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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
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
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
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
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
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
Jacksonville high school student-activists chart their course
By Sophia Garcia Youthcast Media Group ® Generation Z - born roughly between the mid 1990s and early 2010s - has already made a name for...
Sep 7, 20214 min read
Mental health, racial disparities and technology issues top concerns for New Mexico youth
By Pamela Rentz and Sarah Meehan Mental health issues, racial disparities and lack of technology access were problematic for New Mexico...
Sep 7, 20213 min read
The Pandemic Deepens Miami’s Housing Affordability Crisis for Immigrant Families
By Aileen Delgado, Kymani Hughes, Krystal Li, Angely Pena-Agramonte, Karla Perez and Kelly Sanchez Youthcast Media Group® This story was...
Jul 19, 20214 min read
LGBTQ myths debunked with science and facts
By Vanessa Falcon, Pamela Rentz and Mary Stapp MYTH: Being gay is a “choice” Americans are evenly split on whether sexual orientation is...
Jun 22, 20215 min read
Pride offers LGBTQ youth opportunities for community
By Adrian Gibbons and Mary Stapp For teenagers, many of whom are not out, Pride month can mean everything. Whether it is a parade where...
Jun 22, 20214 min read
Pride centers this father-daughter relationship
By Hermes Falcon and Mary Stapp Youthcast Media Group ® This story was published by the Washington Blade online publication June 15,...
Jun 22, 20213 min read
New shows moving away from old stereotypes of gay life
By Dillon Lives Youthcast Media Gro up ® This story was posted in the Washington Blade online publication June 17, 2021. Ever since the...
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Queer youth found creative approaches to self-care during pandemic
By Adrian Gibbons Isolation, whether because of the pandemic, physical or mental health issues, or a combination of those, has affected...
Jun 22, 20215 min read
First rejected, then outed in church, bisexual teen questions Christianity
Editor’s Note : The author of this story needs to remain anonymous for reasons you will read about. She is a rising 11th-grader and lives...
Jun 22, 20213 min read
One non-binary person’s perspective on how to transition thoughtfully and safely
Miami and Baltimore– Urban Health Media Project reporter Vanessa Falcon, a high school student in Miami, interviewed Arin Jayes, 30, of...
Jun 22, 20215 min read
He came out to his family, and wound up on the street
Arthur Halmon-Daniels recently is in recovery from alcoholism and is getting treatment for his mental health disorder. By Malaya Mason...
Jun 1, 20213 min read
We’re taking on LGBTQ+ mental health coverage
On Feb. 18, UHMP hosted a focus group for LGBTQ+ youth addressing mental health within the LGBTQ+ community. Students were encouraged to...
Mar 6, 20212 min read
Surviving Trauma: She Walks In Her Truth: Washington Woman Works to Help Other LGBTQ+ People of Colo
BY VANESSA FALCON URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT WASHINGTON, D.C. — Heidi Ellis, 36, was taught to love reading, to love her culture, and to...
Jan 20, 20214 min read
Surviving Trauma: Intergenerational Violence Affects Many in Black Community
BY AJMAANIE ANDRE URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT MIAMI – Charlene Bouie felt different from other children from an early age. It was decades,...
Jan 19, 20214 min read
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