Category: YOUTH
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Competitive youth sports culture leads to burnout and quitting for many in U.S.
Ever since she started taking lessons at four years old, Marian Jimenez knew that swimming…
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Shifting the culture of youth sport by supporting coaches
Across the country, a growing number of organizations are working to fundamentally shift the culture…
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Putting positive youth development first
If you ask a room full of youth sport coaches why they do this work,…
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Making a “big picture” case for community supports
Last month’s outpouring of support to protect pathways to youth thriving was nothing short of…
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How service learning, done well, changes lives
Youth Service America (YSA) is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1986. Its mission is to promote…
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The path blazed by Karl Dennis — “Father of Wraparound”
Good youth work is transformative and has a strong grounding in science and evidence-building practice.…
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Why are we so afraid to let young people lead?
We say we want youth to lead, but we rarely let them. Across education, philanthropy…
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Youth mental health is personal. Our solutions need to be systemic.
As an adolescent and family therapist, I support young people experiencing a range of difficulties…
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How Wyman helps teens build social skills
For more than 127 years, Wyman has offered programs and supports that “connect teens to …
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We don’t have to choose which adolescent challenge to tackle. They are all linked to the same five non-negotiables for optimizing development.
Our brain’s ability to change and reshape itself across the lifespan, called neuroplasticity, means that…