All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"

Soft Drinks May Play Greater Role in Childhood Obesity than Previously Indicated, According to New Research

Research published in September by the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that sodas and other high-calorie, sweetened drinks may play a...

CDC Wants Major Changes to Depictions of Tobacco Use in Youth-Oriented Films

A new study published last week in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s journal, Preventing Chronic Disease, indicates that onscreen depictions...

Late Night Cell Phone Use May Lead to Suicidal Thoughts in Teens, Study Says

A new study out of Japan suggests that young people that use cell phones late at night – specifically, those that text...

FTC Seeking Regulatory Changes for Collection of Children’s Online Data

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is currently considering regulatory changes that may prevent websites and online applications from collecting data about young...

Exposure of African American Youth to Alcohol Advertising, 2008-2009

Building Bridges Instead of Walls

Growing up, I lived a short bike ride away from my grandmother.  An elementary school reading teacher, she was always a source...

Department of Education Awards $290 Million to Reward Successful Teachers

Thursday, the United States Department of Education handed out 35 grants — a sum totaling $290 million — as part of the...

Plugging in Disconnected Youth

Months after a White House study committee published a list of recommendations, a big tent of advocates and scholars are starting to...

Grants Awarded: July – September 2012

    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ (206) 709-3100 Seattle, WA Athabasca University, to provide conference support to Massive Open Online...

Reducing STD Rates Among Black Young People May Hinge On Improved Communication Between Teens And Adults

A new report conducted by researchers at the University of Oregon suggests that the key to reducing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among...

Vaccines That Keep the Monsters of the Past at Bay

In 1867, a yellow fever epidemic swept Memphis… Across the street from me, ten persons lay dead from the plague. The dead...

Queer Youth Fund Announces Half A Million in Grants to Organizations Serving LGBT Youth

Tuesday, the Liberty Hill Foundation announced $500,000 in grants would be given to five community-based organizations serving LGBTQ youth. The multi-year grants...

New Report Urges Schools To Make Leap to “Digital” Textbooks By 2017

Monday, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released a new report detailing the influence of recent technologies — such as digital...

U.S. Department of Labor Holds Conference to Unveil New Child Labor Findings

“Globalization has now linked the fate of workers everywhere,” said Carol Pier, deputy undersecretary for International Affairs for the United States Department...

Results from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Boy Scouts of America Apologize for Sex Abuse

After more than 20 years of rejecting accusations that it mishandled the problem of sex abuse in its ranks, the Boy Scouts...

Report: Perceptions of Risk Affect Teen Substance Use

More teens now perceive using marijuana once or twice a week to be a lower risk to their health than smoking cigarettes...

Microsoft Launches New Initiative to Fight Global Youth Unemployment

Last week, Microsoft announced a new global initiative called YouthSpark, which seeks to improve conditions for more than 300 million young people...

2011 National School Climate Survey: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Our Nation’s Schools

Social Network Provides Support for Foster Kids Aging Out of the System

Foster children have a new support system to turn to when they turn 18 (21 in some states) and age out of...