FEATURED PRESENTATION: CAROLA SUÁREZ-OROZCO - JANUARY 26

Join us for: "A Developmental Perspective on Undocumented and Mixed-Family Status Children and Youth" by Carola Suárez-Orozco, Professor of Human Development at UCLA; and Co-founder of Re-imagining Migration

Friday, January 26 - 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Gilmer Hall 190
FREE and open to the public. Reception to Follow. Parking is available at the Central Grounds Parking Garage. This talk is co-sponsored by Youth-Nex and the UVA Department of Psychology. It is part of the Curry Research Lectureship Series. 

Abstract
In the United States, 5.3 million children and adolescents are growing up either with unauthorized status or with at least one parent who has that status. Until recently, little research has provided a developmental lens on the implications of these statuses for youth development. Suárez-Orozco will provide an overview of research evidence on multiple domains of development that may be affected by the child or parent’s unauthorized status. Further, she will describe the contextual and psychological mechanisms that may link these statuses to developmental outcomes. She will conclude with recommendations for policy, practice, and research that are based on the evidence reviewed.

Event Information

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TEENAGE PROTEST IN TURBULENT TIMES
The magazineYour Teen for Parents interviewed Valerie Adams-Bass on parenting during these politically charged times. Is engaging in protests ok for teens? What are ways to help keep your child safe? Can discussions on tough topics improve the bonds between parent and child? How can civic engagement impact your child later in life? Read the full story.
 

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IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BULLYING, A GLIMMER OF HOPE - New York Times

Catherine Bradshaw's bullying study published in the journal Pediatrics, was featured in The New York Times. The study showed a decrease in the 10 of the 13 indicators of bullying she and her colleagues were measuring. Despite the positive news, Bradshaw cautioned that 20% of the children still don't feel safe. Bradshaw has been collaborating with school districts in Maryland for over 10 years, administering a detailed online survey on school climate and bullying to nearly 250,000 students from grade 4 to grade 12. Read the full story. 

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COMPASSIONATE SCHOOLS PROJECT FEATURED FOR INNOVATION & INGENUITY
"When yoga becomes a respected part of the school day"

• The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, highlighted the CSP curriculum and study. 
  "If we don’t find ways to help them overcome these reactions from trauma that they bring to school with them, it’s going to be hard to teach them the academic content....The Compassionate Schools Project is really helping prepare their bodies and minds — the whole child — to be ready to learn what we want them to learn,” —Tish Jennings, The Hechinger Report. 
  Read the Full Story.
  
  More Press:
• The Renewal Project: "How a Kentucky school district is using yoga in the classroom."
   
• The Christian Science Monitor: "Reading, writing and empathy: How Denmark is a leader in teaching social skills"

Learn more: Compassionate Schools Project Website
 

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
VIDEO from "YOUTH ACT: SOCIAL JUSTICE, CIVIC AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT" — #YouthAct17 
Our recent conference featured youth participants and panelists from across the country and around the globe. Panel presentations addressed questions about how to support young people’s innate capacity for civic leadership and engagement and ways to create opportunities for positive social change....and much more. View the agenda, photos, and video of all presentations here.