Youth Today
All posts tagged "PTSD"
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785NewsRebuilding after Helene and Milton: Educators share experiences from previous disasters
Reestablishing kids’ routines is essential to making them feel safe.
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2.7KNews‘It’s such a common thing now’: School shootings reached record levels in 2022
Educational settings were the second most common location of active shooter incidents.
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960GrantsTrauma-informed services for troubled foster youth grants
GRANT FOCUS: Foster Care/Youth, Trauma, Mental/Behavioral Health, System-involved Youth | Amount: $750,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: July 31, 2023
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1.8KNewsFor Chicago girls confronting violence, a school solution for reducing PTSD
Nearly 40% of girls in Chicago Public schools experience PTSD and violence-related stress.
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1.4KNewsThese foster kids need mental health care. New Mexico is putting them in homeless shelters.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Hours after Jaidryon Platero attempted suicide, an employee of New Mexico’s child welfare agency visited...
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2.2KOpinionHigh Court’s Recent Juvenile Lifer Ruling is Barbaric
The U.S. Supreme Court last month affirmed that lifetime imprisonment without the possibility of parole is just punishment for Brett Jones, who...
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2.4K► ReportsThe Tragedy of Wasted Funds and Broken Dreams: An Economic Analysis of Childhood Exposure to Crime and Violence
This new report from the University of Pennsylvania is the first of its kind to estimate the economic costs of childhood crime...
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3.9KNewsYouth Caught in Crosshairs of Cycles of Gun Violence. Is Anybody Listening?
Cassio Batteast, a community advocate in Jackson, recently sat down with 20 of the students in the local school district who were...
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3.5KNewsTexas Report: Deportation Fear Hurts Health of Whole Immigrant Community
Punitive immigration policies create public health issues affecting entire communities, two advocacy groups say in a new report focusing on families in...
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2.0KOpinionTeens’ Brains May Be Molded by Living With Neighborhood Violence
Flinching as a gunshot whizzes past your window. Covering your ears when a police car races down your street, sirens blaring. Walking...
