Youth Today
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Justice Needs Specialized Training of Judges, Lawyers, Court Employees, and Courtroom Language that Doesn’t Demean
“Move the bodies.” That’s what a defense lawyer recently overheard an employee in juvenile court say, as if the young people being...
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866► Nonprofit ToolboxExplicit strategies needed to address diversity, equity and inclusion in nonprofit sector
Many resources exist to help even small nonprofits with their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, but experts assert that a deeper...
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1.9KNewsFew Barriers Prevent Gun Trafficking from Mississippi
The near-stagnant pace of federal gun law reform and lack of gun possession restrictions in Mississippi make it easy to get a...
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44.6KNewsA pistol bought in Mississippi killed a teen in Chicago
Malcolm Stuckey was pulling up in a burgundy Pontiac Grand Prix to his friend’s birthday party in Chicago’s once-prosperous Englewood neighborhood when...
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4.0KGuest Opinion EssayA Case for Better Funding of California’s Community Alternatives to Juvenile Detention and Probation
Supporters of the juvenile justice status quo wrongly claim that community-based organizations are not yet strong enough to serve all youth who...
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3.4KNewsA New Mexico foster mom posted about missing children on Facebook. Child services is suing her for it.
The brutal abuse of a New Mexico toddler, allegedly by her parents, has pitted the state’s child protective services against the girl’s...
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955NewsCDC Loosens Mask Guidance for Summer Campers
NEW YORK — Kids at summer camps can skip wearing masks outdoors, with some exceptions, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
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2.6KNewsExercise Boosts Fitness, Lowers Disease Risks for Disabled Youth
For the first time, when he was 11, Matthew Bishop got to play competitive sports with athletes who, like him, had Down...
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1.4KNewsCounselors: No ‘Quick Fix’ to Repairing Damage of Pandemic Year
Wendy Mallis was proud to be the first person in her family to go to college, but she never expected that she...
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1.0KNewsWatchdog: US Forced Deported Parents to Leave Kids Behind
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says the Trump administration, under its practice of separating families at the border, forced migrant parents...
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1.1KNewsNew Mexico Summer Programs for Youth Include New Internships
As many as 2,600 students across New Mexico could participate in the internship program, according to the Public Education Department, which announced...
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1.4KFrom the BureausMental Health Cuts in Poorest New York City Schools Amid Pandemic
As the pandemic raged across New York City in spring 2020, Jose Rivera trekked from the Bronx to Coney Island, Brooklyn to...
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2.5K► ReportsNational Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2021
The Trevor Project releases its third annual National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.
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1.0KNewsLawmakers Grill South Carolina’s Juvenile Prisons Director
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina legislators are pushing to replace the director of the state's embattled juvenile prisons, who stumbled through...
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4.2KGuest Opinion EssayTexting is Taxing on Adolescent Brains: What Can Adults Do to Help?
We all know a teenager who is incessantly texting. Is it innocuous or harmful? While it might be impossible to track the...
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674NewsKansas Governor Signs Welfare Measure Named for Murdered Boy
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' child welfare department and law enforcement officers soon will be required to visually observe a child when...
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765NewsCan Monthly Cash Payments Cut Child Poverty By Nearly Half?
Child Tax Credit payments are a key part of Democrats' COVID-19 aid bill passed in March, but for policymakers they are more...
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6.0K► ReportsNational Juvenile Arrests, 1980-2019
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention discusses the latest trends in juvenile arrests.
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3.8KNewsBiden’s Caregiver Pay-Raise Plan Aims to Stem Worker Turnover
Having caregivers come and go is a problem for many disabled people. Recognizing that,the Biden Administration has proposed a $400 billion infusion...
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1.9KNewsVirtual Prom Shows How Pandemic Challenges Can Spur Creative Solutions
From choosing a theme to booking the DJs, planning a virtual prom during a pandemic offered one group of Baltimore-area high schoolers...
