Youth Today
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Opinion
Youth Work’s Vitamin E
By Jane QuinnThe term “enrichment” is gaining currency in education and youth development circles, yet precious little has been written about what...
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11th Annual National Compensation Study
The number of women in chief executive officer positions at nonprofits is rising.
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Systems of Care Provide Hope and Opportunity for Children With Mental Health Problems and their Families
Community-based mental health services, or ‘systems of care,’ improve the emotional state, social behavior and school performance of children with mental health...
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How Children Use Media Technology
Casting aside video games, televisions and radios, the top choice of technology for youth 8-17 is the Internet, according to this report...
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The Rise and Fall of American Youth Violence: 1980-2000
The report, co-written by Urban’s Justice Policy Institute Director Jeffrey Butts, provides charts chronicling the sharp increase in violent juvenile crime between...
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Growing Up in Poverty: The Effects of Welfare Reform on Children
Based on data from three states on mothers with young children, this report says that any economic gains made by single mothers...
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Children from ‘Risky Families’ Suffer Serious Long-term Health Consequences
Households marked by conflict, anger, neglect and emotional detachment are more likely to produce children who suffer from life-long health problems.
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Lost in the Shuffle: Foster Care and Public Education
Foster children face multiple disadvantages in securing a good education, including changing schools frequently, having to attend school outside of the districts...
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Gun Suicides Higher Among Black Teens
The rate of gun suicides among black male teens quadrupled between 1979 and 1994, then declined from 1994 to 1997.
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How Common Is Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects up to 7.5 percent of school children, according to this new study.
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National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
The study, based on a survey of 72,000 junior high and high school students, draws two conclusions regarding the significance of class...
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The Women’s Health Data Book
The lengthy report on the status of women's health in the U.S. shows that two serious health concerns – obesity and HIV/AIDS...
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Total Estimated Cost of Child Abuse and Neglect In the United States
Child abuse and neglect cost the U.S. more than $94 billion annually, or $258 million per day.
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Interacting Effects of Depression and Tobacco Advertising Receptivity on Adolescent Smoking
This analysis of media receptivity finds that adolescents who suffer from feelings of depression are more likely to be affected by tobacco...
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Research
Research of Note for May 2002
This month’s Research Watch provides information about the effectiveness of drug prevention programs, the impact of role models on youth and new...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Trailblazers Academy
Stamford, Conn.(203) 977-5690mgd4271213@aol.com Objective: Provide education and other services to at-risk middle school youth. In a Nutshell: Trailblazers Academy is a...
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News
“Armies of Compassion” Plan Marches on Washington
President Bush’s call for every American to serve 4,000 hours of community and national service may indeed unleash his “Armies of Compassion,”...
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News
Degrees of Separation
Boston—In Boston, 26-year-old Michelle Jordan thinks a college degree is so important to her career as a youth worker that she took...
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News
The Fine Art of Youth Programs
In 1930, 13-year-old Jacob Lawrence began painting at the Utopia Children’s Center, an after-school program in Harlem. Lawrence went to Utopia to...
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News
Runaways from Public Care Leave Agencies Lost
Burlington, Vt.—Could youth workers have saved chronic runaway Christal Jones? She was a headache familiar to many agencies that house kids who...
