WARSAW — Kosciusko Cares Youth Services partnered with the Indiana Youth Institute to host an event, ‘Trauma Informed Care: Understanding the Impact of Trauma,’ Wednesday, May 23, at the K21 Health Services Pavilion.  Juanita Mejia-Goodwell, Northeast Indiana Outreach Manager for IYI, introduced the event speaker, Darla France, MA, co-executive founder of counseling & training, LifeTouch …read more.

WARSAW — Lazy, poor work ethic, the worst, entitled and killing the world are just some of the words used today to describe the youth of today by older generations, but according to Rev. Dr. Marcus Carlson, Millennials are “the most creative” and “off the charts smart” generation to date, showing that with a little …read more.

By: Tami Silverman, president and CEO of the Indiana Youth Institute INDIANA — Our teens are tired. Nearly 8 in 10 Indiana high school students sleep less than the recommended eight hours on school nights. Yet adequate sleep is an integral part of healthy development and consequences of adolescent sleep deprivation are well-documented. Parents can take …read more.

WARSAW — The Indiana Youth Institute and the Kosciusko County Community Foundation hosted a seminar on Thursday, June 29, designed to facilitate discussion about the state of children in Kosciusko County. Katie Kincaid, data and research analyst for IYI, shared statistics to propel a data-driven conversation about local issues with youth. Youth workers and other adults …read more.

WARSAW — Registration is open for the 2017 Postsecondary Pathways of Kosciusko County that will be held from 7 a.m. to noon Friday, May 19, in Westminster Hall at Grace College. Postsecondary Pathways is a regionally based discussion among K-12 counselors and educators, corporations, employers, youth-serving professionals, and state and regional government agencies about how …read more.

By: Tami Silverman President and CEO of the Indiana Youth Institute Talk to most successful individuals and you’ll hear stories of how caring adults – mentors – played key roles in guiding them on their journeys. Research abounds about the benefits of high-quality mentoring relationships, whether informal or arranged. Mentors expand children’s support networks, help …read more.

WARSAW — Human trafficking is the fastest growing, second-largest criminal enterprise in the world, generating an estimated $150 billion annually. The toll it takes on its victims lasts a lifetime, especially when those victims are young children. In an effort to help educators, parents, youth ministers and others who work with children better understand how …read more.


By Tami Silverman President and CEO of the Indiana Youth Institute Summer break means higher food insecurity for children across Indiana. Nearly 6,700 kids in Kosciusko County – 49 percent of its public school students – have reliable access to nutritious meals thanks to free or reduced-price lunch and breakfast programs during the school year. …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Teen pregnancies dip while child maltreatment deaths spike. The Indiana Youth Institute released its annual “Kids Count” health report, highlighting trends impacting youth and adolescents.

NORTHEAST INDIANA — There is just one month left for nonprofit organizations in Northeast Indiana to apply for a grant offered by the Indiana Youth Institute that will help them improve their programming to serve more children or families.  The organization and program effectiveness grant will help nonprofits overcome challenges they face in running their …read more.

According to the Indiana Youth Institute, prescription drug abuse is growing among Indiana teenagers. The organization says the number of high school seniors who admitted to having abused prescription drugs nearly doubled in 2014 to 13.5 percent, up from 6.9 percent in 2013. The report also states teens as young as 13 are abusing prescription drugs. …read more.