Nearly 80 local teens are spending part of their summer getting a firsthand look at the world of law enforcement through the ...

The judge on the mental health docket asked the family to again consider MST. Demetrius’ aunt had opposed the therapy program, but his mother was open to it. It was supposed to help correct his ...

Adolescence is the pivotal period between childhood and adulthood. It is the time when youth need to acquire the attitudes, competencies, values, and social skills that will carry them forward to ...

PORT ANGELES — When youths are assigned to Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services Drug Court, they face a great many uncertainties. Did they make the right decision opting for the program? Could ...

As City leaders continue to address concerns about violence in the community, local organizations are using $125,000 in youth ...

Indiana's Youth Justice Oversight Committee awarded the competitive grants.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tarrant County is cutting ties with a program that provides alternatives to youth incarceration over concerns that the nonprofit’s ...

OLYMPIA – Thurston County has ended a local nonprofit’s successful juvenile offender diversion program in favor of an in-house program. Community Youth Services’ contract with the county concluded on ...

August Collins, left, a caseworker with the Youth Empowerment Project, guides King Sanchez IV, 19, through paperwork Thursday at GED offices on Tulane Avenue. YEP, the region's only re-entry program ...

Mental health and substance abuse services have skyrocketed more than 450% over a year for one pilot program as new drugs are also emerging on the scene. “In 2024, we engaged with 66 adolescents ...

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