Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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1.2KNewsJudge rules Louisiana must remove youth from Angola
“We demand investment in our children, not punishment," said David Utter, ACLU's lead counsel.
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2.0KNewsKristin Henning: The criminalization of Black children needs to stop
We criminalize really every aspect of Black and brown adolescence, Henning says.
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1.5K► ReportsStill ringing the alarm: An enduring call to action for black youth suicide prevention
Black youth have the fastest rising suicide rate among their peers of other races/ethnicities.
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayWhen adults tout anti-gay legislation, young people are listening
At 17, I’m experiencing harassment that I didn’t experience when I was 13.
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2.4KNewsHow to get into college if you have a criminal record
Should you disclose your criminal history on a college application?
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2.9KNewsHomeless LGBTQ youth risk discrimination and harassment when seeking help
LGBTQ youth are disproportionately homeless, facing unique challenges in finding affirming shelter.
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1.8KNewsHelp us report on long COVID in kids
If you've been affected by long COVID, we want to hear from you.
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2.0KNewsCalifornia Office of Youth and Community Restoration Director Katherine Lucero: There’s ‘room for improvement’
"Our office has no actual authority over the facilities."
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayFrom the mouth of babes: Letting young people lead us to a new vision of justice
To create positive change we must listen to the people impacted by juvenile justice.
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2.0KNewsOnce a ‘badass Latina’ and handcuffed schoolboys, they now push for juvenile justice reform
Personal experiences in the juvenile justice system shapes their advocacy of justice reform.
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3.0KNewsAre California counties ready to handle juvenile offenders now that state youth prisons are shuttered?
“The state opened up Pandora’s box and now we’re trying to manage this disaster.”
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1.5KNewsWashington’s $5M youth homelessness effort is ramping up. Is it working?
Delays and slow spending stalled some programs in their first year.
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2.0KNewsYAP CEO Gary Ivory on leading young people from hard places to redemption
Gary Ivory is the first Black CEO of Youth Advocate Programs.
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1.7K► NewsmakersNACC names Shereen White as 2023 Outstanding Legal Advocate
Shereen White, J.D. is the director of advocacy and policy at Children’s Rights.
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1.7KNewsYoung goat farmer uses YouTube to spread the word about raising a herd
Sylvia Smith found her true passion in goats at age 12.
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1.1K► ReportsA national call to action for summer learning: How did states respond?
A report discusses how states used unprecedented summer learning federal funding after the pandemic.
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayCritics blast New York schools’ mindfulness minutes, but this teacher is a believer
Breathing exercises had steadied me during the pandemic, keeping my demons at bay.
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3.8KNewsThree years on, kids with long COVID struggle to get care
Hundreds of thousands of children and teens are living with long COVID.
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3.5KNewsHow after-school clubs became a new battleground in the Satanic Temple’s push to preserve separation of church and state
The Satanic Temple has filed suits seeking the same rights afforded to Christian groups.
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1.6K► NewsmakersStephanie Cornell appointed executive director of the Walton Family Foundation
Most recently, Cornell served as managing director of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.
