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From NIDA: Save the Date! NDAFW is March 20-26

Find resources for planning and promoting your National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) event in the latest IWGYP newsletter.

From CDC: New YRBS Data Summary and Trends Report, 2011-2021

CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2011-2021 is now available. This report provides a first look at key YRBS data and includes a decade of adolescent health trends.

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From IWGYP: Resources to Help Youth Cope after a Mass Shooting

In response to recent school and other mass shootings, youth.gov has compiled a list of resources to help youth, families, educators, and community members cope with and talk about community trauma, as well as provide psychological first aid and bolster resilience.

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From IWGYP: Resources to Support Youth Who Have Lost a Caregiver

This webpage provides tools and resources to help families, kinship, and other caregivers; schools and child-serving professionals, and other caring adults support youth who have lost a caregiver.

From DoD: Civil Military Programs for Youth Video

Find out how the U.S. Department of Defense Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs prioritizes civil military outreach programs to provide leadership, educational opportunities, and community partnerships for youth in this video.

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Webinar: Embrace, Encourage, and Engage: Family and Caregiver Access to Child and Youth Mental Health Resources

Posted | Mar 22 2023

Time: March 22, 2023, 6:00 pm ET
This virtual event is designed to provide parents and caregivers with tools and skills they need to support their children’s mental health. Learn more and register.

Workforce Pathways for Youth (Funding Opportunities)

Posted | Mar 22 2023

Application Deadline: May 19, 2023, 11:59 pm ET
DOL will award $15 million in eight grants in varied amounts of up to $2 million each. Projects serving young people in marginalized communities will be given priority. Specifically, the grants will support organization that offer the following types of activities:

Career exploration services.
Work readiness.
Career counseling.
On the job experience, including internships, seasonal and year-round employment, pre-apprenticeships and Registered Apprenticeships.
Youth placement services for employment, education or training.

Learn more and apply.

Webinar: Inclusive Learning Environments for Religiously Diverse Students

Posted | Mar 22 2023

Date: March 22, 2023, 3:00-4:00 pm ET
In this webinar, representatives from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice will share guidance and strategies for welcoming, accommodating, and fostering inclusive learning environments for students of all faiths and none. Learn more and register.