All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"

Georgia’s Foster Care Youth See Improved Permanency Outcomes

More children in Georgia’s foster care system found permanent homes in 2012, according to the Georgia Cold Case Project’s (CCP) recently released...

At Conference, Legal Experts on Representing Special Needs Young People

ATLANTA — “Any time a child has to go to juvenile court on a delinquent charge, or an unruly charge, that child...

Top Headlines 3/20

EducationStates chose to enact deep cuts to public higher education funding instead of raising taxes, potentially harming both state economies and education...

KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot: Youth Incarceration in the United States

In Washington State, Twice as Many Kids Smoke Marijuana Than Cigarettes

While recent state survey data finds that cigarette smoking is down among the state of Washington’s high school students, the same results...

Georgia: In Civil Matters, Kids Can’t Judge Own Best Interests

Earlier this month, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled in a 5-2 decision that children within the state are “not the correct parties...

Background Checks, School Security Bills Advance in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill expanding the use of background checks for gun sales was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday...

State House to Begin Investigation of Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services

Tennessee lawmakers are set to begin an investigation of the state’s Department of Children’s Services this week, with the first of three...

New Study Shows Heavy Cost of Diabetes on U.S. Healthcare

Adult and juvenile diabetes treatment cost Americans more than $245 billion last year, according to a study by the American Diabetes Association...

Top Headlines 3/8

Juvenile JusticeArizona Daily Star: Youth Detention Down in Pima CountyThe News Tribune: Washington State moves to seal most juvenile recordsChild WelfareSouthern California...

Top Headlines 3/7

Juvenile JusticeCOLORADO — Pueblo’s 10th Judicial District could be among a few districts to participate in a pilot program to expand the...

House Hears Testimony on School Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Establishing a positive school climate and encouraging healthy communication between students and adults is critical to preventing violent incidents...

Top Headlines 3/4

Juvenile JusticeMASS. — Gov. Deval Patrick nominates Gloria Tan to a seat on the Juvenile Court. Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center...

Latest Brain Research Supports Obama Early Childhood Plan

WASHINGTON – Sixteen years ago, then-first lady Hillary Clinton convened a White House conference on the latest research on brain development in...

The Associations Between Parents’ References to Their Own Past Substance Use and Youth’s Substance-Use Beliefs and Behaviors: A Comparison of Latino and European American Youth

Teen Child Bearing in Rural America

Substance Use among 12th Grade Aged Youths by Dropout Status

Pregnancy More Likely for Rural Teens, Report Finds

According to a report from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, teen birth rates in rural regions of the...

Top Headlines 2/26

Juvenile JusticeClosed door program Girls in Motion opens new opportunities for female juvenile offenders. FLORIDA — New juvenile justice plan offfers smart...

Georgia to Begin Early Child Care Program Assessments: Department Commissioner

Calling children aged 5 and younger the state’s youth population most in need of stability at an Emory University School of Law...