Youth Today
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1.9KVideosWhen the Caretaker Has Nowhere to Turn
"[If] we could keep them out of foster care and just work on with what's going on with the family at home,...
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2.6KOpinionReframing the Opioid Epidemic: Lawmakers Must Put Children First
Opioid use in the U.S. is a crisis. For 30 percent of kids removed from their parents’ care, substance use in the...
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Grants
Juvenile Justice Reform Planning Training & Technical Assistance Grants
Subject: Juvenile Justice | Deadline: May 31, 2016
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1.8KOpinionFoster Caretaker Must Be Ready to Be Thoroughly Supportive of LGBT Youth
For many youth, foster care can be a safe place for care and support when the biological family does not provide appropriate...
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1.7KNewsObama Affirms at Drug Summit That Addiction Is Disease, Not Moral Failure
Justin Riley, president of Young People in Recovery, got to sit next to President Obama at the National Rx Drug Abuse and...
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1.5KVideosFoster Kids in the House
"You might not be able to choose what time you go to bed or what you're eating for dinner, but you can...
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3.3KOpinionAddiction Doesn’t Discriminate, So Why Should We?
As prescription pain medication abuse grows in prevalence among youth, we can expect the rates of accidental overdose deaths among 12- to...
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1.6KNewsEmpowering Youth Workers to Tackle the Needs of Young People in America
Two national conferences highlight how youth workers and educators are uniquely positioned to spotlight the needs of children and demand action. The...
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11.7KOpinionFoster Parents Should Grieve When a Child Leaves Their Family
The comment made to me the most by those who are not foster parents is: “I could not do what you do....
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Future Interrupted: The Collateral Damage Caused by Proliferation of Juvenile Records
The Juvenile Law Center highlights the lifelong consequences of the existence of permanent and non-confidential, accessible arrest and sentencing records of juveniles....
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Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card
This new report from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University in partnership with the Education Law Center evaluates and compares...
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2016 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning?
The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings' latest report examines the efficacy of reading and math in the Common Core, the...
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1.2KOpinionYouth Workers Need to Be Advocates for Greater Intervention
For too long, adult intervention has been society’s knee-jerk reaction instead of youth intervention. It is a failed approach, and a fundamental...
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1.4KYouth VoicesGender-Nonconforming Foster Youth Found Acceptance, Concrete Help at High School
A teenage writer explores the difference adults made in his life through acceptance: “School is a way for me to not turn...
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4.5KNewsNolan’s Story
"I just couldn't stop," said Nolan Eley, 25, who lived through a revolving door of getting help, relapsing and alienating loved ones...
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2.3KNewsHouse Bills Seek to Improve Out-of-state Foster Placements, Infant Welfare
The House just passed legislation (which also has been introduced in the Senate) that aims to reduce the amount of time it...
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1.8KWhat's On Your Bookshelf?What’s On Your Bookshelf?
Looking for some good reading to expand your knowledge and youth-development practice? Youth Today speaks with leading experts in the field to...
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1.2KOpinionAddressing the Gun Violence Epidemic: America Has the Will, Philanthropy Can Help Show the Way
From outbreaks of polio to the embrace of automobile seatbelts, the United States has a long record of rising to the challenge...
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3.8KOpinionThe American Dream Delayed by Addiction
A young writer reflects on how his father’s addiction impacted his family, his growing up and his own substance use. “After everything,...
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2.2KOpinionSubstance Abuse Prevention Must Move Beyond Health Care Settings
To turn the tide on opiate addiction and right the course of many young lives before intensive and costly treatment is needed,...
