Around the world, youth are engaging with a lot of issues. Following is a collection of topics Freechild has identified. There are many other issues youth are engaging in that are not listed here.
Youth Engagement in Freedom
- Anti-White Supremacy
- Abortion Rights
- Censorship
- Curfews
- Job discrimination
- Incarceration
- Lowering the voting age
- Youth in the media
Youth Engagement in Identities
- Runaway and homeless youth
- Intergenerational partnerships
- Parents, parenting and families
- Rural youth
- Urban youth
- Gender equity
- Children of incarcerated parents
- Disabilities
- Transition-age youth
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgendered, Queer, Questioning or Intersexual youth, or LGBTTQI youth
- Native youth
Youth Engagement in Creativity
Youth Engagement in the Economy
Youth Engagement in Education
- Homeschooling
- School reform
- Sex education
- Students rights in schools
- School climate
- Teaching about social change in school
- Unschooling
- Reflection
- Critical thinking
- Financial literacy
- Service learning
- Democratic education
Youth Engagement in Government
- Community development
- Government involvement
- Democracy
- International development
- Nation building
- Involvement in decision-making
- Foster care
- School involvement (offsite)
Youth Engagement in Social Issues
- Culture
- Gun control
- School reform
- Grantmaking and philanthropy
- Sex education
- Anti-war and nonviolence
- Education
- National service
- Nonprofits
- Politics
- Racism
- Research representation
- Family youth engagement
- Environment
- Sustainable agriculture
- Public health
- Civic engagement
- Employment and training
- Community youth engagement
Youth Engagement in Youth Rights
Youth Engagement in Youth Issues
- Youth-led organizing
- Youth on boards
- Holistic youth development
- Reconnecting youth
- Mentoring
- Positive youth development
- Afterschool programs
Youth Engagement in Health and Safety
- Health & nutrition
- Mental health
- Youth preparedness
- Substance abuse prevention
- Teen dating violence prevention
- Violence prevention & victimization
- Teen driver safety
- Teen pregnancy prevention
- Corporal Punishment
- Gang prevention
- Juvenile Justice
- Bullying prevention
- Trafficking of youth
- Youth suicide prevention
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Freechild Institute Youth Engagement Toolkit
by Adam F.C. Fletcher
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- What Is Youth Engagement?
- What Youth Engagement is Not
- Who is Youth Engagement For?
- What Are Youth Engaged In?
- How to See Youth Engagement
- All Youth Are Already Engaged
- Why Youth Engagement Happens
- Where Youth Engagement Happens
- Recruiting Youth
- How to Engage Youth
- How to Support Youth Engagement
- How to Sustain Youth Engagement
- 111 Ways to Engage Youth
- The Cycle of Engagement
- Barriers to Youth Engagement
- Comprehensive Youth Engagement
- Measure of Intergenerational Community Engagement
- The Future of Youth Engagement
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