Jul 10
Approximately 2.1 million youth under the age of 18 are arrested in the United States in a single year. Outcomes for youth involved in the justice system can include recidivism, academic failure, as well as mental health and substance abuse issues. However, there is a movement to reform the justice system by offering youth alternative …
Apr 04
Have you ever been in a long meeting, training, or school lecture, and found yourself falling asleep, or having your mind wander? If so, this most likely happens because the event is boring, and there is a disengagement between you and what is being presented. Similarly, students can find their classrooms boring and feel unmotivated …
Mar 27
Many of us probably grew up witnessing classmates being sent to detention, and some of us might even have feared being sent ourselves. Although our fear of detention was mostly due to the fear of getting in trouble with our parents, we were also aware that detention was a few steps away from being expelled …
Feb 18
Building onto our current series, this post looks at grief and loss experiences of children and teens impacted by parental incarceration. Previously, this series explored the grief and loss experiences of children and teens touched by foster care placement, parental deployment and death and divorce. 2.7 million children in the United States have an incarcerated parent. …
Feb 09
Previously, this series explored the grief experiences of children and teens impacted by parental deployment. This series continues with the focus shifting to the impacts of death and divorce on youth today. Below is the third video in our video series highlighting best practices for educators, teachers, and other key players in the lives …
Dec 07
I was a junior in high school and 17 years old when I first heard the term anemia. In California, where I live you have to be at least 110 pounds to give blood, I finally got to that weight and was energized to give blood and give back to the community. So the blood …
Dec 01
When I tell others that my internship is online, I usually know what is coming next. It most likely will be laughter followed by comments such as “That must be so easy” or “I wish I could go to work in my pajamas”. Remarks such as these are made by those who may not be …
Nov 17
This series began with an introduction of multiple grief experiences of youth in foster care placement. This series continues with a look at parental deployment and its impact on youth. Multiple relocations. Loss of friendships. Loss of pets. Parental deployment. Death. These are a few of the many grief experiences military children and teens in …
Nov 16
We remove them from their homes with promises of a better life. We elude them with dreams of safety and a life free from the trauma and pain that often silences the voices of this population of children and teens living in foster care. Often, key players in the lives of foster care youth …
Oct 19
Each of us are impacted by grief and loss. For some, the words “grief” and “loss,” signify the pain one feels after they’ve lost a loved one to death. For others, the words “grief” and “loss” have a different meaning. November 19, 2015 is Children’s Grief Awareness Day. In an effort to help spread the …
