Many teenagers have nowhere to go to socialize and confide in others what they were experiencing, which only exacerbates loneliness and disconnection. The State of Wisconsin just released results from their 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey showing a staggering52% of students say they struggled with an...
When a professionally trained facilitator administers these programs we expect to see a 90 to near 100% improvement in attitude and behavior. This is great and amazing feat; however, we can only reach a limited number of youth in a fixed time period. We are partnering with other great sourc...
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police officers, different programs, his school. I asked what can we do so he doesn’t go this route. They told me to my face, ‘We can’t do anything unless he’s in trouble. We don’t have any of those resources.’ It was like...
t have credentials of any kind. We could be leading these kids to long-term problems that we don’t have a clue about because we’re not going about it in the proper way. How in the hell can you call yourself a behavior modification program — and that’s one of the ways it’s ...
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Underage drinking is a common and alcohol is easy to come by, according to a survey conducted by Chinatown agency Boston Asian Youth Essential Service. It is taking action to combat this behavior through awareness and involvement with community businesses. ...
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FULL STORY: Drive with Aloha 2023-2024 Tour Why “Drive with Aloha?” Youth impaired driving & the consumption of alcohol, illegal & prescription substances by minors, is a great concern within the State of Hawaii. In 2021, Hawaii Youth Behavior Surveys stated 19.4% of Hawaii middle schoolers...
“In many other programs, you learn to live inside the system and not do things because you’ll get punished, but when you leave that place, there’s no reason to continue that specific behavior,” Gofer said. “We don’t work with punishments. We want this growth to be sustainable aft...