Update from ACT for Youth
Youth Development Research, Resources, Opportunities
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How is COVID-19 Impacting the Emotional Well-Being of Adolescents?
ACT for Youth: In this webinar, Jutta Dotterweich discusses some of the challenges COVID-19 presents to adolescent development: what we know so far, what young people report, and how we can support their emotional health.
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U.S. Teen Demographics
ACT for Youth: This newly updated resource offers selected statistics on basic demographics, including gender, race, ethnicity, geographic settings, family income, and homelessness for youth and children in the United States.
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We the People: A Black Strategy to End HIV
Black AIDS Institute: Launched on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7, 2021, this strategy centers racial justice as the systemic challenge that must be addressed. It has been created by input from Black people who are most impacted by HIV.
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Sex, Etc. University
Answer at Rutgers: Sex, Etc. University is a new online resource for college students looking for trustworthy information about sex and relationships. Current topics include consent, online dating during a pandemic, and heteronormativity and cisnormativity.
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We Expect 300,000 Fewer Births Than Usual This Year
New York Times: Signs are pointing to a sizable pandemic baby bust in the United States, with implications that will be with us for years to come.
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Youth Programs Can Improve Engagement
Child Trends: Why do programs for youth and young adults often struggle to recruit, retain, and engage participants long enough and deeply enough to achieve the programs’ intended outcomes? This article examines some of the possible reasons for this, and offers tools and tips for improving.
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A Formula for Youth Success
This brief from The Readiness Projects summarizes key elements from the July 2020 paper, Thriving, Robust Equity, and Transformative Learning & Development: A More Powerful Conceptualization of the Contributors to Youth Success.
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Engaging Young People Virtually
Over the last year, Healthy Teen Network has been working with Power Through Choices facilitators across the country to help them take evidence-based sexual health curriculum online. They are now sharing some of what they have learned along the way.
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2021 Conference on Adolescent Health
May 13-14, 2021
Adolescent Health Initiative: Join a diverse, international audience for workshops, oral research presentations, poster viewing, a networking reception, and breakout sessions - more than half of which will be co-facilitated by youth!
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NYSB5 Statewide Virtual Parent Leadership Conference
April 9-10, April 23-24, May 7-8
Prevent Child Abuse NY: Designed by parents for parents, this interactive, virtual, 3-weekend event is about building connections and growing together as families.
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The YES Project: 2021 Action Roundtable Application |
The YES Project is calling for proposals for its 2021 Action Roundtable cycle due on March 31, 2021. The YES Project, an initiative of America’s Promise Alliance (America’s Promise), exists to ensure that every young person seeking a job can find a job—and succeed once they get it. |
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