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2. Positive youth development - Wikipedia

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   Positive youth development principles can be used to address gender inequities through the promotion of programs such as " Girls on the Run." Physical activity-based programs like "Girls on the Run" are being increasingly used around the world for their ability to encourage psychological, emotional, and social development for youth.

3. Circle of Courage - Wikipedia

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   This study validates the positive effects of LSCI on both students and their educational environment. Reclaiming Youth at Risk by Larry Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg, & Steve Van Bockern. An overview of the Circle of Courage model which applies Native American principles of child rearing to education, treatment, and youth development. [3]

4. Youth engagement - Wikipedia

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   Youth engagement is the sentiment young people feel towards a particular person, activity, place or outcome. It has been a focus of youth development, public policy and social change movements for at least forty years. [1] According to a Cornell University program, "Youth engagement is one of the buzzwords in the youth development field.

5. Massachusetts Department of Youth Services - Wikipedia

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   The Positive Youth Development framework revolves around the cognitive, emotional and social needs of a young person. A strong focus on three aspects of positive youth development will provide effective guidance for the goals and plans for each youth's successful re-entry into the community.

6. Life skills - Wikipedia

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   Based upon their research, the Family and Youth Services Bureau, [15] a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advocates the theory of positive youth development (PYD) as a replacement for the less effective prevention programs. PYD focuses on the strengths of an individual as opposed to the older decrepit models which ...

7. Positive youth justice - Wikipedia

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   Positive youth justice. In social work, the Positive Youth Justice (PYJ) model is an approach to working with children and young people in conflict with the law that focuses on encouraging positive behaviours and outcomes. Differing PYJ programs have been used in the United Kingdom and the United States.

8. Youth empowerment - Wikipedia

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   Youth empowerment programs are aimed at creating healthier and higher qualities of life for underprivileged or at-risk youth. [1] The five competencies of a healthy youth are: (1) positive sense of self, (2) self- control, (3) decision-making skills, (4) a moral system of belief, and (5) pro-social connectedness.

9. Youth participation - Wikipedia

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   Youth participation, also called youth involvement, has been used by government agencies, researchers, educators, and others to define and examine the active engagement of young people in schools, sports, government, community development and economic activity. In 1975, the National Commission on Resources for Youth in the United States defined ...