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Residential Facilities: Improved Data and Enhanced Oversight Would Help Safeguard the Well-Being of Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Challenges

The number of state-reported fatalities of youth in residential facilities, by agency and facility type. U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Federal investigations...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Crystal Fear, Crystal Clear

Eva WundermanSpeed Productions/Fanlight Productions45 minutes. VHS $199; DVD $229. Rentals available. Wunderman’s documentary follows the lives of three young methamphetamine users and...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

http://www.spotlightonpoverty.org Launched last fall by several foundations, including the Annie E. Casey and Eos foundations, this site addresses poverty issues in the...

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Meeting the Mental Health and Developmental Needs of Adopted Children

Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Noting the significantly higher risk of medical and psychological issues for children adopted from the child welfare...

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Volumetric MRI Study of Brain in Children with Intrauterine Exposure to Cocaine, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana

Children’s Hospital Boston Prenatal exposure to drugs, alcohol and tobacco continues to affect the brain into early adolescence, say researchers who used...

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Geography Matters; Child Well-Being in the States

Every Child Matters Education Fund The well-being of children in different states can vary greatly, finds this report, which ranks states on...

Research

Abstinence-Only and Comprehensive Sex Education and the Initiation of Sexual Activity and Teen Pregnancy

University of Washington, Seattle Available at http://www.planetwire.org/files.fcgi/7689_Ab_Only_Ed_Kohler_.pdf Yet another study has confirmed that abstinence-only programs have a minimal effect on risky sexual...

News

Washington Targets Behavior Modification Programs

Privately-run behavior modification programs would face tougher federal scrutiny if a bill proposed by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) becomes law. The Stop...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Agencies Host Public Talks About Drinking

Community-based organizations are hosting 1,602 town hall meetings around the country to discuss underage drinking, in a biennial, 50-state effort supported by...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

State, Families at Odds over Mental Care for Foster Kids

Arizona Republic In order to make it more attractive for families to adopt foster children, Arizona says it will provide monthly stipends...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Being Different; Staying Safe

Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Once a month, in a downtown Walla Walla, Wash., coffee shop, about a dozen lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Tiffany Carson

Tiffany Carson Co-DirectorTalk About It! Spartanburg, S.C.(864) 529-5430Talkaboutit1@gmail.com Age: 32 Salary: $30,000 About Talk About It!: This program, run by the Mt....

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Online “Predators” and Their Victims: Myths, Realities, and Implications for Prevention and Treatment

University of New Hampshire The media-created perception that sex offenders use trickery and physical force to molest children they meet online is...

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The Quality of Teen Relationships Influences Decisions about Contraception

Child Trends For youth, having fewer sexual relationships correlates with more frequent use of contraception, find researchers who surveyed 4,556 unmarried, sexually...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

National Center on Sexual Behavior and Youth

http://www.ncsby.org NCSBY, which provides information and training about the management of adolescent sex offenders and children with sexual behavior problems, uses its...

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