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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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Jacksonville youth face rising rates of trauma, mental health issues
By Angely Pena Agramonte Teens today are under a lot of stress: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that the...
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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Gaffney Middle, High School students aim to reduce stigma around mental health
By Pam Rentz and Sarah Meehan After watching their peers struggle with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of students in...
Sep 7, 20214 min read
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Thrive-U Youth Highlight Mental Health Concerns of South Carolina Students Amid Remote Learning
By Radiah Jamil, Kayla Johnson and Sarah Meehan Students from Gaffney High School and Ewing Middle School are planning to launch a...
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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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
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Refuting the stigma behind antidepressants and mental illness
By Pam Rentz Youthcast Media Group ® While great strides have been made toward normalizing the concept of “self-care” and incorporating...
Aug 23, 20212 min read
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As Grief Sweeps Nation from Violence, COVID-19 Deaths, Survivors ‘Suffering in Silence’
Josephine Chu, Amora Campbell and Madeleine Voth, Urban Health Media Project This story appeared in the Washington Informer on Jan. 9,...
Jun 17, 20216 min read
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Community Work, Gospel Music Helps Grieving Mother Recover from Daughter’s Death
By Amora Campbell Youthcast Media Group ® This article was published in The Washington Informer online publication January 8, 2021. Rita...
Jun 17, 20212 min read
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Mental Health Resources and Self-Assessments
Mental Health Resources American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Photo Gallery 4 3 ...
Jun 4, 20211 min read
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Got the Pandemic Blues? Go to the (Bowling) Alley
By Maurice Ware Youthcast Media Group® Maurice Ware is shown with a bowling tournament award when he was a senior in high school in 2016....
May 24, 20213 min read
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Surviving Trauma: COVID-19 Deaths Only One Trauma Young People of Color Face
BY SAMARAH BENTLEY URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT NEW ORLEANS -- In one week, a patient of New Orleans clinical psychologist Dr. Baraka Perez...
Jan 22, 20213 min read
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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
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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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Surviving Trauma: Separating Siblings in Foster Care Can Be Cruel
BY IJEOMA OKERE URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT WASHINGTON, D.C. — Growing up in the city’s foster care system, Lisa Cohen bounced between 13...
Jan 19, 20215 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Domestic Abuse, Dulos Killing Motivate Mothers’ Political Activism
By Gillian Lamphere and Samantha Rosengard Youthcast Media Group® GREENWICH, CONN. – It was only in looking back that the southern...
Jan 19, 20216 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Natural Disasters Leave Mark Years Later on Survivors
By Anura Sharma January 14, 2021 Youthcast Media Group® MIAMI — Caio Lopes was a high school student in 2005 in Palm Beach County when...
Jan 14, 20213 min read
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Surviving trauma: Even years later, trauma from Parkland shooting translates to action
By Michelle Mairena January 4, 2021 Youthcast Media Group ® MIAMI — It was Logan Rubenstein’s first week of freshman year at Marjory...
Jan 4, 20215 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Miami Resident Leans on Faith to Cope With Multiple COVID-19 Deaths
BY Daniel Gonzalez III December 29, 2020 Youthcast Media Group® URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT MIAMI — Over just a few months during the...
Dec 29, 20203 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Students Shine Light on Bigotry in Their High School
By Allegra Coleman December 29, 2020 Youthcast Media Grou p® CHICAGO — Their stories were graphic, and numerous. “I’ve had my butt...
Dec 29, 20203 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Trans Sex Worker Advocate Supports Others Facing Trauma
Chose sex trade to support child as she transitioned from being a male teen This story was published on Feb. 8, 2021 in the DC Line , a...
Dec 29, 20205 min read
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