Youth Today
All posts tagged "Youth With Disabilities"
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1.4K► PodcastsPodcast: The Mental Healthcare Crisis and AI
Can AI fill in for a shortage of human therapists?
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1.3KNewsThere’s a mental health crisis among American teens. Many are becoming their own mental health advocates.
The suicide of Julie Hansen's two closest friends to inspired her to speak out.
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1.4KNewsOn paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not
Around 2010, traditional measures of well-being diverged from youth reports of their mental health.
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1.1K► Reports2024 Black LGBTQ+ youth report
Despite solemn statistics, Black LGBTQ+ youth are finding the confidence to own their space.
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayStudents with disabilities often left on the sidelines when it comes to school sports
This violates the civil rights of students with disabilities and devalues their athletic skills.
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828News7 strategies to help gifted autistic students succeed in college
About 1 out of every 100 students in American public schools has autism.
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775NewsQ&A: Yes, college is possible for students with developmental disabilities
What does inclusive postsecondary education look like and who's eligible?
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754NewsGeorgia woman advocates for disabled rights after sudden accident
Marietta, Georgia, resident Marjorie Rogers suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2018.
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1.1KNewsThe mental health needs of Black and Hispanic girls often go unmet. This group wraps them in support
WOW offers weekly meetings to students of all races who identify as female/nonbinary.
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694NewsNew York closed psych beds for youth in crisis. Now, foster care programs and host towns are being pushed to the limit.
Kids with acute mental health challenges are on campuses ill-equipped to handle them safely.
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996NewsSchool clubs for gay students move underground after Kentucky’s anti-LGBTQ law goes into effect
Kentucky’s law, passed in March 2023, is one of the most sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
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1.9KNewsWhen grandparents raise grandkids
As “kinship caregivers,” grandparents or other relatives are raising a reported 2.4 million children.
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1.1K► ReportsThe mental health and well-being of indigenous LGBTQ young people
A new report discusses the mental health challenges that indigenous LGBTQ youth face.
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2.1KNewsIn ‘host homes,’ volunteers provide safe homes for LGBTQ+ youth at risk of homelessness
Host homes build off of a "history of resilience and resistance.”
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1.7KNewsWhat do we know about long COVID in kids? And what do I do if I think my child has it?
Children and families feel frustrated because there is no specific treatment or cure.
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2.0KNewsFutures on hold: The kids of long COVID
I am one of some 40 million Americans with long COVID.
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1.9KNewsTeen turns walker wheel woes into new business
Rachel Solomon, 18, was the winner of a youth entrepreneurs pitch fest this fall.
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1.7KNewsHelp 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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546GrantsYouth with disabilities employment outcomes improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth w/ Disabilities, Youth Employment, Workforce Development | Amount: Up to $3,246,250 | Deadline: Oct. 31, 2023
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3.7KNewsThree years on, kids with long COVID struggle to get care
Hundreds of thousands of children and teens are living with long COVID.
