Monday, September 25, 2006

Scotsman.com: Youth workers back to school to tackle problem children
--"A pioneering £20,000-a-year scheme, which was launched at Queensferry Community High School last year as education leaders attempted to reach out to disaffected youngsters, has been hailed a success."

The Australian: Howard honours youth suicide charity
--"A teenage boy speaking of his near suicide tonight gave John Howard the most "moving introduction" he's experienced in more than a decade as Australia's prime minister."

Canada.com: More protection needed for poorer children, research shows
--"Children from poorer families are much more likely to choke to death, die in a fire or suffer other fatal injuries than those who grow up in affluent neighbourhoods, new Canadian research conducted by a Toronto pediatrician reveals."

London Free Press: Teen volunteer showed spirit
--"You could forgive Humberto Omana Jr., 16, for feeling a little bitter about spending hours and hours volunteering for the Boys' and Girls' Club of London. Despite the hard work he'd put in helping children in his adopted country of Canada, last February that country rejected his family's bid for refugee status on compassionate and humanitarian grounds and deported them back to Venezuela."

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