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The Enigma of Scientifically Based Youth Work

The Enigma of Scientifically Based Youth Work From the strangest quarters, “scientifically based research” leading to government funding decisions is now all...

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Newsmakers for April 2002

Feds After languishing in the Senate for 10 months, the appointment of John Robert Flores as administrator of the Office of Juvenile...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for April 2002

Child Welfare "Quotas alleged for child-abuse caseworkers"The Miami HeraldA company hired by the state of Florida to help administer child welfare...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

News Briefs for April 2002

Pollution Kills Children Environmental hazards account for the annual death of approximately 3 million children under age 5 worldwide, according to the...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Congress’s Anonymous “Healthy Youth Prevention Program” ($100,000)

The names of actual groups or programs in the criminal justice, education and social service sectors directly funded by Congress amply illustrate...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Will Drug Ads Bowl Kids Over?

Aside from watching football, humorous beer commercials and Britney Spears, Super Bowl fans were the first to glimpse the Office of National...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

News Briefs for March 2002

Gay Adoptions OK: Citing the estimated 9 million children in the United States with at least one gay parent, the American Academy...

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Newsmakers for March 2002

Nonprofits After almost 30 years in operation, the Center for Community Change (CCC) has decided to plunge into the media game. The...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for March 2002

Child welfare nonprofit says give it timeTampa Tribune An experiment to privatize child welfare in two Florida counties isn’t going so well,...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for March 2002

Advocacy Children’s Rights: Policy and Practice, by John Pardeck, is a valuable tool for those who work in social services as well...

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Illicit Drug Policies: Selected Laws from the 50 States

A valuable and convenient reference for anyone involved in drug policy, the data reveal a significant variance of drug abuse policy from...

Research

Research of Note for March 2002

A focus on studies that help youth workers identify the strengths in even the most at-risk youth, but also remind staff to be...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

AIDS Awareness In Madison County (AAIM)

Alton, Ill.(618) 463-1906nayturMS@aol.com Objective: Promoting AIDS Awareness in the St. Louis area through hip-hop culture and youth-run media campaigns. In a...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Kids Quill: Taming the Inner Bully

Research on bullying suggests that many bullies enjoy dominating others in part because of “cognitive distortions” that silence their consciences (e.g., minimizing...

News

The Preemies Are Alright

A study of people who were born prematurely sheds more light on the ever-amazing resiliency of kids to overcome trauma. The study...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Teen’s Suicide May Prompt New Rules on Student Pilots

Four days after a 15-year-old flight student committed suicide by flying a plane into a Florida building, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...

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