All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"

Google Users to Receive AMBER Alerts

Users of Google Maps and Google Search can now see government alerts on their mobile phones or computers when a child goes...

Legislation Needed to Deter Young People From Using Hookah, Says CDC

A recent report in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) journal Preventing Chronic Disease finds that almost one-fifth of the nation’s 12th-graders...

One-in-20 Middle and High School Students Uses Steroids, Says New Study

A new study published in Pediatrics finds that almost six percent of the nation’s boys, and roughly 4.6 of the nation’s girls,...

Experts Offer Advice on Building Successful Youth Credentialing Programs

The federal Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S Employment and Training Administration (ETA) held a live online chat Nov. 15 to...

Discriminatory Treatment of Disabled Parents Widespread, Report Says

The figures in a September National Council on Disability (NCD) report indicate that certain services, including some child welfare agencies, are displaying...

National Report Says Teen Neurology Should Shape Juvenile Justice Reform Efforts

A new report from the National Research Council suggests that juvenile justice reform efforts should be grounded in the emerging understanding of adolescent development. “Reforming...

Fast Food Add 300 Calories to Kids’ Daily Diets, Study Says

Young people who eat fast food consume 300 more calories per meal than if they’d eaten homemade meals, a new study recently...

Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children

By Choice, Not by Chance: Family Planning, Human Rights and Development

New UN Report Calls for Improved Family Planning Services in Developing Countries

Globally, an estimated 222 million people have no access to family planning services or supplies and risk unintended pregnancy, according to a...

SAMHSA Releases New Publication to Help Parents, Teachers with Children Affected by Trauma

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many East Coast families are struggling with how to help adolescents through the resulting devastation. The...

How Out of School Time Programs Can Support the Nation’s Economic Recovery

Exit polls show the number one issue for voters during the 2012 election cycle was “fixing the economy.”  Outsourcing, unemployment, foreclosure, credit...

Young People Born with HIV Aren’t Informing Sexual Partners, Researchers Find

A new study recently published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases found approximately two-thirds of sexually active young people who were either...

Is the Gridiron Too Dangerous For Children? Experts Address Youth Football Safety

Tom Farrey, director of the Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society Program, began the “Playing Safety: The Future of Youth Football?” panel discussion...

Allegations of Abuse at Unlicensed, Religious-Exempt Children’s Homes Prompts Florida Officials To Take Action

Recently, Florida officials began a sweeping review of unlicensed “boarding schools” within the state, with seven unofficial placement homes — none of...

Video Visits for Children Whose Parents Are Incarcerated: In Whose Best Interest?

In the Eye of the Storm: Remembering the Most Vulnerable

As with most natural disasters, the attention of the media was initially centered on the havoc wrecked by Hurricane Sandy. We were...

Girls with Below-Average Reading Skills More Likely to Become Teen Moms, Says New Study

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania recently released a new study that examines the links between literacy and teen pregnancy, finding that...

Conference Offers Strategies for Protecting the Child From Sexual Abuse

Organizations that serve youth must overlap their defenses against sexual predators, say experts at a youth protection conference organized by the Boy Scouts...

Protect the Child: A How-to Guide

Accept that someone you work with could molest a child. Develop written rules and make sure everyone sticks to them. If a...