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Every summer, youth-serving organizations across the country hire teenagers who spent the previous year as participants in their programs. A sixteen-year-old who aged out of the after-school mentoring program is now helping run the summer day camp. A high school junior who has attended your overnight program for four years is back this summer as…
Youth Organizations Need to Prepare for a New Wave of Lawsuits
New York governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill designed to give adult survivors of abuse the right to file suit, regardless of how long ago the statue of limitations expired. The statute will be in effect for one year, beginning six months from the date that the governor signed the bill. It is patterned…
Four Ground Rules for Avoiding Parents’ Custody Disputes
The start of the school always brings competing demands from parents involved in ongoing custody disputes. Schools can get caught in the middle when parents bring those disputes into the school. Now is a good time to establish some ground rules with your parents that may help you avoid becoming part of the drama. Get…
Mentoring or Grooming? How Do We Tell the Difference?
Numerous mental health studies suggest that one of the best ways to help children develop resilience and recover from adverse childhood experiences is for them to have a trusted confidante outside the family. Yet we also are told that to protect children from sexual abuse, we need to stay alert to signs that a sexual…
