All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"

Former Penn State President Charged in Sandusky Case

Pennsylvania will prosecute former Penn State President Graham Spanier on charges that he helped cover up sex abuse charges against former assistant...

Can Youth Programs Boost Non-College Vote?

Everyone is talking about the importance of the youth vote in this year’s race for the White House. Pundits and pollsters are speculating that...

The Streets Bring Dire Lessons for the Young Homeless

Prostitution didn’t come easily to Brenda Myers-Powell. At 15, she put herself out  on the streets of Chicago, and for a while, they weren’t taking to...

New Study Examines Victimization as Motivator in Adolescent Suicide Ideation

A new study published in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine this week examined the effects of recent victimization – such as...

Does Socioeconomic Status Play a Role in the Neurological Development of Children?

Last week, members of the Society for Neuroscience convened in New Orleans for their annual meeting, where several studies examining the links...

Newly Released Boy Scout Files Shed Light on Sex Abuse in Youth Groups

The curtain that has long shielded the extent of sex abuse in some youth-serving organizations was lifted a little higher today with...

Public Reports and Databases about Molesters in Youth Groups

 Boy Scouts of America Various sets of Confidential Files show about 5,000 leaders banned from 1947 to 2004. * Confidential Files from...

Timeline: How BSA Files Went from Confidential to Public

1987 – In Wilson v. Tobiassen (Benton County, Ore.), the BSA is ordered to submit the Confidential Files on the offender to...

Obama Addresses Child Poverty Questions; Romney Declines

President Barack Obama sent a two-page letter over the weekend to six child advocacy organizations to explain his plan to combat poverty...

Young People Abusing Painkillers at Rate 40 Percent Higher Than Older Age Groups

According to a new study recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, today’s teens and young adults are using prescription painkillers...

Similar patterns of behavior emerge in sex abuse scandals

How organizational practices enabled molesters, until victims forced changes One morning in 1969, a boy nearly ignited a sex abuse scandal in...

Boy Scout Files Show Patterns of Sexual Abuse

How organizational practices enabled molesters, until victims forced changes One morning in 1969, a boy nearly ignited a sex abuse scandal in...

Juvenile Justice Advocates Fear Millions Cut by Sequestration

Unless the U.S. Congress agrees on a different budget by the end of this year, stopping a so-called “sequestration” budget, federal spending...

Forced From Home: The Lost Boys and Girls of Central America

Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Prisons Across the United States

Beyond the Boomerang Generation: Youth and Financial Independence

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has stressed the importance of financial literacy following the financial crisis that left millions without work and...

California’s Ban on Reparative Therapy for Minors Gains Advocates Attention

The focus of many gay rights advocates is on the West Coast to gauge whether a new California law banning therapy to...

New Report Examines Risks of Wandering Among Autistic Children

A new report finds that nearly half of children with autism spectrum disorders are at risk for “elopement behaviors,” including a smaller...

CDC: Smoking in Top-Grossing US Movies, 2011

Delaware Becomes First State in Nation to Outlaw Child Spanking

Last month, Gov. Jack Markell signed Senate Bill 234 into law, making Delaware the first state in the nation to effectively make...