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Scout’s Honor

Click on the cover to read a PDF version of the entire book online. Why Now? A few years ago, when Scout’s...

2008 Survey of Washington State Youth in Foster Care

In what is being called the most extensive single-state, direct survey of foster youth about their experiences in care, about three-quarters of...

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Cases of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, by Race/Ethnicity, 2002-2006

More than 5,300 13- to 24-year-olds in the United States contracted HIV/AIDS in 2006, according to the CDC.

News

Teens Among Children Abandoned at Nebraska Hospitals

Nebraski legislators are considering changing the state’s recently enacted “safe haven” law designed to save newborns after some unexpected results: parents abandoning...

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Continuing in Foster Care beyond Age 18: How Courts Can Help

Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago This study finds that youth who stay in foster care past the...

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Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity from Ages 9 to 15 Years

National Institutes of Health In a long-term study of more than 1,000 children, researchers at NIH found that at age 9, children...

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Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation: Summer Nutrition Status Report 2008

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) When school lets out for summer, some 13.5 million children lose access to healthy meals, according...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

10-Year Sentence for Adoption Fraud

By Grace Lavigne A woman who used fake identities to adopt 11 disabled children – whom authorities say she kept locked in...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Michigan Settles Foster Care Lawsuit

Michigan has agreed to implement major reforms in its foster care system under a settlement reached in a class-action lawsuit. The...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Teams Selected to Improve Assessments

By Grace Lavigne The American Humane Association and Casey Family Programs have chosen 21 teams from public and tribal child welfare...

News

Law Fosters Higher Ed Opportunities

Buried in a 431-page reauthorization measure for higher education are a few small but potentially important provisions that should boost supportive...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Homeless Shelter Focuses on Youths

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Being homeless is hard enough, but being a homeless teenager adds even more problems to an already tumultuous...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Number of Teen Shooting Deaths Drops to Decade Low

The Sacramento Bee The number of Sacramento County teens who have been killed in 2008 is the lowest in at least...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Danielle Warthen

Danielle Warthen Director of Clinical ServicesThe Children’s CenterSalt Lake City, Utah(801) 582-5534http://www.tccslc.org. Age: 26 About Children’s Center: The Children’s Center works...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Teens Need to Have a Say in Placement

Represent, New York City In foster care, a voice is one of the most important things you need to survive. Without a...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

I’m Not Safe Here: Facing Abuse in Foster Care

Represent, New York City Foster care exists to keep kids safe, but sometimes kids who are removed from their homes wind up...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

When You Can’t Prove Cause and Effect …

Program: The Enough Abuse Campaign. Organization: The Massachusetts Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Partnership. Type of Evaluation: Statewide program inventory; pre- and...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Legal Center for Foster Care and Education (FCE)

http://www.abanet.org/child/education/home.shtml Through its website, the Legal Center FCE acts as a clearinghouse on legal and policy matters affecting the education of...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Another State Bans Prone Restraints

Pennsylvania has become the fifth state to ban youth residential programs from using prone restraints, which can lead to accidental asphyxiation or...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier