young people were out of work or school, and the youth unemployment rate was double that of...
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2.7KScreening Youth for Depression Saves Lives
National Depression Screening Day (NDSD), Oct. 8, is an ideal time to promote depression awareness in schools and after-school programs.
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6.0KWhy We Need to Rethink Our Conceptions of Adolescence
The paradox of adolescence is that the same changes in the brain that increase adolescents’ propensity toward risk also allow for enhanced...
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Some Courts Recreating Debtors’ Prison
Across the U.S., even minor criminal charges can create insurmountable debt burdens for already-struggling families.
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1.9KThe Traps That Thwart Readiness and Wellness
Four traps that get in the way of readiness: Knowing these has transformed how I think about readiness.
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1.3KSubstance Use Disorder: A Chronic Health Issue Must Be Treated as Such
Unfortunately in this country, services for mental health and addiction are treated as acute — even though characteristics mirror a chronic health...
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2.2KTANF Helps Support Homeless Families
Approximately one in every 30 U.S. children are homeless. To address this gap, housing service providers are partnering with TANF.
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1.7KA Gateway Drug Can Be the First Step on the Way Out
I sold a lot of stuff at school: candy, soda, bike parts, fireworks, pocket knives and, of course, marijuana.
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1.5KBystanders are Key to Preventing Sexual Assault
Perceived peer pressure to engage in sexual conquests creates the incentives for a sexual assault. But the audience that can fuel these...
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1.9KGiving Up to Grow Up: Helping Youth Manage Relationship Trade-Offs
How to enable our students and clients to put relationships in perspective and make only those trade-offs that are best for them.
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2.2K‘Somebody Asked:’ A Simple Strategy to Address Substance Use
Conversations with young people in recovery unearth a common thread: the missed opportunities where a caring adult could have intervened before life...
