Youth Today
All posts tagged "federal policy"
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885► ReportsFoster care or foster con? Preserving the federal benefits of America’s most vulnerable children
A report analyzes what all 50 states are doing about foster youth federal benefits.
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1.3KNewsBiden signs executive order to improve access to child care
It aims to increase child care access and improve the work life of caregivers.
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1.6K► Reports2022 KIDS COUNT data book: State trends in child well-being
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases its 33rd annual report on child well-being across the nation.
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1.7KNewsNew federal immigration policy offers easier path to legal residency for some young migrants
New federal policies that took effect last month now offer some immigrant children protection from deportation and an easier path to legal...
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1.8K► ReportsA research-based practice guide to reduce youth gun and gang/group violence
The Urban Institute releases a new, research-based guide to help communities reduce youth and gang violence.
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888NewsFamilies separated at border now fear extortion attempts
For the 30-year-old Honduran woman, the worst seemed to be over. She's been reunited with her son who, as a 6-year-old, was...
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2.0K► ReportsU.S. Surgeon General advisory: Protecting youth mental health
The U.S. Surgeon General releases a new advisory discussing the need to urgently address the youth mental health crisis across the nation.
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1.8K► ReportsKids’ Share 2021: Report on federal expenditures on children through 2020 and future projections
The Urban Institute publishes the 15th edition of its annual analysis of federal spending on children and how it will change over...
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1.6K► ReportsDividing lines: Racially unequal school boundaries in US public school systems
The Urban Institute's Center on Education Data and Policy publishes a new research report highlighting the role that outdated school attendance and...
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1.6K► Reports2021 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the 32nd edition of its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book discussing the latest data on child...
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1.8K► ReportsHuman Rights Protections for Children in the U.S. Justice System – 2020 National State Ratings Report
Human Rights for Kids takes a comprehensive look at the basic legal framework protecting the rights of justice-involved youth across the country...
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1.7K► ReportsExpand the Use of Diversion From the Juvenile Justice System
The Annie E. Casey foundation makes the case for significant expansion of the use of diversion to avoid formally prosecuting low-risk juvenile...
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1.5K► Reports2020 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the 31st edition of its KIDS COUNT Data Book, describing how children across the United States were...
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2.2K► ReportsAdvancing Teen Flourishing: Moving Policy Upstream
Well Being Trust discusses how supporting the mental and physiological health of teens through well-funded programs and comprehensive policies benefits society as...
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1.7K► ReportsThe Land of Inopportunity: Closing the Childhood Equity Gap for America’s Kids
Save the Children releases the first-ever comprehensive child welfare and development rankings of all U.S. counties.
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1.5K► ReportsGetting Support for Summer Learning: How Federal, State, City, and District Policies Affect Summer Learning Programs
A new report from the Wallace Foundation draws on the data and experience of five urban school districts and community partners to...
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4.2K► ReportsThe State Index on Youth Homelessness
True Colors United looks at 61 metrics in all 50 states to provide an overview of the challenges and barriers homeless youth...
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1.9K► ReportsSexual Victimization Reported By Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018
The Bureau of Justice statistics releases the most current figures on youth-reported instances of sexual victimization during incarceration at juvenile detention facilities...
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1.9K► ReportsWhen Student Loans Linger: Characteristics of Borrowers Who Hold Student Loans over Multiple Decades
A new brief from the Urban Institute discusses student loan borrowers who hold the debt for multiple decades into adulthood, affecting their...
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1.7K► ReportsThe Current Landscape of School District and Charter Policies that Support Healthy Schools
Child Trends discusses how school district and charter policies affect the health of student populations around the country and how these policies...
