All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"

KIDS COUNT: State of the Child in Tennessee

Top Headlines 6/12

Education Partisans take up positions as Senate explores what will replace No Child Left Behind. Education Opportunity Network releases “An Educational Declaration...

No Age Restrictions on Plan B Pill After FDA Drops Appeal

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday it will comply with a U.S. District Judge’s order to allow sale of...

Top Headlines 6/10

Juvenile Justice Restorative Justice options need to be paid for. Reviews called for in Georgia and Illinois youth justice systems after both...

New Report Details Numerous Problems in Tennessee’s Child Welfare System

A report released last week by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) calls for the state’s Department of Children’s Services...

Foundation Highlights Strategies to Increase Economic Security for Low Income Women

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Six months ago, the Goodwill of Greater Washington started a program to help employees overcome barriers such as lack of child...

Top Headlines 6/7

  Education Washington is turning its focus to education at all levels. Michael Brenner on “What Numbers Count” in education. Job Training...

Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2012

Top Headline 6/4

Education Iowa governor signs “transformational” education bill to turn around the state’s slide into mediocraty.  New York’s state education commisioner cuts through...

Top Headlines 6/3

Child Welfare Oregon county adds citizen oversight panels to the welfare process, hoping to fill gaps in service. Education Texas legislators introduced...

VIDEO: Life After Foster Care

NEW YORK — When Cordale Manning came to live with Elaine and Lee Fair at age 17, he was on his fourth...

Growing Up in a Poor Neighborhood May Increase Risk of Chlamydia

Growing up in a poor neighborhood can lead to an increased risk of chlamydia infection as an adult, according to a study...

Neighborhoods and Infectious Disease Risk: Acquisition of Chlamydia during the Transition to Young Adulthood

A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship with Driving and the Implications for America’s Future

Child Trafficking Amendment to Senate’s Immigration Bill Approved

A recent amendment to the Senate immigration reform package would require U.S. Customs and Border Patrol stations to employ child welfare specialists...

Declines in State Teen Birth Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin

Association Between Exposure to Suicide and Suicidality Outcomes in Youth

Health Care Difficult to Obtain for Young Adults, With Lack of Insurance as Biggest Barrier

On a webinar held this week by the National Resource Center for Youth Development, M. Jane Park, Project Coordinator for the National...

Kids and Trauma: Maintaining a Watchful Calm After the Oklahoma Disaster

Videos taken within flattened schools by survivors of this week’s Oklahoma tornadoes show the damage through a simple lens. Children see things...

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