All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"

Characteristics of Pregnant Teen Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions

DSM-5 Changes to Autism, ADHD Definitions Could Impact Millions of Children

A new edition of the psychiatric “bible” will be released May 17, arriving on a wave of controversy that may have a...

North Carolina Takes a Stand Against Sex Trafficking of Youth

Although discussion of trafficked youth has become prevalent in mainstream media and other venues, protection from prosecution for prostitution of domestic minors...

Department of Education Eyeing Changes to Definitions of Poverty of School Children

At last month’s American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference in San Francisco, one item discussed was a National Center on Education Statistics...

Georgia Brings Child Sex Trafficking Fight to School

Starting this fall, students in a pilot program for Georgia high schools are set to start learning about child sex trafficking. It’s...

North Carolina Bill Would Severely Limit Teen Access to Pregnancy, STD Care

A bill recently proposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives would place tight restrictions on access to a number of services...

Top Headlines 5/9

Juvenile Justice Yesterday the Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ) released a new report, Family Comes First: A Workbook to Transform the Justice System...

Nearly A Fifth of Young People At-Risk For Suicide Live in Homes with Guns

An estimated one-fifth of suicidal youth in the United States live in homes with firearms, according to a study presented at the...

Top Headlines 5/6

JUVENILE JUSTICE The threat to send wayward kids to a county detention home is no longer accurate, perhaps because it is no...

Smokers of Fake Pot Risk Turning into Zombies, Says New Ad Campaign

Health officials from the District of Columbia have a stern warning for youths living in the nation’s capital: using synthetic marijuana may...

Top Headlines 5/3

Juvenile Justice “This is a very crucial day in the state of Georgia,” said Gov. Nathan Deal Thursday at the Elbert Shaw...

Top Headlines 5/2

Juvenile Justice Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to sign into law a sweeping overhaul of the state’s juvenile justice system. Today,...

Top Headlines 4/30

JUVENILE JUSTICE   Thoai Lu, writing for the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, addresses mental health care and the juvenile justice...

Unemployment from a Child’s Perspective

Advocates See Impacts from Sequester, Brace for More

In the lead-up to federal budget sequestration, advocates warned of dire consequences for services to children and youth. Now, with sequestration in...

Top Headlines 4/26

JUVENILE JUSTICE Georgia’s governor signed a law creating Georgia Criminal Justice Reform Commission, made up of 15 members representing law enforcemnt, legislators,...

Top Headlines 4/25

JUVENILE JUSTICE The national Big Brothers Big Sisters organization is reaching out to kids already in legal trouble. And the Cedar Rapids-East...

From Risk to Resilience, From Despair to Hope: Shifting Our Framework for Responding to Harm

I think I will always remember the first time I read the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) studies, which draw a formidable link...

CDC Advisory Committee Discusses Breast Cancer Prevention for Young Women

Members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women met last week to...

Top Headlines 4/24

Juvenile JusticeNebraska lawmakers gave a first-round thumbs-up to changing how the state deals with youngsters who run afoul of the law. Cook...