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All posts tagged "substance use"
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5.3KNewsChild Protective Services Target Minority, Poor Women, Report Says
In 2018, Elizabeth Brico left her Florida home for three days following a fight with her mother-in-law. After her mother-in-law called Florida’s...
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2.3KNewsVermont Adopting Icelandic Program to Curb Substance Use
What can youth advocates in rural New England learn about reducing teen drug and alcohol use from a small island nation just...
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4.4K► ReportsMentoring for Preventing and Reducing Substance Use and Associated Risks Among Youth
The National Mentoring Resource Center recently published this comprehensive review of the most effective mentoring practices for the prevention and reduction of...
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2.1KGrantsNY,MA Youth w/ Disabilities and Mental Health Issues Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth w/ Disabilities, Youth Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Learning Disabilities, Special Education | Amount: $10,000 - $40,000 | Deadline: Jan....
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2.4K► ReportsTobacco Product Use and Associated Factors Among Middle and High School Students
The CDC uses the latest results from the National Youth Tobacco Survey to provide an overview of the current rates of tobacco...
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4.4KNewsHow Homelessness, Mental Illness, Substance Use and the Criminal Justice System Collided in Little Five Points
Torch has been on the street 11 years, he says. With no fixed address, he is a permanent resident of Little Five...
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3.4K► ReportsTransgender Identity and Experiences Among High School Students
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released this study showing the prevalence of transgender high school students to be nearly...
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2.2K► ReportsTobacco Retail Licensing and Youth Product Use
Researchers use data from a comprehensive survey of youth to look at whether our nation's widely-varying tobacco retail licensing regulations have a...
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2.0KGrantsUnderage Drinking Prevention/Reduction Program Grants
Subject: Substance Use/Abuse, Alcohol, Underage Drinking, Health, Youth Welfare, Safety | Deadline: Mar. 22, 2019 | Amount: Up to $50,000
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6.0KOpinionDecades After Media, Child Welfare Got ‘Crack Babies’ Wrong, Damage to Women of Color Lives On
Editorial writers rarely do their own reporting. Most of the time they comment on what reporters for their publications have found or...
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4.1KNewsVideo Project Brings Together Urban and Rural Teens, Teaches New Skills
When James Hatfield, 17, left Campbell County, Tenn., to travel to the Bronx, New York, six months ago, he was nervous...
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4.2KNewsChild Care Gains Funds in Congress Budget Deal; Outlook Good for After-school Programs
Children and youth could see some gains under a bill that passed Congress early this morning, funding the government through March 23....
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3.0KOpinionOne Family, Five Stories of Anytime, Anywhere Learning
So far on our journey through Jobs for the Future’s student-centered learning framework, you have met...
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3.9KNewsFrom Detention to Graduation: Examining Role of Education in U.S. Juvenile Justice System
At 7 a.m., teenagers are scurrying to dress and head to class. There are no parents or older siblings nearby to push...
