Youth Today
All posts tagged "Mental Health"
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3.4KNewsFrom Detention to Graduation: Examining Role of Education in U.S. Juvenile Justice System
At 7 a.m., teenagers are scurrying to dress and head to class. There are no parents or older siblings nearby to push...
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Youth Education and Development Program Grants in AL, GA and FL
Subject: Education, Youth Development, Mental Health, Community Development | Deadline: Nov. 15, 2017 (letter of inquiry); Dec. 15, 2017 (applications)
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Stressors, Mental Health, and Sources of Support Among LGBTQ Public High School Students in New York City
The New York City Department of Health used data from the 2015 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey and findings from...
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1.3KOpinionRole of Law Enforcement in Our Schools Can Be Supportive, Benign
As fall rolls around, parents and young people are preparing for a new school year. So too are teachers, school...
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Unlocking Youth: Legal Strategies to End Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Facilities
The Juvenile Law Center recently released this new report which outlines the counterproductive nature and the great harm caused by the solitary...
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Youth/Childhood Obesity, Opioid Abuse and Mental Health Program Grants for Disadvantaged Communities
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Substance Abuse, Childhood Obesity, Mental Health | Deadline: Aug. 1, 2017
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Reducing Youth Obesity, Opioid Abuse Care/Prevention, and Youth Mental Health Improvement Program Grants
Subject: Community Development, Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Substance Abuse, Drugs, Childhood Obesity | Deadline: July 31, 2017
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Improving and Expanding Mentoring Programs for Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Mentoring, Mental Health, Youth Development, Sex Trafficking | Deadline: June 15, 2017
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Grants for Programs Helping Boys and Young Men of Color Cope With Trauma and Stress
Subject: Youth Welfare, Minority Youth, Mental Health | Deadline: May 2, 2017
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Promising Gains, Persistent Gaps: Youth Disconnection in America
This new report from Measure of America presents findings gathered from the latest data about youth across the country who are neither...
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Youth and Family Bereavement Support Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Family Support, Mental Health | Deadline: Apr. 10, 2017
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18.3KMagazinesBokeh Focus website: Youth photographers and writers
Focusing the spotlight on creative youth. Explore Bokeh Focus' website and its always growing collections of photo essays, stories and videos by...
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16.9KMagazinesSubstance use: New focus, new solutions
Finding ways to make a difference in the lives of users and their families. Explore our digital magazine with news stories, personal...
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Child Welfare Information and Education Program Grants
Subject: Child Welfare, Health, Mental Health, Youth Development | Deadline: July 15, 2017
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2.1KNewsFear of Deportation, Hate Crimes Reportedly Threaten Mental Health of Young Californians
In the months leading up to the presidential election, Guillermo and his friends at Oakland International High School had a running joke.
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1.8KNewsLegislation with Mental Health Reforms, Opioid Prevention Funding Heads to Senate
A major medical innovation bill that could help children and families with mental health reforms and funding to fight opioid addiction is...
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2.3KOpinionHow to Reduce the Use of Chemical Restraints on Foster Children
We American taxpayers spend many, many millions of dollars on chemical restraints, also known as antipsychotic medications, that we administer to children...
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Depression Is a Deadly Growing Threat to Our Youth: Time to Rally
This new report published in Pediatrics uses nationwide data to show a startling and disturbing rise in the percentage of adolescents experiencing...
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6.8KFrom the BureausA Troubled Life of Truancy, Drugs Leads to Foster Care, Early Death
Only a few years apart, Andrew Lavin and Jennifer Cohen grew up together, first in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and then in Staten...
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2.6KNewsPuberty Blockers May Improve The Mental Health Of Transgender Adolescents
Puberty is no picnic, even in the best of circumstances. Once the sex hormones estrogen or testosterone kick in, there’s no turning...
