Youth Today
All posts tagged "childhood trauma"
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520OpinionChild safety was never meant to look like this
The U.S. invokes child protection to justify family separation, prolonged detention and forced placements, but this distorts the origins of child safety.
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1.9KOpinionWhat we don’t say about child sexual abuse — and why it matters
Child sexual abuse doesn’t disappear when it’s unspoken. It spreads.
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1.3KFrom the FieldEvolving with teens: Building programs to keep them connected through grief
Childhood grief can resurface as milestones magnify the absence of someone and many youth do not have the capacity to work through...
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3.5KFrom the FieldThe healing power of camp: Trauma-informed adventures for kids in foster care
These camps aren’t just about outdoor fun; they are about community and connection.
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3.0KOpinionYouth mental health is personal. Our solutions need to be systemic.
Training existing school and program staff in adolescent development, trauma response and therapeutic principles could democratize access to mental health.
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1.1KGrantsAdverse childhood experiences prevention and mitigation program grants
GRANT FOCUS: ACE, Childhood Trauma, Health/Mental Health, Healthcare Access | Amount: $100,000 - $250,000 | Deadline: June 25, 2025 (LOI)
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1.1KFrom the FieldMy ACE score reflects my history of trauma. It also connects me to my students.
Higher ACE scores often lead to more negative impacts on a child's adult life.
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2.4KGrantsGrants for programs benefiting children who have experienced trauma
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health/Welfare, Childhood Trauma, ACE, Mental Health, Child Development/Well-being | Amount: $25,000 - $300,000 | Deadline: Mar. 5, 2025
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1.7K► ReportsDisposable children: The prevalence of child abuse and trauma among children prosecuted as adults in Maryland
A report details the ACEs/childhood trauma among children prosecuted as adults in Maryland.
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1.4KGrantsYouth behavioral health workforce development program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Behavioral Health, Workforce Development, Child/Youth Mental Health, Job/Career Training | Amount: Up to $600,000 | Deadline: Jan. 21, 2025
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1.4KNewsNew York closed psych beds for youth in crisis. Now, foster care programs and host towns are being pushed to the limit.
Kids with acute mental health challenges are on campuses ill-equipped to handle them safely.
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1.6KGrantsTrauma-informed services for troubled foster youth grants
GRANT FOCUS: Foster Care/Youth, Trauma, Mental/Behavioral Health, System-involved Youth | Amount: $750,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: July 31, 2023
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2.8KNewsFive years in with millions unclaimed, is Family First helping kids and families yet?
The Family First Prevention Services Act aims to keep families together, whenever possible.
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3.2KOpinionThe youth mental health crisis is hitting girls the hardest. Here’s what needs to change.
Four in ten of the young women I work with experience suicidal ideation.
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2.0KNewsNative Americans share trauma of Arizona boarding schools
In Arizona alone, there were 47 federal Indian boarding schools.
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2.6KNewsQ&A: Beth Tyson on helping kinship families rebuild trust, fight stigma
Psychotherapist Beth Tyson specializes in helping children who are living with relatives who are not their parents, most often grandparents. Often, this...
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1.5KNews#ChurchToo revelations growing, years after movement began
Survivors of sexual assault in church settings and their advocates have been calling on churches for years to admit the extent of...
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2.4KNewsWith students in turmoil, US teachers train in mental health
Since the pandemic started, experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children. That is now playing out at schools...
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2.5KFrom the BureausQ&A: Long Island diversion court’s revamp seeks collaboration among trauma-focused child welfare and juvenile agencies and youths’ families
Launched in summer 2021 as an expansion of the incarceration-diversion program, Long Island, N.Y.'s ConcepTS also stands for “collaboration, oversight, nurturing, community,...
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1.6KGrantsTraumatized Youth Welfare Direct Services Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Mental Health, Traumatized Youth, Trauma | Amount: Up to ~$30,000 | Deadline: Mar. 1, 2020
