www.mtv.com/onair/ffyr/ is an interactive site for young people concerned about intolerance and violence. The “Speak Your Peace” contest challenges visitors to create ...
Just Another Asian Girl?
By Ju Yon Kim
When I was seven years old I went to the circus with my family and friends. We had a great time. I was amazed by the trapeze ...
National Cancer Policy Board
Institute of Medicine
National Research Council and Board on Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention
Institute of Medicine
Garrett is just 14, but he’s about to fail a test that could send him to jail.
“I was around some people who got high,” he tells the judge.
“Around some people?”
Richard Hurt, M.D., and colleagues
Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Vol. 154, January 2000
Available free online at
www.archpediatrics.com or from
Dr. ...
www.childhelpva.org provides information on the organization’s various programs as well as resources for parents, educators and citizens about child abuse prevention ...
OJJDP’s fifth annual report on juvenile justice brings detailed facts to policy debates at a time of popular misconceptions about juvenile crime, fueled by ...
This report stems from research on the role played by minority status — African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, or Native American — in the juvenile ...
Re’Nee Gill’s service to kids came while she was saving herself.
To understand her passion about stopping gun violence, go back to 1971, the year her father was ...
www.usdoj.gov/kidspace/getinvolved informs teenagers of a wide range of ways in which they can help prevent crime in their communities. Recommendations include ...
The Elian Gonzalez child custody case may thrill foes of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, but it may jeopardize the return of more than 1,000 American kids who’ve been ...
The first juvenile court demonstrated a belief that a court system adjudicating youth should operate on a case-by-case basis that acted in the best interest of the ...
