The New Year is a Good Time to Review Your Policies

One very important decision for youth organizations at the start of any internal or independent investigation is which reports to keep confidential. An important part of that decision is knowing what “confidential” really means. It doesn’t help if people in the organization withhold only names while revealing other identifying information. The first step in any…

This time of year is always a time for renewed hope, particularly among those people who celebrate Passover and Easter. It’s also a good time for a new article that argues that the “discipline of positive psychology, particularly the construct of hope” offers the best way to help children overcome adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Hope…

The end of one year and the beginning of the next are traditional times to review progress and make new plans. For youth organizations, it is a good time to take a close look at your policies and records to determine which ones to keep going forward. Not only will the process make your program…

The Secret Service Threat Assessment Center recently issued a report analyzing 67 failed plots by students against their schools. Although there was plenty in the report for the predictable policy groups to tout (restrict access to guns, increase mental health interventions), there are several important points for schools and other youth-serving organizations to consider. Those…