On an afternoon in October, kids in the Sunrise of Philadelphia after-school program made tissue-paper marigolds, assembled little altars and created masks....
As the effort to be trauma informed sweeps across youth-serving agencies, some who research and treat trauma are urging people to think...
The increase of mental health problems in kids is one of the reasons LA’s Best, an after-school provider serving 25,000 children in...
The CDC quantifies the effects that adverse childhood experiences have on one's health and socioeconomic outcomes through to adulthood. The report makes...
Summertime can either reinforce or redress the inequalities that exist for young people. That’s one takeaway from the National Academy of Sciences’...
California has comprehensively strengthened its gun safety laws over the past 25 years and is now generally considered to have the strongest...
Urban Alliance announces the appointment of Monique Cox as executive director of its Baltimore region.
Nearly two-thirds of all gun deaths in this country are self-inflicted, according to an average from 2013 to 2017. In other words,...
Many social and emotional learning models exist, but a new one introduced this year involved the Dalai Lama. The leader of Tibetan...
Nine percent of foster youth who are in middle school in New York City are proficient in math compared to approximately 40%...
The green skunky smell of lushly growing marijuana fills the air as drivers travel down the highway leading from Denver International Airport...
Formed in 2013 and established as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in 2014, the Florida Restorative Justice Association (FRJA) is the only entity in...
When we hear the words restorative justice, there is often a connection with the criminal justice system. But what if we brought...
Teenage members of the Helsinki Youth Council joined with student leaders from India and Venezuela to call for greater youth voice in...
Together for Girls, in partnership with the Equality Institute and the Oak Foundation releases a comprehensive and easy-to-read review of effective solutions...
While serving as a juvenile diversion officer, I had the opportunity to see how we use community service in the juvenile justice...
After-school staff now can gain skills and credentials through a new micro-credentialing system offered by the National AfterSchool Association. In development for...
How can after-school and summer programs recruit and retain staff more easily? The Fresh Air Fund has a few answers. The 142-year-old...
Shooting deaths of children is a serious problem that needs to be addressed in this country, as does the problem of such...
Researchers quantify the prevalence of opioid use and misuse among adolescents and young adults across the country, showing still troubling high rates...