Sentences with phrase «risk youth transition»

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that it will partner with online learning startup Knewton and publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for a program aimed at helping millions of at - risk youth transition to traditional schools and prepare for the workforce.

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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.»

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.

The «National Autism Indicators Report: Transition into Young Adulthood» is a comprehensive report that presents new findings about a wide range of experiences and outcomes of youth on the autism spectrum between high school and their early 20s, including new safety and risk indicators for young adults with autism.

The researchers urge the education community to consider the role of afterschool classrooms and instructors in promoting supportive interactions and advancing academic outcomes for at - risk youth during this important transition to adolescence.

Given that summer and grade - level transition times are high - risk periods for youth experimentation with alcohol, users will want to access CAMY's in - depth reports as well as fact sheets and suggestions on how to take action.

Older youth are at risk of constant transition and detainment — numerous caregiver placements, juvenile incarceration, and transitional housing for youth aging out of the foster - care system.

Seven years ago, IEL created a stem - and career - focused mentoring model for transition - age youth with disabilities involved or at risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system.

Manchester Bidwell Corporation's diverse programming combines to create empowering educational environments for adults - in - transition as well as urban and at - risk youth, enriching Southwestern Pennsylvania and, eventually, the world.

The Right Turn Career - Focused Transition Initiative (Right Turn) provides a career development process for youth that are involved with or at risk of becoming involved with the juvenile justice system.

The Right Turn Career - Focused Transition Initiative (Right Turn) provides a career development process for youth who are involved with or at - risk of becoming involved with the juvenile justice system.

His research focuses on strategies to increase the capacity of CTE programs to improve the engagement, achievement, and transition of secondary and postsecondary CTE participants, including longitudinal studies of the effects of work - based learning and CTE - based school reforms on the educational outcomes of at - risk youth.

Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) is a school - to - work transition program focused on helping at - risk youth graduate from high school; and either find successful placements in the workforce.

IEL's program, Right Turn Career - Focused Transition Initiative, was highlighted for its positive outcomes in supporting career development for youth that are involved with or at risk of becoming involved with the juvenile justice system.

The home building project helps at - risk youth successfully transition from school to the workforce while rebuilding their communities, helping participants work toward a high school diploma or GED while gaining experience in the construction industry.

At - risk of homelessness is defined as: an individual who is in a doubled - up living arrangement where the individual's name is not on the lease, boarding house, eviction notice, halfway house, residential treatment program, rent or utilities in arrears, transitional housing, or youth transitioning out of foster care, or being discharged from an institution or correctional facility without a place to live.

Through our dedication to accessibility we have expanded our services to reach a client demographic that may not have otherwise engaged our services, including new immigrations / IEPS, at - risk youth, under - educated, untrained and / or skill - lacking job - seekers, unemployed or under - employed individuals and people making career transitions.

Their mission is to provide youth exiting foster care and «at risk» homeless youth with all of the resources and support of an intact family, allowing the greatest opportunity for a successful transition to adulthood.

However, youths growing up in impoverished, inner - city neighborhoods face obstacles to conventional development.1, 2 Many African - American adolescents are caught up in the subculture of «the streets» and, in the transition to adulthood, risk becoming school dropouts, premature parents, marginally employed adults, welfare recipients, and struggling family members.

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Infusing Early Intervention for Substance Use Into Community Mental Health Services for Transitioning Youth Taylor & Elizabeth (2011) Social Work in Mental Health, 9 (3) View Abstract Discusses the potential of effective alcohol and other drug (AOD) screening and early intervention practices for facilitating a healthy transition to adulthood for youth who experience considerable risk for substance abuse disorYouth Taylor & Elizabeth (2011) Social Work in Mental Health, 9 (3) View Abstract Discusses the potential of effective alcohol and other drug (AOD) screening and early intervention practices for facilitating a healthy transition to adulthood for youth who experience considerable risk for substance abuse disoryouth who experience considerable risk for substance abuse disorders.

Colleen Schlecht is a Researcher at Chapin Hall, where she focuses on evaluating programs to support vulnerable youth populations, including disconnected youth, youth transitioning to adulthood, and at - risk young children.

Georgia needs a comprehensive policy agenda to improve outcomes of youth transitioning into adulthood — particularly those at risk of dropping out, or being unemployed, homeless, or incarcerated.

Adolescence is often viewed negatively — as a difficult time of transition that exposes youth to a range of risk factors.

After Youth In Need, he transitioned to the Wentzville School District where he worked with at risk students who exhibited behaviors significantly impacting their education or the education of other students.

These include the Child Study, a multi-site longitudinal randomized controlled trial of the Friends of the Children professional youth mentoring program; the Relief Nursery Study, a randomized controlled trial of a multimodal therapeutic preschool program for at risk children and families; the Parent Child Study, a randomized trial of Parenting Inside Out, a parent management training with incarcerated parents within adult corrections; the Paths Project, a study of the transition into young adulthood for youth who were heavily involved with the juvenile justice system and who participated in a randomized trial of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC, now known as Treatment Foster Care Oregon); and the Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT) Project, a study of the transitions into young adulthood for participants in a randomized multi-modal school - based prevention intervention program that began during elementary school.

First, our study included a community sample that was assessed from early to late adolescence, and may not generalize to high risk or clinical samples, or to older ages as youth transition out of the teen years.