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The Meth Epidemic: Hype vs. Reality

To even the most casual observer, the news media this summer gave the impression that a methamphetamine epidemic has created a child...

News

Report Roundup from October 2005

Education2005 ACT ScoresAmerican College Testing Program Hundreds of thousands of 2005 high school graduates will begin college or work academically unprepared and...

Research

Research of Note from October 2005

Declines in Youth Drug Use Don’t Tell the Full Story The 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and HealthU.S. Substance Abuse and...

Opinion

Abstinence Ed: Why the Fuss?

To abstain or not to abstain – that is a question many young people are asking themselves. Most adults and youth, and...

Opinion

Psychologists, Mental Health and Youth Development

Many professional groups comprise the tapestry of what Youth Today readers call “youth work”: Educators, health professionals, managers with MBAs, sociologists and...

News

Report Roundup of September 2005

Education The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Transitions and the Role of Supportive Relationships, 2005MetLife This year’s annual survey focuses on...

Research

Research of Note for September 2005

Old Myth: The Rise in Girls’ Violence An Assessment of Recent Trends in Girls’ Violence Using Diverse Longitudinal Sources: Is the Gender...

News

Report Roundup of July – August 2005

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

News

Report Roundup for June 2005

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Getting Businesses to Sign On

Thirty-one years ago, Larry Woolridge figured that one way to funnel troubled Louisville youth to local shelters is to bring the shelters...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Feedin’ Fannie

Feedin’ Fannie When a kid hears the words “Fannie Mae,” a lady’s posterior comes to mind. When an adult hears those same...

Research

Research of Note from June 2005

Violence Among Rural Youth Violence and Rural Teens: Teen Violence, Drug Use, and School-Based Prevention Services in Rural AmericaRural Health Research Center,...

News

Report Roundup for May 2005

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

News

Report Roundup for April 2005

Child Welfare Substance Use and Need for Treatment among Youths Who Have Been in Foster Care U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

TEEN LINE

Los Angeles, Calif.(310) 423-3401www.teenlineonline.org Objective: To provide a teen-to-teen helpline with community outreach services. In a Nutshell: Teens are trained...

News

Report Roundup for March 2005

Child WelfareEstimating Financial Support for Kinship CaregiversThe Urban Institute This brief examines government payments to children in private kinship care (77 percent...

Research

Research of Note for March 2005

Immigrant Kids, Married Parents and Poverty The Health and Well-Being of Young Children of Immigrants The Urban Institute Available free at www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=311139 ...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier