Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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8.2KOpinionTampa 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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6.1KOpinionWhy 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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4.9K► 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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10.4KOpinionHow 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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2.2KNewsNew 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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3.6KOpinionLos 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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1.6K► 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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2.6KNewsOlder 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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1.8KOpinionCollaboration, 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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3.4K► 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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2.6KOpinionA 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
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3.8KOpinionFoster Kids Need Consistent, Caring Adult — a Full-time Mentor
Imagine if we could give every child in foster care a consistent, caring adult who walked alongside them for 12½ years, no...
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7.5K► ReportsEnd of Childhood Report and Index 2018
The second annual End of Childhood Report and Index from Save the Children compares the latest data from 175 countries to determine...
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2.2KNewsGeorgia SROs Divided on Whether Teachers Should Be Armed
“Stay behind this line,” said an elementary school teacher preparing students for a school drill. “I’ll grab some dark paper to cover...
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5.9KOpinionChild Welfare Policy Around Opioids Driven By Ignorance and Arrogance
At first glance, a “research brief” issued in March by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concerning opioids and child...
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3.1K► NewsmakersDavid E. Stucki Elected Deputy-President of the Int’l Association of Youth & Family Judges & Magistrates
Judge David E. Stucki was recently elected by the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (IAYFJM) as its deputy-president....
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7.9KOpinionRacial Microaggressions on the College Campus: What Faculty Should Be Doing
Despite an increase in diversity training and sensitivity programs, the instances of racial microaggressions are on the rise. The college campus has...
