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Youth and juvenile justice system 2022 national report: graphic of different male and female youths with different color grading over each

Youth and the juvenile justice system: 2022 national report

The National Center for Juvenile Justice releases the fifth edition of its comprehensive report on the current state of the youth and...

2022 national survey on LGBTQ youth mental health: colorful graphic of diverse youth in cartoon style

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2022 U.S. national survey on LGBTQ youth mental health by state

For the first time, the Trevor Project releases findings from its annual national survey of LGBTQ youth mental health segmented by all...

roadmap for change to support parenting teens and students: young mother and baby at laptop in a large room smiling

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Roadmap for change to support pregnant and parenting students

Researchers at the Urban Institute create a comprehensive roadmap to help pregnant and parenting students navigate the policy systems necessary for raising...

youth drug use survey results: female hands with painted fingernails lighting up a joint

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Monitoring the future: National survey results on drug use

The latest results from the University of Michigan's annual national survey on youth drug use are released, showing that rates of adolescent...

Foster care racism: Black woman with young Black child sitting at table doing homework.

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Number of children separated from their families due to parental substance use has more than doubled

The number of children separated from their families due to parental substance use has more than doubled in the past two decades...

2021 national school climate survey: young black student with facemask sitting on steps sadly while other students walk by

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2021 national school climate survey: The experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in our nation’s schools

GLSEN releases the latest edition of its biennial flagship report, taking a comprehensive look at the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in schools...

diversity and equity in U.S. apprenticeships: young ethnic man with glasses putting on headphones at computer

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The current state of diversity and equity in U.S. apprenticeships for young people

Jobs for the Future releases a new report analyzing the current outlook on diversity and equity in the nation's apprenticeship systems.

Juvenile Sentencing: Two policeman holding Black male teen between them walt around whote police car in a grassy park

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Minorities are less likely than whites to bypass courts for community-based rehabilitation, new analysis finds

Released today, the Sentencing Project’s “Diversion: A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice,” analyzes nationwide data. Citing,...

2022 KIDS COUNT Data Book: mentally challenged boy laughing with guardian at table

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2022 KIDS COUNT data book: State trends in child well-being

The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases its 33rd annual report on child well-being across the nation.

LGBTQ+ community youth: group of stoic youth standing with one holding a rainbow flag

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Trauma and suicide risk among LGBTQ youth

The Trevor Project releases a new research brief using data from the 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to examine...

Girl vs. boy juvenile incarceration: A person's tattooed forearms and hands dangle between cell bars.

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Florida girls are arrested and locked up at higher rates than boys

Non-felony offenses accounted for two out of three arrests of juvenile girls in Florida, according to “The Justice for Girls Blueprint: The...

Recovering learning report: young ethnic girl looking at camera with patterned facemask on

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Recovering learning: Are children and youth on track in skills development?

UNICEF and the Education Commission publish a new report taking a comprehensive look at skills attainment among children and youth across the...

Addressing youth substance use through school services report: woman with glasses talking to female student in overalls in school classroom with clipboard

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Addressing youth substance use through school services and supports

Urban Institute researchers discuss lessons learned from school-based approaches to youth substance use implemented in D.C., Massachusetts, and New Mexico.

study says schooling for incarcerated youth is inferior: boy in juvenile detention holds book behind back as he walks in line with other detainees

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Study: Schooling for incarcerated youth is fragmented, inferior

Most of the 50 states have clearly designated which agencies are in charge of hiring teachers for incarcerated juveniles, creating teaching curriculum...

juvenile court: stone entrance to juvenile court building with flowers in front

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Youth prison reform in the COVID era

Researchers at the Urban Institute discuss how three states reduced youth incarceration and implemented reforms through the trying times of the COVID...

Climate change and youth mental health: image of youth protesting with sign that reads "stop burning our future"

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Climate change and youth mental health

The Oregon Health Authority releases a report discussing how the ever-worsening impacts of climate change and dire predictions for the future are...

rise of firearm suicides among youth report: youth on phone on park bench with graphic of gun and graph to the right

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The rise of firearm suicide among young Americans

Everytown for Gun Safety releases a troubling new report discussing the stark rise in firearm suicides among youth across the nation and...

JJIE HUB Latest: Juvenile Juctice Center modern red brick and cement building with black sign

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JJIE Resource Hub: Federal funds to slash student suspensions; trying adults as children; and other topics

Unspent American Rescue Plan funds to lower the number of students who wind up in the juvenile justice system. The impact of...

Southern Baptist sexual abuse investigative report: Red brick multi-story building with large sign saying "Southern Baptist Convention"

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Report: Top Southern Baptists stonewalled sex abuse victims

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, America's largest Protestant denomination, stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades...

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