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Abstinence Ed Money Makes Odd Bedfellows

Leslee Unruh recalls the days not long ago when she and a few colleagues traveled the country like frontier pioneers, urging youth...

News

Abuse Drops as Teens See Danger

Maybe the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on advertisements to discourage teen smoking, drinking and illegal drug use are paying dividends....

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Rural Youth Workers Suppress Yawning Gaps

In many rural areas, the old adage that idle hands are the devil’s playground is a fact of life. Alcohol and drug...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for February 2003

Juvenile Justice Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center Onlinewww.jrsa.org/jjecis a valuable instrument for any juvenile justice worker. A collaboration between the U.S. Office...

Guest Opinion Essay

Freedom: For Adults Only

In recent visits to Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica and Ecuador, I saw adolescents routinely behaving in ways that would horrify American experts:...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for December 2002 – January 2003

The Demons of Childhood: Young Brains Break. Then Comes the Broken Care System.U.S. News and World Report According to some estimates, 20...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for December 2002 – January 2003

Advocacy Children’s Rights: Policy and Practice, by John Pardeck, is an extensive tool to help readers advocate for children’s rights. Pardeck traces...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Bike Out

Venice, Calif.(310) 452-7785www.bikeout.org Objective: To promote physical health and foster self esteem in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) youth and their...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for December 2002-January 2003

Civic Engagement Child Slavery in Your Chocolatewww.radicalthought.orgexplores the horrific practice of child slavery in the cocoa fields of Ivory Coast. Developed...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

News Briefs for November 2002

Should Convicted Kids Go to Class? Two Philadelphia high school students are suing the school district over a state law that prohibits...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for November 2002

Lost Children: A Look at Kids, Mental IllnessThe Spokesman-Review A weeklong series in the Spokane, Wash., daily looks at families struggling to...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for November 2002

Education The Self-Directed Learning Handbook, by Maurice Gibbons, explains how to help middle and high school students practice self-directed learning, a process...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Y-Line

Springfield, Mo.(417) 887-4343 Objective: To provide employment, job training and social skills practice to poor teens who face barriers to employment...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for November 2002

Civic Engagement Free The Childrenwww.freethechildren.orgis a great website for youth workers trying to make a connection between their youth and kids...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for October 2002

At-Risk Kids No Disposable Kids, by Larry K. Brendtro, Arlin Ness and Martin Mitchell, suggests ways to reach children whom everybody else...

Research

Research of Note for October 2002

This month’s Research Watch gives some of the details behind the headlines questioning the effectiveness of counseling after traumatic events. Two other...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for October 2002

Civic Engagement Servenetwww.servenet.org is organized by Youth Serve America, an alliance of more than 200 service groups dedicated to getting youth...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for September 2002

Side Effects of Welfare Law: The No-Parent FamilyNew York Times National studies indicate that as a result of welfare reform, more and...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for September 2002

CommunitySchool, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, by Joyce L. Epstein, Mavis G. Sanders, Beth S. Simon, Karen Clark Salinas,...

Research