Torosian is CEO of Promises2Kids, a nonprofit founded in 1981 as the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation. She lives in Talmadge. At 21, I had never heard much about foster care. Coming from a loving and ...

College completion for youth with experience in the foster care system remains low, with about half of former foster children completing high school, 2 to 6 percent earning a two-year degree, and 3 to ...

Somethings is a near-peer mentorship app that connects youth ages 13 to 26 with trained mentors ages 20 to 29 through real-time virtual support. Youth can connect with the same mentor after school ...

The Youth Crisis Care Program at Huntsman Mental Health Institute is a 24/7 walk-in location for children and teens who need immediate mental health support—whether it feels like a crisis, or you’re ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- As communities across the country recognize Youth HOPE Month in November, advocates are drawing attention to what they describe as an often-unseen crisis affecting millions of ...

Life is really tough. Life is particularly tough for teenagers who see no future in front of them but death or jail or an endless grind of stress and survival. It is tough for their parents and ...

More than 4 million young people in the U.S. are disconnected from education and employment. But that number doesn’t simply reflect a lack of motivation. I believe it reveals the holes in our ...

Ordinarily, when children under 18 years old need health or mental health services, the clinician requests consent from their parents or legal guardians (Maslyanskaya & Alderman, 2019; McNary, ...

Youth in Action (YIA) empowers youth leadership through transformative programming. Challenges include maintaining a safe space and securing long-term funding. YIA encourages donations and volunteer ...

AKRON, Ohio – The city of Akron this week announced a new initiative to help curb youth violence in the city. The city has allocated $100,000 toward a program that offers grants to nonprofits that ...