The Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency “When somebody in the agency acted on what I wanted, I felt valued.” —QIC-EY Council Member Child welfare systems across the country are doing better to involve voices with lived … Read More
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How can child protection agencies identify and support youth involved in or at risk of commercial child sexual exploitation?
The second largest criminal industry worldwide (second only to drug dealing and tied with the illegal arms industry), human trafficking is the fastest growing of all criminal enterprises. The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is one form of human … Read More
Victimization and Trauma Experience by Children and Youth: Implications for Legal Advocates
The Safe Start Center, ABA Center on Children and the Law, and the Child and Family Policy Associates recently released a new resource, Victimization and Trauma Experienced by Children and Youth: Implications for Legal Advocates. In this resource, you’ll find: Information about the prevalence and impact … Read More
Without Family, U.S. Children in Foster Care Easy Prey for Human Traffickers
Without family, U.S. children in foster care easy prey for human traffickers Thomson Reuters Foundation – May 03, 2018 Hundreds of thousands of U.S. children live in foster care, prey to predator sex traffickers who may find their young victims … Read More
Knowing the Signs of Youth Sex Trafficking
How You Can Help Human trafficking is one of the greatest issues the world faces today, and cases today are typically based in historical trauma. Native communities know this especially to be true. It is no secret that ever since … Read More
2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book Released
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book finds today’s youth — Generation Z — are healthier and completing high school on time despite mounting economic inequality and increasingly unaffordable college tuition. Aided by smart policies and investments in prevention, a record … Read More
National Trends on Youth in Crisis in the United States: An analysis of trends in crisis connections to the National Runaway Safeline over the past decade (2007-2017).
National Trends on Youth in Crisis in the United States: An analysis of trends in crisis connections to the National Runaway Safeline over the past decade (2007-2017).National Runaway Safeline.2018https://www.1800runaway.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NRS-2018-Trend-Report_Final.pdf
Use of Medication Prescribed for Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties Among Children Aged 6-17 Years in the United States
Use of Medication Prescribed for Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties Among Children Aged 6-17 Years in the United States, 2011-2012. NCHS Data Brief Howie, LaJeana D. Pastor, Patricia N. Lukacs, Susan L. 2014 http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db148.pdf
Professionals, Friends, And Confidants: After-School Staff As Social Support To Low-Income Parents
Policy makers, practitioners, and researchers have emphasized the importance of supportive relationships between staff and parents in early childhood education settings and schools.Author(s): Barnes, Carolyn.;Nolan, Sarah.Published: 2019Journal Name: Children and Youth Services Reviewv. 98, March 2019, p. 238-251Available from: Elsevierhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740918305589
Advocacy and Child’s Attorney-Client Relationships during COVID-19: A Tip Sheet
What do Youth Need from their Attorneys?In the uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic, many aspects of life have dramatically changed — schools, court hearings, social events. What has not changed, however, are the critical and urgent needs of youth … Read More