2024 National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

April 12, 2024 – In 1990, the National Youth Advocacy and Resilience (NYAR) Conference, formerly known as the National Youth-At-Risk Conference, was founded by Georgia Southern University’s College of Education. The name change was adopted in 2021 and was encouraged by the youth the program serves. The Conference continues to provide prominent training for all individuals devoted to promoting […]

New Collaborative Launches Trauma Informed Resources

March 27, 2024 – Professionals working with youth now have a practical tool to help students overcome mental health challenges to reach their potential. Professors across two colleges at Georgia Southern University have published a series of short videos that provide targeted, free training on how to implement trauma informed practices in a variety of settings. Visitors to the […]

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference serves 1,300 professionals

April 24, 2023- -Georgia Southern University’s College of Education had near record-breaking attendance at the 34th annual National Youth Advocacy and Resilience (NYAR) Conference. The conference was at capacity with over 1,300 participants from across the U.S. attending sessions as presenters or audience members. The event was held March 5-8 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Savannah. Conference […]

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Research Center awards seed grants for faculty research in support of local youth advocacy and resiliency 

April 3, 2023 – The University’s National Youth Advocacy and Resilience (NYAR) Research Center, which promotes scholarly and collaborative research with community partners to assist young people in overcoming conditions that may threaten their safety, health, emotional needs or intellectual development, recently awarded three seed grants to faculty for research that support youth advocacy and resiliency. Read the full […]

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Research Center awards seed grants for faculty research in support of local youth advocacy and resiliency 

March 28, 2023 – The University’s National Youth Advocacy and Resilience (NYAR) Research Center, which promotes scholarly and collaborative research with community partners to assist young people in overcoming conditions that may threaten their safety, health, emotional needs or intellectual development, recently awarded three seed grants to faculty for research that support youth advocacy and resiliency. […]

Georgia Southern University College of Education hosts 34th annual National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference, March 5-8.

February 23, 2023 – The conference brings together more than 1,200 professionals in education, social work, law enforcement, counseling and other child and family advocacy entities from around the country for quality, relevant training to better serve youth. “This year’s NYAR conference is sure to be inspiring, rejuvenating and full of practical strategies to support youth and the adults […]

Co-directors begin roles for Georgia Southern University’s new youth research center

January 14, 2022 – This month, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Ed.D., and Chad Posick, Ph.D., assume their roles as the co-directors of Georgia Southern University’s National Youth Resilience and Advocacy (NYAR) Research Center. Announced last fall, the NYAR Research Center, housed in the College of Education (COE), serves as an interdisciplinary research center to develop evidence-based practices supporting educators, community […]