September usually marks the return to school, with teachers setting up classrooms and youth headed off on a new year of learning...
Positive Tomorrows is among only a few schools in the nation, including the Monarch School in San Diego and the Boyce Ansley...
For those children who have had traumatic experiences, a safe and respectful environment is a basic need. It has to be created...
In Washington state, young children birth to 3 make up 42% of dependency cases filed in 2018. Of all children who go...
In our current pandemic situation, extended school closures and fears about reopening them for in-person learning have created an environment in which...
Throughout this pandemic it has been a struggle for many of us as we try to follow the “rules.” Wearing a mask...
The national debate about gun violence in the United States generally falls into familiar patterns. We express shock and horror at acts...
Most schools around the country are still scrambling to get into this school year. States and local districts are continuously updating their...
This Saturday at 3 p.m. cars will pull into the marina in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, and park, leaving at least one...
When four youth choruses held a concert in Dallas last October, the audience wasn’t left twiddling their thumbs while each group walked...
The National Conference of State Legislatures published a comprehensive report in April 2018 that said the position of the state ombudsman for...
COVID-19 has led to many necessary changes for people all over the world. One is the way we think about safety and...
There are policies and practices that have been proven to work for communities that embrace them. Adopting such measures need not be...
After a tense and uncertain summer, after-school providers funded through 21st Century Community Learning Centers are able to step back and take...
The CDC releases a new worrying report showing recent significant increases in youth suicide rates in at least 42 states.
According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway in 2019, more than two-thirds of foster youth in the U.S. have siblings. It’s a ...
The Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson will be the next president and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), succeeding civil rights leader...
What makes mentoring programs effective? And what makes some programs more effective than others? These questions have existed for years in youth...
The U.S. Department of Justice recently released two statistical reports that appear to stand in contrast. A report released in June of...
The Santa Clara County (California) Board of Supervisors approved in May a basic income pilot program for youth who are transitioning out...