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From Corrections to Community

The study examines youths who exited Illinois correctional facilities between 1996 and 2004 (a total of 13,511 exits over those years). There...

Supporting Youth in Transition to Adulthood

The report focuses particularly on “crossover youth,” who are known to the child welfare agency and have spent time in juvenile custody...

Bearing Witness

This piece blends personal accounts with data and recommendations, which combined produce a piece that serves both as an indictment, and a...

Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform, 2007-2008

National Juvenile Justice Network The United States imprisons more youths than any country in the world. This report highlights state-level juvenile justice...

Preventing Adolescent Dating Violence

The Prevention Researcher The February issue features four articles on violence in teen dating. This quarterly journal tackles the issue first by...

Homeland Insecurity

Every Child Matters Education Fund This new report shows that the United States lags behind many of the world's comparably wealthy democracies...

Helping Former Foster Youth Graduate from College: Campus Support Programs in California and Washington State

Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago This report explores campus-based support programs that seek to remove barriers that former foster youths...

America’s Youngest Outcasts: State Report Card on Child Homelessness

National Center on Family Homelessness In the midst of an economic crisis that is forcing adults to deal with job layoffs and...

Youth Media Reporter 2008

Academy for Educational Development The entire year of this journal's editions covering the youth media field is now available in one volume,...

Grandparenting and Adolescent Adjustment in Two-Parent Biological, Lone-Parent, and Step-Families

Multiple international researchers Adolescents who spend time with their grandparents have better social skills and exhibit fewer behavior problems, according to this...

Change it Up: What Girls Say About Redefining Leadership

Girl Scout Research Institute The findings of this national study provide a nuanced view of girls' attitudes, aspirations and experiences regarding leadership....

Nonprofit Survey

Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) Many of America's nonprofits - including "safety-net" organizations that offer basic and social services to at-risk populations -...

State Practices for Assessing Health Needs, Facilitating Service Delivery and Monitoring Children’s Care

The GAO found that every state mandates physical exams for children upon entering foster care, and most conduct screening for developmental and...

The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs

Community decision makers in need of a comprehensive guide to wisely investing in out-of-school-time (OST) programs may have a new bible. The...

New Help for Children Raised by Grandparents and Other Relatives: Questions and Answers about the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

Practitioners, agencies and policymakers with questions about the Fostering Connections Act are likely to find their question - and its answer -...

Eldorado Investigation

Half of Youth Say Barack Obama’s Election Makes Them Feel Hopeful

They may not have been able to vote for him, but many youths are already feeling optimistic about Barack Obama's presidency. Not...

Military Enlistment of Hispanic Youth: Obstacles and Opportunities

Hispanics' underrepresentation in the U.S. military - given the minority group's high interest in armed forces enlistment - can be traced in...

America’s Youth at 21: School Enrollment, Training, and Employment Transitions between Ages 20 and 21 Summary

The Experiences of New York City Foster Children in HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials

An independent review into medical experiments performed on African-American and Latino foster children in New York found that the HIV/AIDS clinical trials...