Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayWe Must Encourage Self-belief, Self-determination for Youth to Experience Post-traumatic Growth
The intriguing thing about human nature is that there is no one way to exist. Just recently, I was speaking with a...
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17.3KYouth VoicesWhy Teens ‘Just Joking Around’ About Racism, Sexism, Homophobia Is So Dangerous
I live in a state of privilege. Wexford, Pa., and surrounding affluent suburbs are areas that run rampant with entitlement; mostly white...
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2.1KNewsAtlanta Teens Survey Teens for Lights On Afterschool Event
To kick off its national rally for after-school programs this week, the Afterschool Alliance released survey results showing 89 percent of adults...
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3.5KNewsHomeless Youth As Prevalent in Rural Areas As in Cities, But Have Fewer Resources
A national report released today dramatically counters the notion that youth homelessness is mostly a big-city problem.
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2.3K► Reports2017 National School Climate Survey – The Experiences of LGBTQ Youth in Our Nation’s Schools
This latest edition of GLSEN's flagship report on the experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools across the country shows a worrying uptick...
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2.1K► NewsmakersMarci Young Appointed President, COO of Flamboyan Foundation
Marci Young has been appointed as president and chief operating officer (COO) of the Flamboyan Foundation. She succeeds Kristin Ehrgood as president,...
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssayHow a Positive Outlook on the Future May Protect Teens from Violence
Youth violence is pervasive and has serious consequences for teens’ health and well-being. Based on a recent Centers for Disease Control and...
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3.7K► NewsmakersLisa Hamilton Will Be Next President, CEO of Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation announced the appointment of Lisa Hamilton as its next president and CEO. She succeeds Patrick McCarthy, who...
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5.0KGuest Opinion EssaySTEAM in OST, Learning About Multiple Intelligences Will Empower Kids
What if every child had the knowledge that their talents were valuable? They would grow up confident in who they are. They...
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3.4KNewsTexas Report: Deportation Fear Hurts Health of Whole Immigrant Community
Punitive immigration policies create public health issues affecting entire communities, two advocacy groups say in a new report focusing on families in...
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3.5KGuest Opinion EssayHarnessing Youth Peer Lines Will Improve Well-being, Mental Health Crisis
There is a crisis of well-being in this country, and it’s felt most poignantly by our youth. One-third of high school students...
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1.6K► ReportsVaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months – Rates of Unvaccinated Increasing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used data from the 2017 National Immunization Survey to summarize and assess vaccination coverage across...
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2.7K► NewsmakersKathleen P. Enright Announced as New President and CEO of the Council on Foundations
The Council on Foundations has appointed Kathleen P. Enright as its new president and CEO. She will assume the duties at the...
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5.1KGuest Opinion EssayState Index to Help Guide Youth Homelessness Work
Here’s a question for you: Does a young person from Kansas deserve to be homeless more than a young person from California?...
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5.3KNewsFor Youth in Sports, Transgender Means Off the Pitch
Keiran Flynn had just finished his junior year at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga., when he decided he was ready to...
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2.5K► ReportsLevels and Trends in Child Mortality Report 2018
The United Nations Interagency Group for Child Mortality Estimation provides the most up-to-date statistics and estimates of child and young adolescent mortality...
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3.2KNewsTrump Policies Hurting Young People of Color, Immigrants Most, Report Says
America’s justice system is reverting to 1960s-style “law-and-order” policies that are exacting a heavy toll on communities of color, especially young people,...
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayCentral American Kids Come To U.S. Fleeing Record-high Youth Murder Rates
Gang violence and expanding criminal networks have made El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala — an area of Central America known as the...
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3.5K► NewsmakersAlexandra Chung Rouse is the Houston Endowment’s New Education Program Officer
Alexandra Chung Rouse recently joined the Houston Endowment as its program officer for education, beginning work on Oct. 1, 2018.
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3.0KGuest Opinion EssayBaltimore Is Tackling the Problem of Youth Violence With Its Ceasefire Movement
Violence perpetrated by youth continues to have far-reaching costs for society: It contributes to injury, community dysfunction, poor physical and mental health,...
