Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssaySudden, Lasting Separation From Parent Can Permanently Alter Brain Development
At birth, the brain is the most underdeveloped organ in our body. It takes up until our mid-20s for our brains to...
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1.8KEditorialMariah Charles’ Arrest Is Yet More Proof of Injustices Against Youth of Color
After it happened, the beating, the arrest, the sudden violence on the way to school, the high school sophomore wasn’t the same.
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4.8KNewsHow to Teach STEM and Have Fun With Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
When the cereal box slid down and dumped its contents in the toilet, the eighth graders cheered. They had successfully built a...
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayCuriosity Is the Cure to Fearing Uncertainty, Refusing Risks
Uncertainty is an unsung hero. It’s one thing we all share in different degrees. As a culture we don’t cherish uncertainty. We’re...
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3.1KFrom the BureausTrauma of Her Violent Arrest Lingers, Even As Young New Yorker Beats the System
After it happened, the beating, the arrest, the sudden violence on the way to school, the high school sophomore wasn’t the same.
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3.2KFrom the BureausArrested for Not Carrying an ID on Way to High School, Young New Yorker Opts to Fight
Mariah Charles woke up on Tuesday faced with a difficult decision. Does she take a plea to a crime she didn’t commit...
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8.1KGuest Opinion EssayTampa Child Welfare Puts Too Many Kids in Foster Care Due to Media Fear, State Report Says
Responding to revelations by Tampa, Florida television station WFLA-TV, revelations that included foster children forced to spend their days, and sometimes nights,...
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2.3K► ReportsTransforming Closed Youth Prisons: Repurposing Facilities to Meet Community Needs
As the number of youth incarcerated across the country continues to falls significantly due to successful juvenile justice reform initiatives, the Urban...
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5.9KGuest Opinion EssayWhy Young People Take Social Action: Self-Determination and Youth Activism
Each generation possesses a somewhat egotistic belief that they are wiser and more competent than the generation before. We are no exception....
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4.7K► NewsmakersElizabeth Coté, MD, MPA is New Chief Health Officer of the Nat’l Institute for Children’s Health Quality
The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) recently named Elizabeth Coté, MD, MPA as chief health officer effective May 31, 2018.
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10.1KGuest Opinion EssayHow Big Brothers Big Sisters Is Making Its Mentoring Programs More Inclusive for LGBTQ People
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning youth face extremely high rates of bullying, depression and homelessness. At school, they often experience bullying...
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5.4KYouth VoicesDayonn Davis Stole a Pair of Nikes. He’s Going to Prison for 5 Years. Why?
Dayonn Davis was 15 when he committed a crime that would get him tried in court as an adult. A Facebook sale...
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2.1KNewsNew York City’s Gang Database Is 99% People of Color, Chief of Detectives Testifies
Ninety-nine percent. The number sent an audible gasp throughout the City Council chamber. Chief of Detectives Dermot F. Shea had just read...
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3.5KGuest Opinion EssayLos Angeles Meeting Foster Care Challenges With Simulation Labs, More Social Workers, Mentoring
I know from experience the precarious start so many of the children in the foster care system face. I myself was living...
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1.5K► ReportsMinority Serving Institutions as Engines of Upward Mobility
The American Council on Education highlights the important role minority serving institutions (MSIs) play in promoting upward income mobility. The report shows...
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2.5KNewsOlder Justice-involved Youth Have Unique Needs When Released, Report Says
A new report from a coalition of juvenile justice organizations is intended to help communities better serve people 18 to 24 who...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayCollaboration, Training, Diverse Programs Help Us Work Against Racism Locally
As a passionate advocate for children and families to thrive and recognizing the barriers and violence created by racism, I’d like to...
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3.3K► NewsmakersAlex M. Johnson is Hired as Program Director at the California Wellness Foundation
Alex M. Johnson is a new program director at the California Wellness Foundation (CWF). In this position, he will be focused on...
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayA Graphic Memoir About Working With Youth
I have worked since 1981 with teenagers who are homeless, runaways, addicted to drugs and alcohol, in the criminal justice system, former...
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2.6KGrantsOpioid-Affected Youth and Family Support Program Grants
Subject: Substance Abuse, Opioids, Opioid Abuse, Child/Youth Welfare, Family Support, Safety | Deadline: July 2, 2018 | Amount: Up to $1,010,253
