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Research of Note for July-August 2002

Sometimes research seems to prove the obvious, but there are times when research challenges what we think we know and has the...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for May 2002

After School "Child centers balk at policy"The Sacramento BeeA new regulation issued by Gov. Gray Davis requires childcare providers to inform...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for May 2002

Activities Art for the Heart: Creative Art Expression for You and Your Friends, by Mary Wallace, is a fun book for any...

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...

News

Immigrant Youth Detained

A litany of accusations about the treatment of youths detained for illegal entry into the U.S. is propelling congressional legislation that would...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Honors for April 2002

HASBRO Teens With the Courage to Give Award For: Young people who have “faced physical and/or emotional obstacles, reached out to make...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

More Meal Money for Youth Programs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is trying to get more youth organizations to take its money to feed kids this summer....

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Child’s Death Not Gun Maker’s Fault

In a setback for gun-control advocates who are focusing on the harm that guns do to children, the Maryland Court of Appeals...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for April 2002

Child Welfare "Quotas alleged for child-abuse caseworkers"The Miami HeraldA company hired by the state of Florida to help administer child welfare...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

News Briefs for April 2002

Pollution Kills Children Environmental hazards account for the annual death of approximately 3 million children under age 5 worldwide, according to the...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Congress’s Anonymous “Healthy Youth Prevention Program” ($100,000)

The names of actual groups or programs in the criminal justice, education and social service sectors directly funded by Congress amply illustrate...

Guest Opinion Essay

Ignorance on School Security

Kenneth S. Trump, PresidentNational School Safety and Security ServicesCleveland, OH Small Nonprofits As I read the February issue of Youth Today, I...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

More Kids Insured; Trouble Ahead?

Health coverage for children in the United States reached a four-year high in the first half of 2001, the Centers for Disease...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

News Briefs for March 2002

Gay Adoptions OK: Citing the estimated 9 million children in the United States with at least one gay parent, the American Academy...

► Newsmakers

Newsmakers for March 2002

Nonprofits After almost 30 years in operation, the Center for Community Change (CCC) has decided to plunge into the media game. The...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for March 2002

Child welfare nonprofit says give it timeTampa Tribune An experiment to privatize child welfare in two Florida counties isn’t going so well,...

► Reports

Role Models, Ethnic Identity, and Health Risk Behaviors in Urban Adolescents

A youth's role model often shares his or her gender and/or race, according to this survey conducted in Los Angeles.

Research

Research of Note for March 2002

A focus on studies that help youth workers identify the strengths in even the most at-risk youth, but also remind staff to be...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

AIDS Awareness In Madison County (AAIM)

Alton, Ill.(618) 463-1906nayturMS@aol.com Objective: Promoting AIDS Awareness in the St. Louis area through hip-hop culture and youth-run media campaigns. In a...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier