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All posts tagged "Mental Health"
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944GrantsMidwest behavioral and mental health program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Substance Abuse/Addiction, Youth Health/Welfare | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Apr. 1, 2022
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832GrantsBoulder, CO area youth-led wildfire recovery and youth mental health grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leadership, Civic Engagement, Youth Mental Health, Community, Colorado | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Apr. 3, 2022
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1.5KNewsTalking to kids about nukes: Parents, experts suggest truth
On social media, in classrooms and at the playground, children who hear about Russia's invasion of Ukraine are wondering where the war...
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1.3KNewsGeorgia lawmakers push for suicide prevention efforts in schools
As of November, 67 Georgia children had taken their own lives, according to data obtained from the state Bureau of Investigation under...
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925GrantsAt-risk youth mentoring research and evaluation project grant
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Mentoring, At-risk Youth, System-involved Youth, Research | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: Apr. 18, 2022
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1.6KNewsStates launch probe into TikTok’s effect on kids’ health
State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health, widening government...
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1.5KNewsOxford student seeks gun reform: ‘We deserve to feel safe’
Zoe Touray called for gun reform and school mental health services alongside others Wednesday on the Michigan Capitol steps as she shared...
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2.9K► PodcastsPodcast: How homeless youth services adapted to COVID
As COVID-19 upended their usual protocols, some nonprofits saw the tally of homeless youth they served plummet. But for other organizations across...
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1.7KFrom the BureausUpcoming study aims to gauge prevalence and impact of traumatic brain injury on juveniles in detention
Traumatic brain injury among juvenile offenders will be assessed as part of a three-year research project that’s slated to enroll the first...
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1.1KGrantsChild/youth mental health and gun violence prevention program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Mental Health, Gun Violence, Early Intervention, Safety | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Feb. 28, 2022
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2.4K► ReportsHidden pain: Children who lost a parent or caretaker to COVID-19 and what the nation can do to help them
COVID Collaborative and Social Policy Analytics releases a new report highlighting the number of children who have lost parents or caretakers in...
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2.1K► ReportsU.S. Surgeon General advisory: Protecting youth mental health
The U.S. Surgeon General releases a new advisory discussing the need to urgently address the youth mental health crisis across the nation.
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1.8K► NewsmakersRebecca Benghiat appointed president and COO of the Jed Foundation
Rebecca Benghiat has been chosen to lead the youth mental health and suicide prevention nonprofit, The Jed Foundation (JED), as its president...
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824GrantsGrants for improving health and well-being in underserved community schools
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Schools, Emotional Well-being, Physical Activity, Healthy Eating | Amount: $350,000 - $400,000 | Deadline: Jan. 10, 2022
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775GrantsLong Beach community and youth grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Youth Health/Welfare, Youth Development, Mental Health, Long Beach | Amount: $5,000 - $20,000 | Deadline: Nov. 11, 2021
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2.3K► ReportsLGBTQ youth suicide prevention in schools
The Trevor Project issues a new brief using data from its 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health discussing the inclusion...
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677GrantsFamily navigators for children and youth with mental health problems program research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Mental Health, Disabled Youth, Family Support, Healthcare Access | Amount: $500,000 | Deadline: Sept. 7, 2021
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2.0K► ReportsDiversity of nonbinary youth
The Trevor Project uses data from its National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to highlight and discuss the diversity of youth...
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4.0KNewsIn Florida’s murder capitol, gun suicides are overshadowed by gun homicides
It had been scarcely a year since his son was discharged from the Navy following a suicide attempt, Ramon Day said, and...
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1.2KFrom the BureausNew York project aims to narrow gap between minority versus white juvies sent to community programs, not prison
A project aiming to grant more Black and brown youth entry to community-based programs that are an alternative to juvenile incarceration will...
