Childhood Obesity: Harnessing the Power of Public and Private Partnerships
In just 20 years, the number of children and teens who are overweight or obese has tripled in the U.S. due largely to complex changes in children’s social and physical environments. A new report from the National Institute for Health Care Management […]

Mat Garcia of Channel 2 News did a story last Friday about the high rate of suicide in the Douglas County/Littleton area. This story includes an interview from our very own Kim Muramoto of Littleton Adventist Hospital (Centura). Centura partnered with the Greater Littleton Youth Initiative in 2004 to try […]

Anne Powe will be leaving the South Metro Chamber of Commerce this Friday. Thank you, Anne, for your efforts on behalf of greater Littleton youth!  Best of luck! You will be missed!  
Terry McElhaney will be the GLYI representative from the Chamber.  Welcome Terry!  We look forward to working with you.

A remarkable convergence of new knowledge about the developing brain, the human genome, and the extent to which early childhood experiences influence later learning, behavior, and health now offers policymakers an exceptional opportunity to change the life prospects of vulnerable young children, says a new report from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard […]

Beyond City Limits: Cross-System Collaboration to Reengage Disconnected Youth
It takes more than a single agency or public system to meet the needs of disconnected youth and help them reconnect to school, work and the right supports and opportunities. Collaboration among city, school, county and state agencies is essential. […]

Core Principles for Engaging Young People in Community Change
Engaging young people as partners in community change is a compelling idea — but translating it into effective practice requires focused attention to a range issues. This Forum for Youth Investment paper looks at important but simple principles for research and practice […]

Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers, the inaugural database from Rosen Publishing Online, provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.
Developed for teens, with their unique concerns and perspective in mind, […]

Sheriff Grayson Robinson is holding another ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) training. ASIST is one of the two suicide prevention programs that the GLYI is using in the Community Suicide Prevention Project (CSPP).
The training will take place on August 16 and 17 from 8:30-4:30 at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s […]

Family Involvement in Middle and High School
The third and final brief in a Harvard Family Research Project series examining the impact of family involvement across academic and developmental stages is now online. This brief spotlights what works to promote family involvement and student achievement during this critical developmental period, and […]

Do you have big dreams for your community? Starting June 26, the Case Foundation can help you make them a reality. To encourage community members (even those who disagree) to come together to create local solutions, the Foundation is offering 20 $10,000 grants; four finalists chosen online by the public will each […]