Youth Today
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Words Can Hurt in Any Language
New Youth Connections, New York When I heard that radio host Don Imus had used the terms “nappy-headed ho’s” to refer to...
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Research
2007 Kids Count Data Book
Annie E. Casey Foundation www.kidscount.org/sld/databook.jsp The release of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count Data Book in late July again...
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The Quality of School-Age Child Care in After-School Settings
Child and Early Education Research Connections Although research indicates that regular participation in high-quality after-school programs yields many positive developmental benefits for...
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HHS Actions Would Help States Prepare Youth in the Foster Care System for Independent Living
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) In assessing the implementation of the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (FCIA), which doubled federal funding...
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Core Principles for Engaging Young People in Community Change
The Forum for Youth Investment (FYI) These eight principles for engaging youth as partners in community change can help organizations and communities...
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Under One Roof: Primary Care Models that Work for Adolescents
Incenter Strategies/MCH Policy Research Center This report describes an interdisciplinary model of physical, behavioral and reproductive health care operating in a hospital-based...
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Trauma Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Critical Issues and New Directions
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice In the juvenile justice system, the prevalence of youth exposed to trauma is believed...
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Recommendations for WIA Reauthorization Legislation: Title I Youth Provisions
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) At a time when increased attention is being paid to the fact that nearly one...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Ready = Ready = Ready
The month of May produced yet another study showing that the skills young people need to be ready for life beyond high...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Part-Timers: More Gain Than Pain
Charleston, W.Va.—Missy Miller happily serves as membership manager here at the Charleston Family YMCA, but she still plans a career in crime....
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News
Prevention Cures Fiscal Pain
Photo: Photo courtesy of SAY San Diego—It took just a few days for Michael Carr to learn the cold realities of working...
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Take Kids to Planned Parenthood, Lose Job
Most observers seem to agree that the community outreach director at the Greater Manchester Family YMCA goofed: She took a group of...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
DOJ Settles to Fix Facility
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached another agreement with a state to fix abuses at juvenile justice facilities. The settlement...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Making Form 990 More Clear
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to revamp its tax form for nonprofits in an effort to simplify the reporting process and...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Rehab Ranch Sued Over Religion
Proponents of church and state separation have sued North Dakota for directing both money and delinquent youth to the Dakota Boys and...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Rules Proposed for Sex Offender Registries
The release of proposed guidelines for the Sex Offender Registration Notification Act (SORNA) unveiled the new system to be used by localities...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Foster Youth Stay In Census Survey
Responding to objections from child welfare advocates and lawmakers, the U.S. Census Bureau has reversed course and decided to keep the category...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
City Asks Gays to Adopt
While adoption by gays is a hot button issue in most of the country, San Francisco appears to be the first jurisdiction...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Restrictions Sought On Youth Jobs
In an effort to increase safety, the federal government is considering new proposals to limit the jobs youth can hold and the...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Abstinence Ed Fires Back
Walk 10 paces, turn around and draw your conclusions. That’s what abstinence education proponents and comprehensive sex ed proponents have been doing...
