Sentences with phrase «of youth risk»

Hence, parental monitoring is of interest to pediatric psychology researchers due to its relatedness to a broad range of youth risk behaviors and due to the robust nature of the construct across different populations.

An intervention effect on parental and youth concordance of perceptions of youth risk involvement was noted.

The Impact of Youth Risk on Mentoring.

That is one of the findings among federal data collected for the first time as part of the Youth Risk Behavior survey, which is conducted every other year by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Not exact matches

These include rolling out new pricing and packaging that target market segments most at risk of dropping out of the cable ecosystem — youth, low income and seniors.

Vaping is addictive... or not... depending on who's doing it: «Among youth» (that's anybody who would never be caught dead using the word «youth»), «there is substantial evidence that e-cigarette use increases the risk of transitioning to smoking conventional cigarettes.»

The Campaign for Tobacco - Free Kids urged the FDA on Monday to address how youths will perceive the risk of iQOS and the potential for youths to start using tobacco with it.

A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina shows that loneliness can «vastly elevate» a person's risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer, making it as dangerous to your health as a lack of physical inactivity in youth or diabetes in old age.

One officer is notorious for harassing local black residents, to the point where he has been given a street nickname of «Bro Stupid,» said Burnell Williams, who works with at - risk youth and ex-prisoners for the nonprofit group Against All Odds.

To date, results from several longitudinal studies indicate that e-cigarette use among nonsmoking youth increases the likelihood of future use of conventional cigarettes.5 — 10 Specifically, the pooled odds ratio (OR) in a recent meta - analysis of studies of adolescents and young adults (aged 14 — 30) indicates that those who had ever used e-cigarettes were 3.62 times more likely to report using cigarettes at follow - up compared with those who had not used e - cigarettes.11 This finding was robust and remained significant when adjusting for known risk factors associated with cigarette smoking, including demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables such as cigarette susceptibility.

This year the risk of wasting a generation due to persistent youth unemployment is on the agenda.

Over the next two weeks, academics, innovators, business leaders, public officials and youth organization representatives will convene at workshops in San Francisco, Sao Paulo, London, Johannesburg, Oslo, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai and Shanghai to identify tangible opportunities related to five risks threatening our communities: extreme weather, continued lock - in to fossil fuels, urban breakdown, lack of fresh water and continued rise in non-communicable diseases.

These 15 risks are: Lack of Fresh Water, Unsustainable Urbanization, Continued Lock - in to Fossil Fuels, Chronic Diseases, Extreme Weather, Loss of Ocean Biodiversity, Resistance to Life - saving Medicine, Accelerating Transport Emissions, Youth Unemployment, Global Food Crisis, Unstable Regions, Soil Depletion, Rising Inequality, Cities Disrupted by Climate Change & Cyber Threats.

At the forefront of commercial insurance, AFIRM evaluates and manages risk, serving clients across North America, and has shown a commitment to community outreach efforts, contributing to organizations such as the Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity, Partners Mentoring Youth, the Ronald McDonald charities, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County, Colorado.

He is also a Board Member of the Take a Hike Foundation, an alternative education program that engages at - risk youth in BC.

Zooming in on the five risks presented in this year's Global Opportunity Report, 42 percent of the leaders we asked across the world singled out youth unemployment as the most pressing issue to solve.

In parallel with the formal presentations, the report has served as the backbone of Youth Opportunity Panels, working on defining their own ideas and proposals for how the risks should be addressed.

Facebook itself was accused of targeting at - risk youth in Australia based on their emotional state.

National Survey on Drug Use and Health Retirement Confidence Survey Survey of Consumer Finances Survey of Income and Program Participation Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

Those most at risk in our province are our youth aged 16 to 24 who have fled physical, emotional and / or sexual abuse; those who have been forced from their homes; and those who have aged out of foster care.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth have a 120 % higher risk of homelessness than their straight peers.

Youth lacking a high school diploma or GED have a 346 % higher risk of homelessness than those who completed high school.

Covenant House is committed to providing a place of shelter and support for every at - risk youth who passes through our doors.

Black or African American youth have an 83 % higher risk of homelessness, and Hispanic, non-White youth have a 33 % higher risk.

They're also critical assets to our communities: Junior Achievement and the Aspen Institute found that youth - entrepreneurship programs positively impacted dropout rates and community engagement, not to mention the development of risk taking and opportunity recognition.

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.

Among youth — who use e-cigarettes at higher rates than adults do — there is substantial evidence that e-cigarette use increases the risk of transitioning to smoking conventional cigarettes.

- Pope to Mass of millions: Get out of church — What we learned about Pope Francis in Brazil — Massive crowd attends prayer service with pope — Why millennials are leaving the church — Pope Francis tells youth that faith cures discontent — «Slum pope» visits Brazil's poor — X.XX Church pastor: Weiner is an addict, not a joke — Security raised to «high risk» for pope in Brazil — A nightmare day for the pope's security detail — Explosive found near site pope

I will not give specific school names but they are in the bible belt region in Alabama and Georgia and one of the youth I taught before God showed me that I needed to be in a different church she takes her bible to school anyway at the risk of getting in trouble

As the founder of Boys Town — the famous Nebraska community for at - risk kids — Flanagan radically transformed how people handle troubled youth.

His real home, I always felt, was in one or another of the houses he maintained for at - risk youths in the Bronx.

What happens not in «normal» times, when maybe America can muddle along, but in a time of great economic crisis, or in a time of war when the youth of another generation are asked to risk their lives for their country?

«The remaining 96 percent is the routine but essential provision of food, medicine, clothing, school fees and related humanitarian aid to support tens of thousands of at - risk infants, children and youth living in extreme poverty.

-- The youth - at - risk were almost all tough boys and out of control.

Last year St Columba's Lochside Mission and Outreach youth programme provided more than 150 lunches daily to local children after church staff learned that the 95 per cent of children in one local primary school, who receive free school lunches and breakfasts during the school term, were at risk of hunger during the summer holidays.

That means we've got girls who are in our schools, our youth groups our Sunday schools who are at risk of FGM».

Later, as I went on to be ordained and serve in pastorates, I was faithful in teaching youth and especially confirmands the risks of faith, and the possibilities of facing ridicule or wen death for their faith.

Here is her background: — State Senator — Helped to build charter schools for at risk youths — Attorney for 30 years — Built her own business and acually MET a payroll — 5 children of her own and 23 foster children — Representative for 5 years — True fiscal conservative

A 20something's Perspective — San Diego David Miller Age: 25 Occupation: Teacher at Edgewood Children's Ranch, a school for at - risk youth who have been arrested and or kicked out of...

Church congregations are creating «Alternative to Military Scholarships» for at - risk youth, and colleges like Eastern University are doing all they can to laugh in the face of a recession and create full - rides for kids like Michael because it is the right thing to do.

In fact, most (63 %) said it was «diverting the church from more important things,» and, in a list of church priorities, ranked sexuality issues lower than creating disciples of Christ, spiritual growth, youth involvement, members» spiritual growth, decline in membership, poverty, children at risk, and social injustice.

In this capacity she provides expert technical guidance on a variety of labor topics, including approaches for assisting vulnerable and at - risk youth and child and forced laborers.

Chris Willock is tipped to be promoted from the youth squad for next season, and could have a chance to push for a starting place, but it would be too much of a risk to not sign a proven scoring midfielder wouldn't it?

He no longer looks like another rare and talented kid, who still has the risks of youth and temptation and waning interest to evade.

Jackson's known to be a good guy, he has his own youth football school back in Colombia so perhaps he simply felt he owed Porto a few seasons for taking the risk of introducing him to European football.

Because of the mismanagement of the dinosaur we do run the risk of losing possibly the best player to progress from our youth set up.

And while Reiss Nelson is an exciting young talent, it could be a big risk bringing the 17 - year - old in for such an early taste of Premier League action, particularly when he has generally played a more attacking midfield role for the club's youth sides.

Yes take the risk but arteta & flamini can't both start, I'd rather take one of the youth players, I think Campbell will need to perform if he doesn't want to be glued to the bench

It will be a program that will send influential coaches from a variety of different sports to talk to gang members or kids who have been identified by authorities as at - risk youth.

If they're not careful, lacrosse's promoters risk setting up the sport for an almost impossible task: Scroll down the long list of what ails youth sports, and in most cases lacrosse seems to offer an antidote.