JCCF NEWS SUMMARY
November 29, 2012
 Photo courtesy of  The Annie E. Casey Foundation

 

Journalists can now access an embargoed KIDS COUNT policy report on the crisis of youth unemployment in the U.S. This new report includes the latest data on youth and work, and examines policies that promote skill building and economic success for young people. Contact Sue Lin Chong of the Annie E. Casey Foundation (410) 223-2836 or schong@aecf.org for access to the report. 

 

The embargo lifts at 12:01 a.m. on December 3, 2012.

 

Join Marketplace correspondent Amy Scott for a KIDS COUNT policy forum Monday, December 3 at 9 am E.T.

 

The live webcast will include leaders from:

  
 
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Story Spotlight: From Victim to Leader
 
Photo courtesy of The Boston Globe
 
In 2009, Asia Graves fled Boston after testifying in a federal case against the tormentors who abused her and other girls in a violent prostitution ring.
 
Her crucial testimony was key to the conviction of six pimps, but forced her into hiding. Boston Globe reporter Jenifer B. McKim gained Asia's trust and first chronicled her story in 2010, using the pseudonym "Jessica" to protect her identity. "People Need to Know What These Guys Have Done" exposed the dark world of child sex trafficking and earned a 2011 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. 
 
Three years later, Asia has emerged from hiding and has become a leader and an advocate. McKim shares the next chapter of Asia's story in "From Victim, to Survivor, to Leader, a Former Sex-trafficking Victim Speaks Out."  
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NewsNEWS OF NOTE

 

Awareness, Enforcement Help Reduce Child Sex Abuse

Associated Press, Beth J. Harpaz | Nov. 28

Incidents of child sexual abuse have been declining in the U.S. for 20 years, with some statistics showing decreases as steep as 60 percent. The findings may be surprising given recent high-profile cases, but experts say publicity surrounding such crimes may help reduce the problem.

 

Teen Testifies in Orthodox Abuse Trial

The Wall Street Journal, Pervaiz Shallwani | Nov. 28

A 17-year-old girl took the stand in the sexual abuse trial of a respected ultra-Orthodox Jewish counselor Tuesday. The case is only one of a few that Brooklyn prosecutors have been able to bring to trial in the Hasidic community because of the struggle to get its members to cooperate.

 

Most L.A. County Youths Held for Prostitution Come From Foster Care

Los Angeles Times, Abby Sewell | Nov. 27

Of the juveniles arrested on prostitution-related charges in Los Angeles County in 2010, 59 percent were foster care youth. A newly passed ballot measure will shift much of the responsibility for sex-trafficked youth from the criminal justice system to the foster care system, county officials say.

 

The Invisible World of Domestic Work: Report Documents Abuses

CNN, Moni Basu | Nov. 27

A new report about the lives of nannies, housekeepers and caregivers to the homebound elderly shows that many of these mostly female, minority and immigrant workers are paid below minimum wage.

 

In Juvenile Detention, Girls Face Health Care Designed For Boys

Kaiser Health News/Jenny Gold | Nov. 26

Detention may be the only time incarcerated girls interact with the health care system. But the health care provided to them in juvenile facilities is often ill-equipped to deal with their complex health needs.

 

Struggling With OCD (Opinion)

LA Youth | November/December Issue

A teen's journey to understand and manage obsessive-compulsive disorder.

 

Give Teens Access to Emergency Contraception, Pediatricians Say

US News and World Report, Carina Storrs | Nov. 26

The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that doctors discuss emergency contraception with teen patients and provide them with a ready-to-use prescription.

 

Should Juvenile Criminals Be Sentenced Like Adults?

The Daily Beast, Clark Merrefield | Nov. 26

Increasingly, social scientists, law-enforcement authorities, lawyers, and judges are questioning the wisdom of charging juveniles as adults.

 

Better Teacher-Candidate Mentoring Targeted

Education Week, Stephen Sawchuk | Nov. 26

Student-teaching can be a haphazard, hastily tacked-on experience for teacher-candidates. A handful of education programs are becoming more intentional about how they target, vet and train mentors.

 

Disabled Parents Face Bias, Loss of Kids

Minnesota Public Radio/Associated Press, David Crary | Nov. 25

Approximately 6.1 million U.S. children have disabled parents. These parents are more at risk than other parents of losing custody and face significant barriers to adopting children, according to a new report by the National Council on Disability.

 

On Dumping Grounds (Audio)

Latino USA, Ruxandra Guidi | Nov. 23

What can farmworker communities do when they are living next to an unregulated waste dump that's on Native American land?

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EventsEVENTS   
  
Dec. 3, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Public and private leaders will address the issues surrounding unemployed and disconnected youth in America. This panel discussion will focus on the newly released KIDS COUNT policy report and on policy solutions that can promote employment, skill building and economic success for young people.

Dec. 4, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Generations United
Washington, D.C. 
Hear first hand accounts of innovative intergenerational approaches in addressing hunger across America and re-examine the issue of hunger through the eyes of children, older adults and multigenerational families. 

Dec. 6
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Chicago or webcast
Partnerships between schools, community institutions and public agencies can help youth learn and thrive. How do these partners work with each other, what's required to support these complex relationships and what are the opportunities and challenges in evaluating these efforts?

Dec. 6, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Center for American Progress
Washington, D.C. or webcast
A new paper exposes how colleges set enrollment goals that maximize revenue and prestige and recommends that policymakers create a framework for an NFL-like model for college transparency and admissions. Join the author of the paper and an expert panel to discuss this higher education practice and policy. 

Dec. 13, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C. or webcast
Author Andrew Solomon will discuss his research into extraordinary challenges of raising children whose talents and deficits make them unique.

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OpportunitiesOPPORTUNITIES 
 
Deadline: Nov. 30, 2012
Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism
The fellowship will guide journalists who want to use social media to better cover their beats. The fellowship also aims to sharpen public affairs reporting skills. 

Deadline: Dec. 10, 2012
USC Annenberg School of Journalism's California Endowment 
The all-expense-paid fellowship is open to print, broadcast and online journalists from California or those based elsewhere who contribute to California media outlets. Field trips, workshops and seminars will hone multimedia reporting skills and explore the role that factors such as race, ethnicity, pollution 

National Center for Disability and Journalism, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University
A new national awards program to recognize excellence in reporting on disability issues and people with disabilities. Entries will be accepted beginning January 1, 2013. 
 
 
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