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Designing with purpose: Carla Murillo-González on architecture, wellness, and resilience
March 30, 2025 By Michelle Vargas Youthcast Media Group® Carla Murillo-Gonzalez (Credit: Ally Kraus, Youthcast Media Group ®). As a...
Mar 305 min read
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Living - and studying - with an IEP
October 8, 2024 By Hannah Henderson Youthcast Media Group® This story was published in MindSite News on October 11, 2024. Hannah...
Oct 8, 20243 min read
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DC high school students look outside school system for help getting into college
August 5, 2024 By Paloma Munoz, Rossy Soto, Armani Bailey and Angely Pena-Agramonte Youthcast Media Group® Abigail Soto came home every...
Aug 5, 20246 min read
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Miami high school students, especially first-gen, say they need more help getting into and staying in college
But magnet schools, nonprofits are helping June 10, 2024 By Sarahi Lovo, Melanie Cabrera, Veronica Martinez, D’arin Floyd-Baldwin and...
Jun 10, 20245 min read
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Avoiding distracted driving is a bigger challenge for people with ADHD
April 11, 2024 By Zoe Ligairi and Sophia Sewall Youthcast Media Group ® This story was published in MindSite News on October 11, 2024. C...
Apr 11, 20244 min read
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Driving while ADHD: Medication was the answer for one teen driver
February 26, 2024 By Hannah Henderson Youthcast Media Group ® This story was published on Mindsite News's online publication on October...
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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There aren’t enough Black psychiatrists to meet growing demand. Some are getting creative to provide more culturally competent care
January 12, 2024 By Kymani Hughes and Oyewumi Oyeniyi Youthcast Media Group ® This story was published in Mindsite News's online...
Jan 12, 20247 min read
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Poor Air Quality May Have More Impact on the Health of Vulnerable Communities
November 30, 2023 By Courtney Curtis, Marymanita Mensah, Johnathan Morales, Daniel Oloju, Shaunavahn Reid, Janae Wilson and Anthony Yang...
Nov 30, 20234 min read
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Teen girls are indeed ‘on the edge,’ but disagree on the whys
October 13, 2023 By Jayne O’Donnell, Sreehitha Gandluri, Sophie Beney, Hermes Falcon and Michelle Mairena Youthcast Media Group ® Family...
Oct 13, 20239 min read
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Social media can be a safe space for LGBTQ youth
Published in Washington Blade online publication on May 18, 2023. Whether on Instagram, YouTube or TikTok, queer youth are able to...
May 19, 20236 min read
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Screening Early for Trauma, Learning Disabilities Could Slow School-to-Prison Pipeline
Frank Pinckney believes his undiagnosed learning differences and mental illness contributed to his substance use disorder – and...
Dec 22, 20228 min read
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AccesSOS brings emergency services to Deaf community
By Michelle Mairena Youthcast Media Group ® Gabriella Wong received a text from her father saying he had gotten into a car accident, and...
Jul 20, 20224 min read
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‘When it comes to creating change, it’s not a sprint–it’s a marathon’
How culture affects people’s approach to mental health and what it takes to change the narrative By Yesenia Barrios, Urban Health Media...
Apr 7, 20224 min read
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Systemic racism spurs COVID-19 to hit Florida communities of color harder
Lack of access to services, fresh foods, vaccination sites increased vulnerability, experts say By Julianne Hill, Justin Fernandez,...
Feb 16, 20225 min read
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Moving documentary spotlights the pivotal battle to declassify homosexuality as illness
By Julianne Hill and Hermes Falcon Youthcast Media Group® This story was originally posted on The DC Line online publication on October...
Oct 13, 20216 min read
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Borough students talk mental health, racism in local high schools
By Brie Zeltner and Sarah Gandluri For Justin Soyka, the crisis came in middle school. During his 8th grade year, he survived two...
Sep 8, 20214 min read
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Staten Island high school students face racial segregation, bullying and mental health issues
By Pamela Rentz and Malaya Mason Youth leaders in high schools across Staten Island say that some of the biggest challenges facing their...
Sep 8, 20213 min read
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Monroe County students work to promote, elevate youth voices
By Sophia Garcia From protests against gun violence to the Black Lives Matter movement, the nation has recently seen young people take...
Sep 8, 20214 min read
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Albuquerque Students tackle mental health, racial equity in schools
By Radiah Jamil and Kayla Johnson A group of Albuquerque teens and young adults have big plans to tackle problems they see in area...
Sep 8, 20213 min read
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Youth fight for racial justice, and take their convictions to the polls
By Alan Gomez and Pamela Rentz Youthcast Media Group ® With the world gripped by a global pandemic and protests over police brutality...
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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