Youth Today
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Opinion
Are You Bored Into Complacency?
What a pity that for many youth workers, one common side effect of their difficult work is the loss of astonishment. They...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Indian Culture Strives to Survive
One would be hard-pressed to find two more disparate settings than the noisy bustle of urban America and the rural homogeneity of...
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News
Locked-Up Latinos Get Counted Out
Latino youth are vastly undercounted in almost every state criminal justice system because of inadequate data collection and an absence of bilingual...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Dissent and Democracy
Young people have a wide range of political views. It is important to create an atmosphere where they can express and explore...
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Opinion
Broken Promises Hurt CBOs
Marcy MistrettDirector for Training and EvaluationNational Funding Collaborative on Violence PreventionWashington, D.C. In response to the article about the National Campaign Against...
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Opinion
Foster Parent Twilight Zone
Karen Olson MannersExecutive DirectorChild & Family Services of Southwestern MichiganJoseph, Mich. I read with interest your article on foster parenting in the...
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Opinion
AIDS and Whores
AIDS, U.S. authorities told reporters and policy forums surrounding July’s World AIDS Conference in Barcelona, is just another teenage attitude problem. “HIV...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Fraud Gets Firm Banned from Anti-Drug Ads
The future of the nation’s youth anti-drug media campaign – its effectiveness already under scrutiny – grew a shade dimmer when the...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Regier Called to Rescue Child Protection in Fla.
Jerry Regier, former head of the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and a leader in government programs to...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Boot Camp Victims Get Their Booty
Maryland’s experiment with juvenile boot camps ended in failure in 1999, but it took a perfunctory vote by the state’s Board of...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Ban Youth From Dangerous Jobs, Report Urges
Youth should be banned from working in poultry plants, construction, trash collection and commercial fishing because the jobs are too dangerous, says...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
News Briefs for September 2002
No Faith-Based Sex Ed: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ordered the state to stop using federal funds...
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► Newsmakers
Newsmakers for September 2002
A roundup of people on the move in the field of youth work. Nonprofits American Humanics, the Kansas City, Mo- based group...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Of Girls & Save & Friends & Dream
Four of the more interesting national youth-serving organizations had changes at the top this summer. Retired Adm. Marty Evans departed from New...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
FYI: Unmeasured Impact
The International Youth Foundation (IYF) and its U.S. affiliate, the Forum For Youth Investment (FYI), are going their separate ways. IYF was...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Only Brand Names Need Apply
In a field with a well-earned reputation for avoiding public intramural squabbles over youth policy, one has nevertheless broken out among the...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
FY ’02: Earmarks Folly: The Sequel
In July, when Congress passed a supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, its advertised purpose was to “further recovery...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Split is the Verdict
After 16 years of successful collaboration, even 3,000 miles of parched countryside weren’t enough to prevent a clash of egos by the...
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Opinion
Free-Choice Learning
What do online searches, car repair manuals, museum exhibits, book clubs, teen hotlines and hip-hop dance lessons have in common? All are...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Press Watch for September 2002
Side Effects of Welfare Law: The No-Parent FamilyNew York Times National studies indicate that as a result of welfare reform, more and...
