Young People Content Topic Results
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December 2022
Policy Basics: The Child Tax Credit
Publisher(s):This page for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities provides basic details about the CTC, including refundability and the value of the credit.
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October 2022
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 Report on Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s): The 2016/2017 report shows that intimate partner violence continues to be common, starts early, and disproportionately burdens historically marginalized individuals and communities. Overall, findings in the report underscore the need to prevent and address IPV against racial and ethnically marginalized communities.
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August 2022
What Is Trauma-Informed Teaching, and What Does It Look Like in the Art Room?
Publisher(s):This article gives art educators information on how to become trauma-informed and incorporate these processes into their teaching.
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- NRCDV Publications
July 2022
How can my domestic violence organization thoughtfully create and sustain a youth advisory board?
Publisher(s): Young people have always been on the front lines of our social justice movements, pushing us to be bolder and more innovative. The July 2022 Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ) offers some key considerations for forming and sustaining a youth advisory board for your domestic violence organization.
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March 2022
Trauma-Informed Care for Hospitalized Adolescents
Publisher(s): In this article, the authors use three case studies of hospitalized adolescents to illustrate the application of trauma-informed principles of care with this unique population.
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January 2022
Integrating Positive Youth Development and Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Approaches Across the Child Welfare and Justice Systems
Publisher(s):In this paper, the authors explore why child welfare and justice systems need a new emphasis on positive youth development (PYD) approaches that incorporate racial equity and inclusion, why it is important to focus on young adults specifically, and why the child welfare and justice systems are particularly important sectors in which to provide positive, developmentally appropriate supports.
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January 2022
Advance Child Tax Credit Payments in 2021
Publisher(s):The IRS has created a special Advance Child Tax Credit 2021 page designed to provide the most up-to-date information about the credit and the advance payments. You can find information about tools related to the Child Tax Credit on this webpage.
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January 2022
Healing Indigenous Lives Native Youth Town Halls
Publisher(s):United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
This report highlights juvenile justice and public safety concerns and recommendations from Tribal youth ages 14–24.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
January 2022
Runaway and Homeless Youth and Relationship Violence Toolkit
Publisher(s):Family Violence Prevention and Services Program (FVPSA), National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Toolkit organizes information, resources, tips and tools drawn from the wealth of information gathered when the two service systems were convened through local collaborative projects funded by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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- Training Tools
October 2021
Panel Discussion on Cultural Connectedness and Trauma-Informed Care
Publisher(s):In this online learning event hosted by the Tribal Youth Resource Center, the presenters provided an overview of cultural connectedness as one of the strongest protective factors for American Indian youth.
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October 2021
Mental Health of Black Girls: The Case for Gender-Specific and Culturally Affirming Services
Publisher(s): Racism has critical implications for Black adolescent girls’ mental health. This fact sheet from the National Black Women's Justice Institute outlines the case for gender-specific and culturally affirming services in order to address the mental health needs of Black girls.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
October 2021
Lessons from Child Survivors: Supporting the Healing and Resilience of Children and Parents who Experience Domestic Violence through an Intersectional Lens
Publisher(s): The Adult Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (ACE-DV) Leadership Forum is shifting the paradigm from deficit to growth – supporting the development of trauma-informed, culturally responsive, asset-based policies and practices that enhance resilience capacity in those who experience childhood trauma. This training explores how domestic violence shapes children’s lives and impacts parenting, with an emphasis on the assets and strengths of families who survive this experience together.









