Youth Today

Report Roundup for November 2003

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

News Briefs for September 2003

World Tobacco Law Advances Proponents of an international treaty on tobacco control, which focuses on preventing youth smoking, are pushing for ratification...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for September 2003

Help, But Not Enough, for Girl Who Was Discarded TwiceThe New York Times During the eight years of Stephanie Ramos’ life, she...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for September 2003

African-American Her Rite of Passage: How to Design and Deliver a Rites of Passage Program for African-American Girls and Young Women, by...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for July-August 2003

After School Promising Practices in Afterschool http://www.afterschool.org%20provides youth workers with a valuable resource that covers all aspects of creating or improving...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for June 2003

AbuseEmerging Practices In the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, by David Thomas, Christine Leicht, Candy Hughes, Amy Madigan and Kathy Dowell,...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

International Language Camp

Portland, Ore.(503) 531-0451http://internationallanguagecamp.home.attbi.com Objective: To help children learn foreign languages and cultures through immersion. In a Nutshell: International Language Camp (ILC)...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for April 2003

Abuse When Something Feels Wrong: A Survival Guide About Abuse for Young People, by Deanna S. Pledge, is a resource to direct...

News

Report Roundup for February 2003

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

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...

Research

Research of Note for September 2002

Because September is back-to-school month, it’s a good time to think about schools. Two of the three new studies below focus on...

Research

Research of Note for May 2002

This month’s Research Watch provides information about the effectiveness of drug prevention programs, the impact of role models on youth and new...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Honors for April 2002

HASBRO Teens With the Courage to Give Award For: Young people who have “faced physical and/or emotional obstacles, reached out to make...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

H.O.T. Salsa Project

San Antonio, Texas (210)-335-1727gfaulk1960@yahoo.com Objective: To provide valuable workforce knowledge to at-risk youth in a residential setting with hands-on learning experience. In...

News

Using Hip-Hop in Youth Programs

Back in 1998 a wonderful youth program in Brooklyn, El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice, came under the spotlight of critical...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Expiration Expected

Hometown-girl-made-good Marian Wright Edelman, 62, is far from dead. But that hasn’t deterred Congress from approving two earmarks for the planned Marian...

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Role Models, Ethnic Identity, and Health Risk Behaviors in Urban Adolescents

A youth's role model often shares his or her gender and/or race, according to this survey conducted in Los Angeles.

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

Web Watch for March 2002

Teen Hoopla: Say What?www.ala.org/teenhoopla/saywhat/index2.htmloffers a forum for youths to express their views on issues ranging from the Sept. 11 attacks to school...

Opinion