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Keep in Touch: Young People Offer Advice on Staying Connected and Living Independently multimedia presentation        Speak Up: Using What You've Got to Get What You Want multimedia presentation English version Spanish version
January 31, 2013

Waterford School logoBill Martin is executive director of Waterford Country School, a Connecticut youth shelter that will soon finish the three-year implementation of the CARE Model. He talks about how this evidence-based practice enables Waterford to better serve youth.

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January 22, 2013

Photograph of Dr. Carl Lejuez.Dr. Carl Lejuez of the University of Maryland has spent years researching why and when people take risks. He talks with NCFY about the balloon-popping video game he uses to study risk taking, and about the implications of his findings for traumatized youth.

Time: 11:33 | Size: 10.5 MB | Transcript

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December 12, 2012

Photograph of Dr. Sandra BloomDr. Sandra Bloom is one of the creators of the Sanctuary Model, an evidence-based practice that helps youth-serving programs address trauma experienced by their clients and their staff. Dr. Bloom spoke with NCFY about her program's origins and the importance of trauma-informed practice.

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November 02, 2012

Photograph of an adult speaking with a teen.Researcher Melanie Barwick and trainer Scott Skinner discuss their year-long collaboration with four youth programs, which centered around finding the best way to implement an evidence-based practice called motivational interviewing.

Time: 4:29 | Size: 4.1 MB | Transcript

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September 24, 2012

Colorado state flag.Gina Odom is a youth leader who has represented the Rural Colorado Collaborative at state meetings and national conferences. She explains what it takes to be a successful youth advocate, and how adults can help youth get there.

Time: 4:00 | Size: 3.7 MB | Transcript

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September 17, 2012

Photograph of diverse teens smiling and giving the thumbs up.As program coordinator at the Bristol HUB Youth Center in Vermont, Ryan Krushenick leads a popular teen pregnancy prevention curriculum tailored to be welcoming to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. He talks to NCFY how to practice inclusive teen pregnancy prevention work.

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September 07, 2012

Photograph of a young man wearing a straw hat and carrying a box of produce.Jordan Ryan and Alon Coleman both participate in Youth Farm and Market Project in Minneapolis, MN. They spoke with NCFY about Youth Farm's approach to youth empowerment, and how it helps youth become leaders, step-by-step.

 

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June 28, 2012

Photograph of Jennifer Cowles.Jennifer Cowles, who goes by Yeah Yeah, first encountered the Homeless Youth Alliance in San Francisco when she ran away from home as a teenager. Now employed at the alliance as an outreach counselor, she spoke to NCFY about how her past experiences help her connect with the young people she works with.

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May 25, 2012

Photograph of Commissioner Bryan Samuels in front of a U.S. flag.Bryan Samuels, commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, and Andrew Barnett, executive director of the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League, talk to NCFY about the need to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth in teen pregnancy prevention efforts.

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May 18, 2012

Photograph of Sandy Skelaney.Sandy Skelaney is a Miami street outreach worker who specializes in helping victims of sex trafficking. She talks to NCFY about how to approach sexually exploited youth and how to begin to help them.

Time: 5:22 | Size: 4.9 MB | Transcript

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