All posts tagged "Youth Development"

Social, Demographic, and Health Outcomes in the 10 Years Following Adolescent Depression

Mix of Heart, Strategy Lifts Youth

While working on a brochure for Mohawk Industries, Echo Garrett heard many stories about the company’s then-vice president of marketing, Sam Bracken....

‘I’m Only as Good as my Staff:’ Camp Directors Say Training is Key

Approximately 12 million children and teens attend summer camp every year, but whether camps serve any larger purpose beyond filling long, hot...

Promoting LGBT Adolescents’ Health and Well-Being

Health care providers and other professionals have many opportunities to support and encourage the healthy development of LGBT youth, who may be...

Sexual Initiation, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy Among Young Adolescents

Do School Districts Matter?

Top Headlines 4/2

Juvenile Justice  Massachusetts House Minority Whip Bradford R. Hill, R-Ipswich, will testify before the Joint Committee on Judiciary on behalf of legislation...

Dating Trajectories From Middle to High School: Association With Academic Performance and Drug Use

Kids that Begin Dating in Middle School Four Times Likelier to Drop Out Than Their Peers

A study recently published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence finds that kids that begin dating in middle school are nearly four times likelier...

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...

Changes in Prevalence of Parent-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in School-aged U.S. Children: 2007 to 2011–2012

Promoting the Well-Being of Children Whose Parents Are Gay or Lesbian

Juvenile Justice Reform in Connecticut: How Collaboration and Commitment Have Improved Public Safety and Outcomes for Youth

Raising the Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

Teens and Technology 2013

Teen Dating Abuse and Harassment in the Digital World: Implications for Prevention and Intervention

Cold Case Project: 2012 Annual Report for Georgia’s Child Welfare System

Grants Awarded: February – March 2013

  The Nord Family Foundation nordff.org/ (440) 984-3939 Amherst, OH Grants awarded to: The Cleveland Play House, in support of the community...

National Chief for Job Corps Resigned Last November

The country’s largest job training program for low-income youth has been without a permanent leader since last November, a little-discussed development as...

At Conference, Legal Experts on Representing Special Needs Young People

ATLANTA — “Any time a child has to go to juvenile court on a delinquent charge, or an unruly charge, that child...