Sentences with phrase «critical needs of youth»

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The support allowed it to continue operating at full capacity at a critical time; the storm displaced many Florida residents and the numbers of at - risk youth in need of housing increased 15 percent.

Brooke de Lench, Youth Sports Parenting Expert, and author of Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, has helped over 42 million moms and dads worldwide get the tools and information they need to make their child's youth sports experience safer, less stressful and more incluYouth Sports Parenting Expert, and author of Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, has helped over 42 million moms and dads worldwide get the tools and information they need to make their child's youth sports experience safer, less stressful and more incluYouth Sports, has helped over 42 million moms and dads worldwide get the tools and information they need to make their child's youth sports experience safer, less stressful and more incluyouth sports experience safer, less stressful and more inclusive.

Governor Ahmed maintained that if the proper structures for the training of Nigerian youths in market - relevant vocational skills are put in place, the country will not only meet local needs for critical vocational skills but will be a net exporter of skills to the sub-region.

With technological advancements continuing to change our world and daily lives, the need for more focus on the socioeconomic, political, and environmental trends youth will face in the future is a critical part of the discourse on the learning that matters most.

««By teaching to the test, we are depriving a generation of youth, particularly youth of color growing up in low - income communities, from developing the critical thinking skills they need, and our country needs, to be competitive in this global economy,» added Matt Cregor, Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.

«At Allstate, we are committed to empowering youth with the confidence and critical thinking skills they need to achieve their full potential,» said Stacy Sharpe, Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Advisory Board member and Allstate senior vice president of corporate relations.

Afterschool Workforce: A Critical Partner OregonASK surveyed a sample of out ‑ of ‑ school time programs across Oregon, asking about their education, job histories, working conditions, training history, professional development needs and recommendations for improvement of the field of youth services.

Client: Foundation Coordinator, the DeShawn Snow Foundation, Inc. (04/2005 — 07/2005) • Developed, planned, and implemented comprehensive monthly and summer programming for girls ages 11 — 17 • Coordinated and facilitated quarterly board of directors meetings to outline foundation budgets, sponsorship needs, and fundraising activities • Ensured operational compliance for the foundation under critical state 501c3 rules and regulations • Researched and identified federal grant and corporate funding opportunities for related foundation programming needs • Established corporate - and community - based relationships for partnering opportunities through both regular donations and in - kind support • Planned and developed annual «Empower Me» Camp for 300 girls throughout Metro Atlanta, organizing and authoring all programming for self - esteem workshop topics and arranging for the presence of both professional and celebrity facilitators • Identified and selected daily guest motivational speakers to address key issues facing youth while meeting and collaborating monthly with foundation staff, partner personnel, guest speakers, workshop facilitators, and volunteers

DAI is developing and implementing an advocacy strategy to inform policymakers and the general public about the critical significance of PAS, as well as mobilizing a grassroots parent / youth network to share their compelling stories of the need for benefits and lack of PAS.

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The juvenile justice system is not equipped to provide adequate mental health services for the large numbers of detainees with psychiatric disorders.115, 116 Although the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system have been given much attention recently, 10,117,118 there are still few empirical studies of the effectiveness of treatment and outcomes.10 This omission is critical.

Technical assistance on critical issues related to mental health needs of children, youth and families.

Effective training helps resource families better understand the needs of children, youth, and families in the child welfare system and is critical to ensuring that the resource family's expectations meet the reality of the child's needs.

While it is clearly critical that abusive individuals and systems in the NT are held to account, there are suggestions it will be a missed opportunity if the Royal Commission does not examine some of the wider issues, including the need to prevent and reduce incarceration of Indigenous youth in the first place.

The Future of Family Engagement in Residential Care Settings Affronti & Levison - Johnson (2009) Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 26 (4) View Abstract Reviews the literature on the use of family engagement practices and family - centered practices in residential programs and treatment centers in order to identify evidence - based and best practices and recommend specific strategies and critical steps needed to promote a culture and practice change initiative within residential care settings.

The journal publishes original research papers and systematic reviews; reports of research relevant to practicing school psychologists; analyses of promising and innovative practices or programs that address the needs of children and youth; critical reviews of books, assessment tools, or other materials of importance to practicing school psychologists; and essays that thoughtfully reflect on the profession of school psychology and the challenges faced by its practitioners.