Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Safety & Injury Prevention

Protecting Children and Strengthening Families

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:59:02 -0500

Too many children experience abuse and neglect with negative lifelong consequences. Too few children get the services and supports they need to heal. Yet, proven and promising practices can reduce maltreatment and ameliorate harm.

National Youth Crime Prevention Conference

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:49:37 -0600

The 20th National Youth Crime Prevention Conference and International Forum
April 19-22, 2009 in Orlando will brings youth and adults together to strengthen and explore new crime prevention skills.

First Report to the Nation on Youth and Teen Courts: 1993 to 2008

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:56:25 -0500

A new report from Global Issues Resource Center documents the status of youth and teen courts, a juvenile justice prevention and intervention program that uses volunteer youth to help sentence their peers.

Reaching Through the Cracks: Guide to Implementing the Youth Violence Reduction

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:54:13 -0500

This Public/Private Ventures guide draws upon lessons learned from seven years of experience in Philadelphia to describe how cities and other jurisdictions can plan and carry out an initiative like the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership. The program focuses on youth ages 14 to 24 who are at greatest risk of killing or being killed, and melds supervision and supports to steer them away from violence and toward productive

PROJECT ROCKIT

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:12:11 -0500

PROJECT ROCKIT is an interactive anti-bullying and youth leadership program that is run by young people for young people. They strive to achieve positive, lasting change by empowering young people to tackle the issues that are important to them.

Evaluation Exchange: Building the Future of Family Involvement

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:24:00 -0500

The Spring 2008 issue of Evaluation Exchange from the Harvard Family Research Project looks at promising practices in family involvement.

KIDS COUNT 2008: A CFK Overview

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:47:35 -0500

To make positive change for kids, you need to know where things stand, what’s working and what needs to be improved. The annual KIDS COUNT Data Book offers both data and context for 10 indicators of child well-being—and drills down to a state and local level. This year’s essay offers a “roadmap for reform” in juvenile justice. CFK summer intern Maria Allen attended the June 2008 launch event in DC and has this overview.

A Fine Line: How to Teach Kids About Sexual Assault

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:26:15 -0500

There's good news on the rates of rape and sexual assault in the U.S.—a big decline in the rates of these crimes since the 1970s. Still, parents and other adults who care about children have a responsibility to educate kids about the dangers—and many of us feel inadequate to the task. Tamekia Reece took a look at some of the more effective programs in use to raise awareness appropriately and in ways that kids can understand.

Child Welfare and Well-Being

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:42:15 -0500

CFK Reports From: Child Welfare and Well-Being: Building a 21st-Century System for Kids
Event: Panel discussion
Organized By: The Urban Institute and Chapin Hall Center for Children
Where/When: June 8, 2006; Urban Institute, Washington, DC

This event, the last in a series, was a useful discussion of one of the central tensions within the child welfare field: between the imperative to keep children physically safe from harm and the understanding that removing children from their parents, homes and neighborhoods damages them.

The Downside of Girl Power?

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:10:22 -0500

By many measures, girls are on a roll. In terms of academic achievement, college attendance and completion, and the opportunities that are open to them, girls are poised for success. But some experts see worrying signs that girls are also facing new pressures—and responding with violent behavior usually associated with boys. Andrea Grazzini Walstrom takes a look at the issue.

Online Safety, Updated

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:47:40 -0500

Last month Connect for Kids reported on Teenangels, young volunteers who help their peers understand the importance of Internet safety. What other efforts are underway to help protect children and youth from being exploited through social networking online? Cecilia Garcia reports.

Stepping Up to the Plate: Helping Kids with Severe Food Allergies

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:20:58 -0500

With a sharp increase in the number of kids with severe, even life-threatening, food allergies, schools and other facilities are trying to develop workable policies to keep children safe. Carole Moore reports on the problem, and on proposed federal legislation that could help.

17th National Youth Crime Prevention Conference and International Forum

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:28:58 -0600

Start: Mar 20 2006 - 9:00am

End: Mar 23 2006 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Youth Crime Watch of America hosts its 17th annual National Youth Crime Prevention Conference and International Forum March 20-23 in Ogden, Utah.

Erasing the Colors of Violence

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:31:25 -0600

Start: Apr 1 2006 - 9:00am

End: Apr 1 2006 - 3:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) is holding its 10th annual summit in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Blueprints Conference 2006

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:27:21 -0600

Start: Mar 13 2006 - 8:00am

End: Mar 15 2006 - 3:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence sponsors its inaugural conference in Denver, Colorado, March 13-16, 2006.