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Abortion bans: Crowd of adults at rally with handmaid signs held up gathered in front of multi-story, white building with 8 pillars in front

Abortion bans: Crowd of adults at rally with handmaid signs held up gathered in front of multi-story, white building with 8 pillars in front

Guest Opinion Essay

Abortion bans are changing what it means to be young in America

Older Immigrant student school admissions: 5 outstretched arms with hands holding rolled-up document tied with red ribbon against background of American flag

Older Immigrant student school admissions: 5 outstretched arms with hands holding rolled-up document tied with red ribbon against background of American flag

Older immigrant students say high school admission bettered their lives in U.S.

child sexual abuse prevention: back view of dark-haired woman in white shirt with arm round the back of young, dark-haired child, both seated in front of large window looking outside

child sexual abuse prevention: back view of dark-haired woman in white shirt with arm round the back of young, dark-haired child, both seated in front of large window looking outside

I want to keep my child safe from abuse − but research tells me I’m doing it wrong

Sandra Birchmore justice: Young teen girl with brown hair pulled back stands smiling next to man in black police uniform and cap with hos arm around the girl's shoulders

Sandra Birchmore justice: Young teen girl with brown hair pulled back stands smiling next to man in black police uniform and cap with hos arm around the girl's shoulders

In this police youth program, a trail of sexual abuse across the U.S.

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Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care

LGBTQ+ foster kid support vanished; silence blankets the agency tasked with raising LGBTQ+ children.
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From camper to staff: How one camp’s mission changes lives

Camp Twin Lakes provides experiences that are both medically and physically adaptive and supportive.
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Freezin’ for a reason: Georgia Special Olympics finds fundraising success

Hundreds of people gathered at Lake Acworth to "Polar Plunge" into frigid waters.
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No more cures, no more fixes: How autistic leaders are changing the therapy debate

Autistic adults say controversial behavior interventions — designed to ‘extinguish’ autistic traits — are not acceptable.
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A New Deal for Youth endorses the Young Adult Tax Credit Act

This $500/month cash payment would allow young people to better afford necessities like rent.
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Q&A: Texas court ruling on a Black student wearing hair in long locs reflects history of racism in schools

America’s schools don’t always welcome, support or allow cultural expression.
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Students lose out as billions in property tax breaks go to businesses − draining school budgets

— and schools in the communities are not sharing the cash drain equally.
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Integrating the arts into STEM fields: What I learned by writing a play

Will the evil genius claiming the arts are less important keep the arts out?
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Will the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?

The family wonders how the Supreme Court college admissions decision will shape their futures.
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California banned sales of flavored e-cigarettes in 2022: Study finds online stores are still selling them, even to kids

Nicotine in e-cigarettes can impair an adolescent’s brain development and can contain cancer-causing chemicals.
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Tennessee ban on juvenile life sentences is latest to align with U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling

Some states ignore court orders to lessen juvenile sentences.
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New documentary highlights lack of accessibility for deaf and disabled people in north central Florida justice system

Michelle Ricks said she was in prison for five years without an interpreter. Executive Producer Delbert Whetter said he believes Ricks would...
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‘Hiding in Plain Sight’: Film probes youth mental illness

Several youth and young adults discuss mental health in this clip from the PBS documentary, “Hiding In Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness.”...
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Not enough beds, services for homeless youth in New Mexico

“Youth homelessness is largely hidden,” said Forrest Verde-Dudek, housing youth project manager for the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness. “They might...
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‘There’s no safe place’: One queer youth shelter serves all of New Mexico

LGBTQ+ youth experience homelessness at significantly higher rates than their peers. In Albuquerque, New Mexico's only shelter specifically for queer young people provides...
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‘I try my hardest’: Homeless youth fight substance abuse in New Mexico

New Mexico lacks treatment facilities to help housing insecure youth struggling with addiction. Serenity Mesa in Albuquerque, one of the only programs...

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