December 2010
Primary Sources: Preventing Youth Suicide
“Suicide Patterns and Association With Predictors Among Rhode Island Public High School Students: A Latent Class Analysis” (abstract), American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 100 No. 9, September 2010.
NCFY Recommends: Using Ice Breakers
Ice breakers ease new members into a group and help develop cohesion, whether among youth or staff. In an updated Youth Development Network tool, YDN shares more than twenty activities that break the ice. The games represent a wide variety of participation and contact levels, which acommodate the varying levels of comfort felt within programs and even from group to group. With new groups, start with ice breakers that involve minimal physical contact and allow members to excuse themselves if they feel uncomfortable or nervous.
Research Summary Recap: Primary Sources 2010
This year, NCFY’s Primary Sources column examined research on a wide variety of topics, from improving mentoring practice to working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth to smoothing the rough road to adulthood. Here are some highlights:
FYSB Announces Art Contest for Youth Programs
The Family and Youth Services Bureau is offering grantees of its Runaway and Homeless Youth programs the chance to win the materials to paint a wall mural in their facilities -- and to have their young people's creativity be nationally recognized!
NCFY Recommends: New Tool for Working with Undocumented Homeless Youth
The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth has released a new publication, "Immigration and Schools: Supporting Success for Undocumented Unaccompanied Homeless Youth" (PDF, 1.43 MB), published in collaboration with Kids In Need of Defense, or KIND. The 16-page guide reviews the education rights of undocumented, unaccompanied homeless youth and outlines the federal laws that provide the means for youth to attend school and change their immigration status.
Ask NCFY: Being an LGBTQ-friendly space
Q: I want lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth who come into our program to know that it's a welcoming program, but I'm not sure how to communicate that message. I've seen that some programs have rainbow stickers. How do we get those?
Primary Sources: What Nonprofits Can Learn From Schools About Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Young People
“Supportive Social Services for LGBT Youth: Lessons From the Safe Schools Movement” (abstract), The Prevention Researcher, Vol. 17 No. 4, November 2010.
What it's about: The “safe schools movement” promotes inclusive education policies for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Youth-serving agencies wishing to better serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth can look to the schools for ideas and inspiration.
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