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By Sarah Barr | June 21, 2016 The lives of children improved by some measures during recent years, but their opportunities still are constrained by persistent family and neighborhood poverty, says the 2016 Kids Count Data Book. The annual report …
Young people aged 12 to 20 account for 11 percent of all alcohol consumed in the United States, and more than 90 percent of this consumption is binge drinking.
New Initiative Says Moment Is Now to End Youth Homelessness By Sarah Barr of Youth Today| June 13, 2016 A new initiative to curb youth homelessness wants to capitalize on what organizers say is a critical moment for anti-homelessness policy and …
Stop TANF from Being the Child Welfare Slush Fund By Richard Wexler | 7 hours ago Imagine this scenario: Jenny is a single mother who loves her preschool daughter. She dotes on her and does everything she can to nurture …
WASHINGTON — A bill that would give states more flexibility to use federal foster care funding to help families stay together cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday.
By Brian Goldstein | June 6, 2016 How would you react if suddenly hospitals simply replaced in-person patient visitation with video conferencing? Hospital administrators might justify this decision by saying that hospitals are scary places, so it‘s best to protect …
By Rachel Velcoff Hults and Atasi Uppal | June 8, 2016 Gabriel was 16 when he came into contact with the child welfare system for the second time. He was minimally engaged in school, but he flew under school administrators’ …
Racial Disparities Persist Even as School Suspensions Decrease, Federal Data Shows By Sarah Barr | June 7, 2016 WASHINGTON — Out-of-school suspensions dropped 20 percent nationally in recent years, but students of color and students with disabilities are still more …
Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate, So Why Should We? By Jeremiah Hopes | March 30, 2016 On March 11, “20/20” aired a special detailing the rise of heroin addiction in suburban towns in New Hampshire. Twitter buzzed with discussions that ranged from …
The Outdoor Adventure Gap: We Must Help Young People Spend Time in Nature By Maggie Dudley | May 4, 2016 Youth are increasingly spending more time indoors, spending hours in front of different screens, tuned out to their natural surroundings. …
