Youth Today
The Los Angeles Bureau
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5.5KHow LA County Began to Face Its Big Problem With Youth Being Sex-Trafficked
Michelle Guymon is a hero in the world of child sex trafficking prevention. Seven years ago, she had no idea Los Angeles...
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4.8KMore Protections for Juvenile Offenders Are Before California Legislators
Proposed legislation would move juvenile justice in California closer to rehabilitating youth rather than punishing them, juvenile advocates say.
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1.5KIn-Person Visits, New Underwear, More Counseling: Key Changes Sought in California Juvenile Detention
Should youth incarcerated in California juvenile halls and camps be entitled to new underwear? Should family and friends be assured that their...
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2.9KFear of Deportation Leads to Rise in Mental Health Symptoms Among Youth
For 17-year-old Alejandro, dealing with anxiety has been a normal part of teenage life.
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4.2KTeen Girls’ Photos Raise Awareness of Health Disparities
“Where you live, where you go to school, the amenities in your community, all those things matter to community health.” Beatriz Solis,...
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3.4KLA Center Fills a Gap for Health, Mental Health and Other Services Specifically for LGBT Youth
Growing up on the tough South Side of Chicago, Richard never felt comfortable around people because he never felt normal as a...
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4.2KUrban Gardening Connects Youth with Health, History, Humanity
You could call it a story of two gardens. The Learning Garden was established in 2002, planted and maintained by a mix...
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3.1KIncarcerated Youth and Their Families: Human Just Like Everyone Else
Watching my brother go to jail opened my eyes to the fact that I want to help and work with youth who...
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2.9KNonprofit Art School Helps Youth Thrive in Skid Row, Los Angeles
Nestled among nondescript warehouses and infamous streets, Inner-City Arts in Downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row is an oasis for artistic growth and...
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2.7KBarry Krisberg on Where Juvenile Justice Goes From Here Under a Trump Administration
Barry Krisberg has been advocating for progressive reform in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems since the late 1960s. He has...
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2.6KCalifornia Wraparound Program Reduces Juvenile Recidivism by Focusing on Mental Health
Manuel Dircio’s success story is a prime example of what YOW was designed to accomplish: promoting the positive development of juvenile offenders...
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5.8KSailing through Memory
My mind is somewhat of a junkyard, full of twisted metal and lost souls, and I sweat as I run from demons...
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2.6KLA Drug Court’s Wraparound Services Help Parents Quit Drugs, Keep Their Kids
“I didn’t know how to be a mom,” Lisa Galvan said. “I was used to being by myself. It was really hard...
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1.3KA Day in the Life of a U.S. Teen: Diego Holguin
Diego Holguin is a 17-year-old high school senior who is very active in school.
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1.7KProgramming, Connections Help California Youth Deal With Demons of Reentry
Near a wooden “Death Row” signpost towering in an orange-lit fog, 25 young people huddled together, smiling and laughing.
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1.4KCalifornia Legislature Orders Juvenile Justice Data Overhaul
Alex Sanchez knows the temptations of joining gangs for young Central American immigrants.
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4.1KInside Out Writers: An Introduction
I was 15 and already convicted. Shepherded by probation officers up and down the halls at Central prior to any official sentencing,...
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4.9KCalifornia Law to Close Group Homes Stresses Importance of Family for Every Foster Kid
Katrina Alston wasn’t trained as a therapist, social worker or anything of that nature when she worked at a Pasadena, California, group...
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6.5KLos Angeles Trying New Tactics to Help Children, Many in Foster Care, Who Are Sexually Trafficked
Withelma “T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew grew up in the foster care system in Los Angeles, where she lived in 14 different group...
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2.4KTraumatized, Locked Up, LA Girls Starting to Get More Help
Moriah Barrett, then 14, woke up to burns on her body one night along with physical evidence that she had been raped....
