All posts tagged "Violence"

Serious Fighting-Related Injuries Produce a Significant Reduction in Intelligence

America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2013

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Juvenile Justice Miami pet therapy program for juvenile offenders first in Florida. Education U.S. Department of Education investigates Swathmore’s handling of sexual...

Early Puberty and Childhood Social and Behavioral Adjustment

In the Wake of Zimmerman Verdict, Voices of Anger, Anguish and Resignation

WITH REPORTING BY SARAH AMANDOLARE, LINDSAY ARMSTRONG, CRAIG GIAMMONA, DARYL KHAN, AND CHRISTINE STRIECH NEW YORK–Trayvon Martin wasn’t from any of New...

Firearm Possession Among Adolescents Presenting to an Urban Emergency Department for Assault

Study: Young People Who Own or Carry Guns More Likely to be Victims of Gun Violence

  A survey of almost 700 subjects finds nearly a quarter of young people who visited a Flint, Mich., emergency room for...

The Annie E. Casey Foundation: 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book

The Comeback States – Reducing Youth Incarceration in the United States

Violence in Student Writing: A School Administrator’s Guide

When Gretchen Oltman began teaching English literature to “a rough crowd” of Nebraska high school juniors and seniors in 1999, she assigned...

Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2012

On Memorial Day, One Nameless Organization Rallies for Gun Control

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The streets of downtown Washington, D.C. were busy with tourists and parade-goers on a day when the nation remembers...

Teens More Likely to be Perpetrators and Victims of Dating Violence

Erin was 14 when she started to date her first boyfriend. “At first, it was exciting and new,” she said. But things...

UPDATE: Ramapo Revisited, School Board Election and the Future of a Community

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — In just about any other community in the nation, last Thursday’s public meeting here set to feature opposing...

Afterschool and Deterring Youth Violence

“Afterschool programs, by their very nature, keep kids and youth safe,” said Alexis Steines, Field Outreach Manager at Afterschool Alliance, during a...

The Gun Debate, Round 2: Let’s Learn From Young People, Not Demonize Them

  While investigating the “age-crime curve” literature, we discovered a crucial omission: decades of research associating adolescent age with more crime had...

Implementing Recommendations on Children Exposed to Violence

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Immediate and decisive action is essential to help heal the wounds of millions of American children who have suffered from exposure...

First Lady Rallies for Solutions to Crime During Chicago Visit

  This story was produced by The Chicago Bureau Photo Courtesy of the US Government First Lady Michelle Obama visited her hometown of...

NRA Task Force Wants to Arm School Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Rifle Association’s task force for improving school safety released a 225-page report Tuesday with a list of recommendations, including the...

Michelle Obama to Speak on Youth Violence in Chicago

When 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed at a Chicago playground just a few days after performing at President Obama’s inauguration...