Arkansas House panel OKs bans on trans youth treatments

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas House panel on Tuesday advanced legislation banning gender-confirming health care for minors, despite opponents warning it would further stigmatize and harm transgender youth. The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee endorsed the measure on a 12-4 vote,... Read More.
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Volunteers for the Child and Youth Program

Join the Arkansas National Guard Child and Youth Program Coordinators and Soldier and Family Readiness Specialist for information on improving Child and Youth Programming in your area! If you have an interest in working with military youth, come join us! There will be two different... Read More.
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Arkansas youth deer hunt Nov. 7-8

LITTLE ROCK — The kickoff to modern gun season is less than two weeks away, but hunters under 16 will get an early crack at a deer this weekend during the Arkansas modern gun youth deer hunt. Only hunters 6-15 may harvest deer during the... Read More.
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Youth hunters need AGFC ID number to check game, apply for hunts

LITTLE ROCK — All hunters, including those under 16, will need to have a free, AGFC-issued Customer Identification Number to check big game or participate in permit drawings beginning this season. The CID is automatically assigned when a person purchases any product through the AGFC’s... Read More.

Nevada based firm to manage youth lockups

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas signed a contract with a new firm to take over management of the remaining state youth lockups, after legislators approved a $70 million contract. The agreement with Nevada-based Rite of Passage will hand day-to-day operations of facilities at Dermott,... Read More.
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Positive Youth Highlight from the Dollarway School District

Last year the Superintendent of the Dollarway School District, Barbara Warren, implemented Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). The PBIS Behavioral Specialist is Mr. Andrew Roshell, III. PBIS is essentially a behavior management system used to understand what maintains an individual's challenging behavior and... Read More.