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A 14-year-old teenager, George, is alive today thanks to a routine blood pressure check by St John Ambulance staff at a Yorkshire shopping centre. The charity's free health check had been offered at the Coppergate Centre in York, and George's friends dared him to go first.
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Parental monitoring has been identified as a potential avenue for preventing adolescent marijuana use, with millions of dollars spent annually on programs and media campaigns urging parents to monitor their children's behavior. However, the strength of the relationship between monitoring and marijuana usage has been unclear. A comprehensive
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a report highlighting the perceptions of risk regarding substance abuse among adolescents. A national survey conducted in 2007 and 2008 found that nearly 70% of adolescents aged 12-17 perceive great risk from smoking one or more packs of cigarettes
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The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a report highlighting the alarming rates of youth unemployment in the United States. According to the report, the number of jobless school leavers in the country has reached 1.6 million, with a staggering 19 percent rate of unemployment among
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Monroe County will need to settle a federal grant issue that led to the misuse of funds, requiring the county to pay nearly $27,000. According to financial director Steve Saulter, the problems arose from poor bookkeeping, which made it challenging to track the funds accurately. As a result, one
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Tito Puente, known as the "El Rey de los Timbales," will be honored with a tribute event at the Latin Quarter nightclub in New York City on December 16, 2009. The event aims to launch a DVD of Puente's last performance in 2000, which will be
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Troubled teens and former staff members of the Hastings Youth Academy in St. Johns County, Florida, have filed lawsuits against G4S Youth Services, the company that contracts with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice to run the facility. The suits claim that staff members repeatedly used excessive force against the
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The UK government has announced a new initiative aimed at reducing knife crime among young people. The Knife Crime Prevention Programme, led by the Home Office and Youth Justice Board, will use hard-hitting tactics to deter youngsters from wielding knives. The programme will include showing young offenders horrifying, real-life pictures
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Liverpool City Council is marking National Anti-Bullying Week (November 16-20) with a focus on cyberbullying, a growing concern among young people. The council is committed to providing safe environments for children and young people, both in and out of school, and is working with schools, Bully Busters, and other organizations
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The Scottish Government is seeking views on how to best tackle and prevent the bullying of young people across the country. The Scottish Anti-Bullying Steering Group, led by Alison Davies, chair of SABS, has developed plans to ensure a cohesive and united approach among government, schools, local authorities, charities, and
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The issue of cyber-bullying is a growing concern for young people, with up to one in three claiming to have been victims of online abuse. Social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube have become outlets for teenagers to vent their abuse at each other. To combat this problem,
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Over 650 school administrators and staff are set to attend the Hope for a More Peaceful World conference, sponsored by the Highmark Foundation's Healthy High 5 initiative, in Pittsburgh from November 16 to 18, 2009. Internationally renowned experts will share the latest research and evidence-based best practices in
