What does TAG stand for?
Transforming A Generation. The initiative was set up as a response to growing street violence and aims to help 18- to 24-year-olds not in employment, education or training (Neet) to swap street life for a greater sense of self-worth by gaining career prospects and benefiting their communities by becoming local wellbeing champions.
What does the programme involve?
Participants have a mentor and an individualised two-year Read the rest of this entry »
The Prince’s Trust is warning that young unemployed adults need more help to deal with mental health problems.
One in 10 youngsters questioned in a survey disagreed that “life was really worth living”. Those not in work or education were less likely to be happy.
Polling company YouGov questioned 2,004 people aged 16-25 online in October.
Paul Brow, of the Prince’s Trust, said the study showed there were thousands of young people who “desperately” Read the rest of this entry »
The Georgian Bay Family Health Team, serving Collingwood and the surrounding area, has hired two child and youth mental health counsellors to address shortages in health care in the immediate area. В
Patients aged 16 years and under may now be referred by local family doctors for short-term mental healthcare and counselling services.В The child and youth counsellors are trained to help kids and their families and Dr. Melinda Hazlett, a paediatrician Read the rest of this entry »
Advocates for Children & Youth has enlisted the support of hundreds of state and local lawmakers, business groups, law enforcement leaders and some top statewide officials, including Lt. Gov.
(D), for its “Maryland Can Do Better for Children” campaign.
The starting point for the Baltimore-based nonprofit group was a contradiction. Maryland is one of the country’s wealthiest states, but ranks in the middle or worse in studies of infant mortality, Read the rest of this entry »
Ski Utah Promotes New Game to Foster Youth Fitness for Skiing, Snowboarding
Published on Friday, November 28, 2008 – 06:00 AM
Salt Lake City, UT -
The national Winter Feels Good initiative of SnowSports Industries America has posted a new game called Snow Sports UNO on its website. The game was developed by Jo Garuccio, administrator for Ski Utahs successful Learn to Ski & Ride, Ski & Snowboard Fitness and School Assembly programs and Read the rest of this entry »
The Prince’s Trust is warning that young unemployed adults need more help to deal with mental health problems.
One in 10 youngsters questioned in a survey disagreed that “life was really worth living”. Those not in work or education were less likely to be happy.
Polling company YouGov questioned 2,004 people aged 16-25 online in October.
Paul Brow, of the Prince’s Trust, said the study showed there were thousands of young people who “desperately” Read the rest of this entry »
For the first time, researchers have established a clear link between family rejection of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and negative health outcomes in early adulthood.
The findings will be published in the January issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in a peer-reviewed article entitled “Family Rejection as a Predictor of Negative Health Outcomes in White and Latino Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Young Read the rest of this entry »
Nacada top officials, led by the national coordinator Jennifer Kimani and board members Sheikh Juma Ngao, Rev Tom Atieno and Prof Kaguongo Wambari, had just addressed about 100 drug addicts at the Tawfiq Hall at Kwajiwa in Shella village when all hell broke loose last Thursday afternoon.
Dr Andy Baldwin, tri-athlete, health/fitness advocate, humanitarian, and “TV
Personality”, will be back in Hawaii for the 2nd Annual Andy Baldwin Youth Fitness Day on Sunday October 12, 2008.
Baldwin is dedicated to educate and inspire children on the importance of healthy living. Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Centers is a non-profit organization dedicated to building strong communities through education and family strengthening activities. Read the rest of this entry »
Family Rejection a Health Risk for Lesbian, Gay and Transgender Youth
New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Dec 29, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO–Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth whose families have rejected them because of their sexual orientation are at far greater risk for mental and physical health problems than those who come from families who have accepted them, according to a recent study.
For the first time in Read the rest of this entry »