Youth Today
All posts tagged "Health and Mental Health"
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1.3KVideosHow to Talk to Kids about Drugs — and How Not to
"How to Talk to Kids about Drugs — and How Not to" From their own experiences, young adults in recovery share what...
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940VideosJason’s Story
"When I got high for the first time, I felt like: 'Wow, this is what I've been looking for, like I can...
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1.1KVideosIf They Had Asked: Young People in Recovery Reflect on What Could Have Been
Three young men in recovery reflect on their youth and how their addictions were mishandled by their mentors, teachers and coaches. They...
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2.5KNewsSoldier in War Against AIDS Will Be Missed
"One of the soldiers has gone on home," said Ronnie Bass, executive director of Someone Cares of Atlanta. Filling the shoes of...
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2.4KGuest Opinion EssayMany Paths to Recovery, Reducing Shame, Increasing Self-Advocacy
For the past five years, Young People in Recovery has worked within the youth and young adult recovery advocacy space to normalize...
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1.1KGuest Opinion EssayWhat Is Wrong With the Recovery Movement?
Justin Luke Riley's candid approach to recovery from opioid and other addictions: "I should have a mission every day to make sure...
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1.1KGuest Opinion EssayVideo: Life is Short
Spoken word artist Joseph Green says spoken word poetry is a youth development tool.
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1.1KVideosVideo: Talk Ugly
"The last time I saw you alive, I wish I would have talked ugly to you." Through spoken word, recovering addict Joseph...
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1.1KNewsFriends
Six stories of losing friends to overdose are woven into one tale of drugs and loss.
