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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

13,000 Abused in Detention

An investigation by The Associated Press uncovered more than 13,000 claims of abuse reported to juvenile correction centers nationwide from 2004 to...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Right to Lawyer Expanded

A federal judge has expanded the right of adjudicated youth to have an attorney. California must appoint an attorney to each parolee...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Partnership Pushes System Reform

Casey Family Programs and Georgetown University’s Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) have formed a three-year partnership to improve the lives of...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

First National Youth Care Credential

The Association for Child and Youth Care Practice (ACYCP) last month launched its much anticipated professional child and youth care credential, billing...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Agencies Host Public Talks About Drinking

Community-based organizations are hosting 1,602 town hall meetings around the country to discuss underage drinking, in a biennial, 50-state effort supported by...

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Teens Still Jump for Midnight Hoops

March Madness: Youths have a ball at the B2B tournament. If you try to call the nation’s official midnight basketball association, you...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Congress Probes Justice Grants

A congressional committee last month launched an investigation into whether the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) violated its...

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No Vouching for After-School Vouchers

It was billed as a congressional hearing about vouchers for after-school programs, but it was more akin to a grand jury proceeding,...

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Child Welfare’s Race Conversation

Bobo: Staff decisions are affected by “attitudes and biases that may be shaped by our class experiences.” Washington—Weeks before Barack Obama was...

► Newsmakers

Newsmakers for April 2008

To announce changes at your agency, contact jkelly@youthtoday.org. Nonprofits Mike Caslin is leaving his post as executive vice president of the New...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

A Burdened System

Denver Post Do two five-year-olds kissing on a playground, or a boy hitting a female classmate on the behind during a game...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

A Troubled Life

Baltimore Sun When 15-year-old Farron Tates was convicted of selling drugs after his fifth arrest in January, he was released into the...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Technology Helps Gangs Go Hi-Tech

Dayton Daily News Gangs were early adopters in incorporating technology into their recruitment and communication tactics, according to the Daily News. They...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Text Generation Gap: U R 2 Old

New York Times As the popularity of text messaging among adolescents increases, so do some parents’ feelings that they are increasingly alienated...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

State, Families at Odds over Mental Care for Foster Kids

Arizona Republic In order to make it more attractive for families to adopt foster children, Arizona says it will provide monthly stipends...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Being Different; Staying Safe

Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Once a month, in a downtown Walla Walla, Wash., coffee shop, about a dozen lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Making Technology Meaningful

Get animated: Clay and cameras enable youths at Atlanta After-School All-Stars to create clay animation projects. Photo: Atlanta After-School All-Stars OK, so...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Niroga Institute

Oakland, Calif.(510) 451-3004http://www.niroga.org Reaching out to homeless, delinquent and incarcerated youth through yoga. Photo: Niroga Institute. Objective: Make yoga available to those...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Tiffany Carson

Tiffany Carson Co-DirectorTalk About It! Spartanburg, S.C.(864) 529-5430Talkaboutit1@gmail.com Age: 32 Salary: $30,000 About Talk About It!: This program, run by the Mt....

Archives: 2014 & Earlier