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Shining a Light on Tough Social Issues
May 2, 2013 | Story
Black and Latino youth find a political voice in the research of political scientist Cathy Cohen, PhD, a former RWJF scholar in health policy research.
Out-of-School Males of Color
January 1, 2012 | Report
This roundtable provides additional content knowledge in framing the education and employment policies and practices for out-of-school males of color.
Education and Paths to Employment for Middle School Boys of Color
January 1, 2012 | Report
Male students of color face significant disparities in educational achievement in public schools in the United States, beginning at the earliest grades.
Education and Employment of High School Males of color
January 1, 2012 | Report
a summary of the notes and key themes that emerged during the roundtable discussion about the policy barriers and solutions to meeting the education and employment needs of young men of color.
Health for Boys and Young Men of color
January 1, 2012 | Report
This roundtable looked at the data on the health of adolescent (ages 11-19) young males of color, and discussed how their health outcomes are shaped by disadvantaged contexts and unequal opportunities.
Connecting With Care in Low-Income Boston Neighborhoods
November 19, 2012 | Program Result
The Connecting With Care project of the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention demonstrated that it was economically feasible to bring full-time, mental-health clinicians to schools in the low-income Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury.
Focus on Economic Inequality in 2013
December 26, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
New Connections Grantee to Lead Department at Saint Louis University
December 17, 2012 | Story
Preparing students to work with people from every walk of life is high on the agenda for a professor focused on vulnerable populations.
Healthy Men, Healthy Communities Initiative
August 30, 2012 | Program Result
Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families developed a Healthy Men, Healthy Communities initiative to inform grantmaking organizations about issues facing boys and men of color and low-income communities.
Child FIRST: A Program to Help Very Young At-Risk Children
October 1, 2012 | Book
This chapter of To Improve Health and Health Care, Volume XV, focuses on Child FIRST, a family-based intervention to prevent mental health problems in high-risk mothers and young children.