Developing an ethnic-racial identity is an important task for young people growing up in the United States. A new study examined the Identity Project, a mental-health promotion intervention that engages youth in exploring ...
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2017
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Each year, more than four million young people in the United States experience some form of homelessness. Identifying exactly when and why that happens could open the door to better solutions.
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2019
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Last week, violent riots erupted in the NSW Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre. Several inmates allegedly attacked known sex offenders, and a held a siege on the rooftop lasting nearly 22 hours. In June, officers at the ...
Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2019
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Every day, children across the nation experience traumatic events.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2021
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On World Homeless Day researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Western Australia (UWA) have found young homeless Australians are spending up to five months sleeping on a friend or relative's ...
Social Sciences
Oct 10, 2012
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Young people are demanding change. In the last few days, young Indigenous activists and their supporters blocked parliamentarians in Victoria, B.C., from accessing the provincial legislature and led waves of protest across ...
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2020
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Young people across Canada have been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2022
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National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have developed a method of converting fish scale waste into a versatile material with dual functionalities—encryption of sensitive information and acting as a bio-adsorbent ...
Biotechnology
Feb 26, 2024
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Over the last three decades, street gangs have seeped into rural areas—including Native reservations, where youth gang involvement has been steadily rising since the 1990s.
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2015
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Kids who decide to join gangs are more likely to be depressed and suicidal - and these mental health problems only worsen after joining, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University criminologist.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2016
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