Youth Today
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► Reports
Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America’s Children
The Urban Institute With federal immigration raids on the rise, this report examines what happens to the children of adults who are...
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Repeat Teen Childbearing: Differences Across States and by Race and Ethnicity
Child Trends Although the teen birth rate reached a record low in 2004, nearly 20 percent of teen births that year were...
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Substance Abuse Treatment Provider Views of ‘Culture’: Implications for Behavioral Health Care in Rural Settings
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation The provision of culturally competent substance abuse and mental health services calls for behavioral health providers...
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Exploring Girls’ Leadership (2007)
Girl Scout Research Institute GSRI’s review analyzes literature from the youth development and youth leadership fields and examines lingering contrasts between youth...
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Research
What Does Gay Mean? A Survey of Latino Parents’ Perspectives on Bullying, Sexual Orientation and Prejudice
Mental Health America Executive summary available at http://mentalhealthamerica.net/download.cfm?DownloadFile=AAA548B0-1372-4D20-C827D1B06C3F9730 Despite the fact that 95 percent of Latino parents believe that their teens should...
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Research
More than Homework, a Snack and Basketball: Afterschool Programs as an Oasis of Hope for Black Parents in Four Cities
The Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) Available at http://www.baeo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/mottSummary.pdf Black parents have a deep understanding of the need for high-quality after-school...
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Opinion
Wexler’s Impact Helps Kids
I had been anxiously awaiting your article on the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform [November], as I have so much admiration...
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Opinion
Wrong Take on Gays in the Scouts
By positioning the Boys Scouts of America’s attitude toward gay scout leaders as a “minority” opinion on “social mores,” and including Jen...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Afterschool Matters: Creative Programs That Connect Youth Development and Student Achievement
Edited by Sara Hill Corwin Press 144 pages. $25.95. Seven experts in programs geared toward struggling children present essays on how to...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Afterschool Advantage
Edited by Terry Peterson and Sybil Fix Center for Afterschool and Community Education 72 pages. Free. This collection of writing by national...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
In Their Parents’ Voices: Reflections on Raising Transracial Adoptees
Rita J. Simon, Rhonda M. Roorda Columbia University Press 240 pages. $24.50. Simon and Roorda interviewed 16 sets of parents who adopted...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Revealing Minds: Assessing to Understand and Support Struggling Learners
Craig Pohlman Wiley Publishers 352 pages. $29.95. Using the philosophy of All Kinds of Minds, this book uses real-life examples to stress...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Hope Matters: The Untold Story of How Faith Works in America
John A. Calhoun Bartleby Press 238 pages. $23.50. The book profiles 24 people across the country who are making a difference in...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Intervention and Hope
Martha B. Straus W.W. Norton and Co. 398 pages. $35. Teenage girls are at greater risk than ever for eating disorders, sexual...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
I’ve Got This Friend Who … : Advice for Teens and Their Friends on Alcohol, Drugs, Eating Disorders, Risky Behavior and More
Edited by Anna Radev Hazelden Publishers 203 pages. $14.95. Six fictitious teens of varied backgrounds discuss problems facing high schoolers, including alcohol,...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Life Skills for Teens: Healthy Relationships and Building Your Future
InJoy Videos Individual DVD, $199.95; two-volume set, $349.95. These DVDs, each about 30 minutes, focus on relationships and career-building. They address what’s...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Magical Moments of Change: How Psychotherapy Turns Kids Around
Lenore Terr W.W. Norton & Co. 304 pages. $27.99. The story of Terr’s psychotherapeutic successes and setbacks with one highly traumatized young...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
GenerationPulse
http://www.bc.edu/sites/genpulse/index.html Designed by Boston College students as a creative forum for youth affected by Hurricane Katrina, the site has evolved into an...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Leading to Reading
http://www.rif.org Reading Is Fundamental’s new website (and its mirror bilingual site, Semillitas de Aprendzaje) is a research-based educational resource designed to help...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Reality Charity
http://www.realitycharity.com/index.php Called the “eBay of fundraising” by the media, Reality Charity eliminates the middleman by allowing charities to post appeals directly to...
