Sentences with phrase «outcomes for youths»

Adolescent substance abuse results in significant negative outcomes for youths, their families, communities, and society.

Educational outcomes for youths in foster care are poor compared with those of their peers who are not child welfare involved.

The study was designed to examine whether additional training and consultation to staff and treatment foster parents improved outcomes for youths.

The Erie County Department of Social Services will convene a Permanency Summit on Tuesday, April 25 2017 in Buffalo to bring together local experts to brainstorm and plan ways to improve outcomes for youth in foster care.

«At $ 17,000 a year, you can provide far greater outcomes for youth,» March - Joly said, adding that Albany should reinvest the money it spends on its own youth programs into the city's proposed alternatives.

By offering a continuum of educational and social services, mental health care and counseling in one location, the Center for Safe and Healthy Youth aims to improve outcomes for youth.

Given the potential of afterschool programs to support youth in urban, low - income communities, the researchers examined the role that the afterschool classroom environment plays in terms of academic outcomes for youth with and without social and behavioral difficulties.

Current Research Selman's research builds upon the developmental and cultural antecedents of our human capacity to form and maintain positive social relationships, and the application of these capacities to the prevention of negative psychological, social, and health outcomes for youth.

We learned about strategies, about people, and about organizations that are trying to leverage the use of digital technology to improve learning outcomes for youth — particularly those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.

AfterZone: Outcomes for youth participating in Providence's after - school system.

This webinar discussed a new brief by the Council of State Governments Justice Center and American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) entitled Leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to Improve Outcomes for Youth in Juvenile Justice Facilities.

Nina Salomon is a Project Manager in the Corrections and Reentry division at the CSG Justice Center, where she oversees the Improving Outcomes for Youth initiative, supporting states develop, adopt, and implement legislative reforms to improve outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system.

Since 2013, the Department of Labor - funded program has yielded an array of powerful outcomes for youth involved with the juvenile justice system through restorative justice projects, record expungement, school retention, job placement, and more.

Webinar Recording: Improving Education Quality in Juvenile Justice Facilities This webinar highlighted key focus areas of a new brief by the Council of State Government's Justice Center and AYPF entitled Leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to Improve Outcomes for Youth in Juvenile Justice Facilities.

Shift our education culture to one of blame (not good enough, not enough $, what's wrong within the bureaucracy and within school walls) to one of ownership, where EVERYONE (individuals and organizations) reflects on how they can contribute to better outcomes for youth and how we each can play a meaningful role in the development of children from pre-natal to adulthood.

The webinar also highlighted the Blueprint for Change: Education Success for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, an interactive online tool that includes 10 comprehensive goals and corresponding benchmarks to improve educational outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system.

This webinar will highlight key focus areas of a new brief by the Council of State Government's Justice Center and AYPF entitledLeveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to Improve Outcomes for Youth in Juvenile Justice Facilities.

This messaging toolkit is for organizations that use expanded learning to improve opportunities and outcomes for youth.

The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) helps states build capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities and disseminates information and provides technical assistance on scientifically - based research practices with an emphasis on building and sustaining state - level infrastructures of support and district - level demonstrations of effective transition methods for youth with disabilities.

Her research focuses on the role of schools and community - based organizations in shaping developmental outcomes for youth of color.

In addition to her daily work as a mentor and advocate for youth in foster care, she is passionate about equity and working to better outcomes for youth through Check & Connect, student - centered planning, and trauma - informed care.

One collaboration that ensures positive outcomes for youth is through BBF's Early Childhood Services, a comprehensive, integrated system of early care and education that's grounded in research, builds on existing community resources, and is culturally responsive and linked to public policy.

However, the underlying mechanisms through which contact with the police and courts results in these undesirable outcomes for youth is unclear.

The previous standards, released in 2004, outlined ten key practices that lead to high quality career academies that improve outcomes for youth.

This brief provides state and local policymakers as well as education and juvenile justice leaders with information about how they can use requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to improve education and workforce outcomes for youth in long - term juvenile justice facilities.

The purpose of this project is to enhance collaboration and coordination among schools, mental and behavioral health specialists, law enforcement and juvenile justice officials to help students succeed in school and prevent negative outcomes for youth and communities.

«This school community wants excellent services and outcomes for all youth and the Partnership is aligned with this mission,» García said in a statement.

There are many more examples and more research that supports similar, positive outcomes for youth involved in the arts.

Leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to Improve Educational Services in Juvenile Justice Facilities This brief provides state and local policymakers as well as education and juvenile justice leaders with information about how they can use requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act to improve education and workforce outcomes for youth in long - term juvenile justice facilities.

By collaborating with school districts, school boards, and communities, ICE is able to strengthen partnerships that lead to more positive environments and outcomes for youth.

• Speaker, National Pathways to Adulthood: A convening on Youth in Transition — 2011 • Centenary Methodist, Speaker, Homeless / Runaway Youth Awareness Workshops — 2011 • Speaker, Missouri SYAB Youth Empowerment Conference — 2011 • Federal Grant Reviewer, Administration for Children and Families: Improving Service Delivery to Youth in the Child Welfare System — 2011 • Federal Grant Reviewer, Office of Family Assistance: Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Father - Hood Grants — 2011 • Federal Grant Reviewer, Administration of Children and Families Grant Review: Improving Outcomes for Youth in Childwelfare — 2011 • Federal Grant Reviewer, Administration of Children and Families Grant Review: Community Centered Healthy Marriage and Fatherhood — 2011 • Federal Panel Chair, Administration of Children and Families Grant Review: Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood — 2011

As Catalano and colleagues (2004) put it: «Youth development practitioners, the policy community, and prevention scientists have reached the same conclusions about promoting better outcomes for youth.

Mission: To expand the mentoring field's regional capacity to reach more school - aged children with caring, committed adult mentors, using best practices, training and professional support to achieve lifelong positive educational and behavioral outcomes for youth.

Focusing on Outcomes for Youth: Permanent Connections National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (2012) The Exchange, May Issue Includes articles about ways to achieve and improve permanent connections for runaway and homeless youth.

Historically, mental health care providers (Henggeler, 1994) and juvenile justice authorities (Henggeler, 1996) have not been required to provide consumers, the public, or funders with data on the outcomes for the youth and families they serve.

The Ramsey County CFA Model is a conceptual map and organizational philosophy that includes definitions and explanations regarding how staff partner with families, service providers, and other stakeholders in the delivery of services to achieve positive outcomes for youth and their families.

After reviewing background statistics and research on outcomes for youth who leave foster care without a permanent family, the bulletin looks at Federal legislation enacted to improve these outcomes.

Employment outcomes for youth aging out of foster care.

Find guidelines, protocols, and resources for service providers and other stakeholders to build partnerships with families and youth to achieve permanency and promote positive outcomes for youth.

Get Involved: A Collection of Juvenile Justice Resources The Annie E. Casey Foundation has been working to improve outcomes for youth involved with the juvenile justice system.

Positive future expectations facilitate optimal development and contribute to healthier outcomes for youth.

Internal resources and community - level factors may influence adolescent future expectations that facilitate optimal development and contribute to healthier outcomes for youth.

Comparing outcomes for youth in treatment foster care and family - style group care.

Dr. Herzog also serves as lead faculty for the MU's Youth Development program, which focuses on training Masters level students to utilize strengths - based approaches and opportunities to encourage positive outcomes for youth in a variety of settings.

The intervention was built from a naturalistic study of «usual care» TFC to determine what practice components were related to improved outcomes for youth.

The negative effects of poverty on children also increase the chances of poor outcomes for youth and young adults, such as teen pregnancy and failure to graduate high school.

In addition to working on research aimed at improving outcomes for youth and foster and biological families, she is interested in how to support child public service systems to improve the efficiency of their routine practices.

In contrast, the therapeutic relationship did not predict outcome for youth receiving sertraline, combined treatment, or placebo.

Counseling Outcomes for Youth With Oppositional Behavior: A Meta - Analysis.

CJJ promotes policies and practices that support community safety and the best outcomes for youth and families.