In 2012, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) hired two young people as part of its Youth and Young Adult Unit in an effort to further integrate a positive youth development approach into their programs and initiatives. At the department, the youth advisors work 20 hours per week providing the youth perspective through partnership in decision-making and guidance on current programs and initiatives, including youth sexual...

This book discusses ways to effectively and calmly deal with conflict, including communication, listening skills, negotiation, and peer mediation.

In Emdaria City, where the technology exists that allows you to enter someone else's mind via a MindLink machine, eighth-grader Syah Walker is an aspiring peer counselor for her fellow students--but when she discovers that her best friend is being bullied and, without permission, tries to help by mindlinking with the bully, she finds herself trapped in an enemy mind, over-matched, and in serious trouble.

Grandpa and Little Bear share a dream to visit Faraway Valley -- a special, hard-to-find place full of wild and wonderful creatures, a place where the air smells of pine needles, a place they've only seen on a postcard. The determined pair study maps, read books and practice camping to prepare for their adventure, then set sail for the long journey. But when they arrive in the north, they find a bustling port full of shops, where everyone seems to...