Youth

Eighteen communities across the state to receive funds to develop plans to reduce underage and binge drinking

September 14, 2007 -- CHICAGO – Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced a five-year, $10 million grant from the federal government to bolster the state’s alcohol prevention efforts. The funds will be distributed by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), to 18 organizations across the state for programs created to reduce risky use of alcohol, underage and childhood drinking, binge drinking, and deaths from alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes.    » read more »

Shortstop creates foundation to help underprivileged youth

09/11/2007, PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street honored Jimmy Rollins for his on-the-field accomplishments and his charitable work with underprivileged youth at a press conference in City Hall today.    » read more »

09/06/2007 -- The New York Red Bulls RDS are delighted to offer a new and improved Goalkeeper curriculum, offering high level keepers training on the position specific aspects of their game, such as footwork, handling, shot-stopping, and distribution. This fall, GK curriculums will be offered at Staten Island, NY, Ramapo, NY, Manalapan, NJ, and Allentown, PA.    » read more »

7-Sep-2007, NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The future career path and creative direction of gifted youth can be predicted well by their performance on the SAT at age 13, a new study from Vanderbilt University finds. The study offers insights into how best to identify the nation’s most talented youth, which is a focus of the new $43 billion America Competes Act recently passed by Congress to enhance the United States’ ability to compete globally.    » read more »

3-Sep-2007, CHICAGO – The estimated number of youth with office visits with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder substantially increased between 1994 and 2003, while adult visits with a bipolar disorder diagnoses appeared to almost double, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.    » read more »

3-Sep-2007 -- An estimated 8.7 percent of U.S. children age 8 to 15 meet diagnostic criteria for attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder, but fewer than half receive treatment, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.    » read more »

Treatment Patterns Similar to Adults

August 2007, Austin, Texas – The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) is now accepting applications for the 2008 class of the Young Masters scholarship program. The scholarships will help promising young school-aged students in Texas to excel in the arts.

The Young Masters Program will provide exemplary arts students in grades 8-12 with the financial help they need to pursue advanced study in the areas of visual arts, literature, music, theatre, dance and media arts.    » read more »

August 30, 2007 - A project designed to help juvenile offenders become productive members of society has received a major federal grant, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius announced today.

The United States Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has awarded $997,870 for the Juvenile Justice Authority (JJA) to implement Project S.T.A.R.: Success Through Achieving Reintegration.    » read more »

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August 29, 2007 -- Colorado Governors Bill Ritter announced today he has established a seven-member Juvenile Clemency Advisory Board to review clemency and commutation requests by juveniles who were tried as adults and sentenced to state prison.

“As a former prosecutor, protecting the people of Colorado and ensuring the fair administration of justice are extremely important to me,” Gov. Ritter said upon issuing Executive Order B-009-07, which creates the Juvenile Clemency Board.    » read more »

BURBANK, August 28, 2007 -- Disney's "Kim Possible," the hit animated adventure series from Walt Disney Television Animation, will feature a three-day marathon event beginning WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 leading up to the premiere of a brand new one-hour episode FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.    » read more »

Dance-Along Telecast Of Hit Disney Channel Original Movie, "High School Musical 2" Airs Saturday, September 8 (8:00 P.M., ET/PT) On Disney Channel

BURBANK, August 24, 2007. . . The stars of Disney Channel's record-breaking hit, "High School Musical 2" -- Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Olesya Rulin, KayCee Stroh, Chris Warren, Jr. and Ryne Sanborn -- host a special Dance-Along telecast of the musical Disney Channel Original Movie to be presented SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 (8:00 p.m. ET/PT) on Disney Channel.    » read more »

MLB Productions primetime special to highlight the impact of the RBI program on youth

Titusville, N.J., (August 22, 2007) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved RISPERDAL® (risperidone) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents ages 13-17 and for the short-term treatment of bipolar mania associated with manic or mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder in children and adolescents ages 10-17.    » read more »