Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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1.9KCriminal Record Bars Many Young Adults From Stable Housing
Each year, thousands of young adults filter through the criminal justice system in Charlotte, N.C. While a lot of attention is given...
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6.8KHow We Can Leverage Social Networks, Tech to Help Homeless Young
I was recently interviewing a young person in a drop-in center serving people experiencing homelessness. While I have been working with this...
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3.2KHow Higher Education Can Help Remedy Homelessness, Housing Insecurity
“Students attending colleges and universities across the United States experience homelessness and housing insecurity.” We consistently start our presentations with this statement.
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2.2KCourts, Social Services Can Work Together on Housing Instability
Public health experts recognize that as little as 10-20% of our individual health may be attributed to treatments received from the health...
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2.6KViolence Against Homeless Youth Is Encouraged By Our System
It is an arid, 100-degree August night in Tempe, Ariz. Five of us are volunteering on outreach in the downtown area tonight...
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3.4KPolice Can Help Homeless Youth Instead of Arresting Them
Justin (not his real name) was waiting to run into our group of volunteers as we conducted street outreach to youth and...
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2.6KHousing Is Harm Reduction for Youth Experiencing Homelesssness
The epidemic of youth homelessness is rooted in oppression, white supremacy and, more specifically, a social service culture that too often pits...
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1.9KTo Ease Reentry, Help the Hosts Who Offer Couch Hopping
When Carlos first came to live with us he was about 16. A friend of my son’s, he had a long history...
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3.0KHomeless Young People Under 21st-century Capitalism Are Disposable
As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, we are surrounded by reports and images of abandoned and neglected children...
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2.6KDecriminalize Homelessness, Make Record Clearing More Accessible
In cities across America, being homeless puts you at increased risk for a criminal record. You can be charged for behaviors that...
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4.8KWashington State Must Help, Not Arrest Sex Trafficked, Homeless Minors
This summer, stories of now-deceased wealthy financier Jeffery Epstein’s sexual exploitations rocked the country. The girls Epstein exploited were mostly young, poor,...
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3.3KHomeless Youth Must Be Helped With Services, Not Forced Into Justice System
In 2013, my colleagues and I were gathering stories from youth around the country to better understand their pathways into the justice...
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1.5KBeing Homeless: Don’t Let Your Present Define Who You Are
I am a 22-year-old from Capitol Heights, Md. I first started experiencing homelessness at the age of 19 while I was in...
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1.9KYouth in Foster Care Deserve Greater Chance to Enter Diversion Programs
Over the past two decades, I have had the extraordinary experience of working with youth involved in the juvenile justice system and...
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4.0KFor Homeless Youth, Surviving Is a Crime
Youth homelessness is a tragedy, not a crime. But in cities across the country, homeless youth face civil and even criminal penalties...
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3.2KFor Homeless Youth, Collaborative Best Practices: They Know What They Need
As the population of homeless in America, including the population of homeless youth, continues to grow it is vital that programs and...
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3.9KProviding Youth Services at Schools Benefits Nonprofits, Schools and Students
“We have to work together for the success of our students,” said William Lee, assistant principal at Suitland High School, at an...
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5.1KTraining Young People to Be Peer Leaders and Educators Is Powerful
Youth engagement, youth leadership, youth participation, youth voice and choice, youth as leaders and decision-makers: These are ideas that are not new...
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4.3KRethinking Meaning of ‘Justice’ for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
What does “justice” look like for young people experiencing homelessness in the United States? As one of the wealthiest nations in the...
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5.9KWant to Prevent Child Abuse? Behold the Transformative Power Of Cash
Half a century ago, as the Vietnam War still raged, President Nixon began bombing neighboring Cambodia — without bothering to mention it...
