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COVID-19, remote learning left Miami high school seniors stressed, strained and struggling to catch
By Justin Fernandez, Ajmaanie Andre, Kymani Hughes, Krystal Li and Angely Peña-Agramonte Urban Health Media Project Hannah Corcoran had...
Feb 16, 20227 min read


Virtual learning harbors its own gifts
By Tamar Coon Urban Health Media Project Before March of 2020, everything was normal: I was in 8th grade at Columbia Heights Educational...
Jan 27, 20224 min read


‘I thought I was the only one’: Peer support groups help teens fight loneliness, isolation
By Olivia Fendrich and Radiah Jamil On a fall day outside Francis Scott Key High School in Carroll County, Md., a circle of chairs was...
Jan 26, 20225 min read


Correctional facilities: The Band-Aid to mental health
Correctional Facilities: The Band-Aid to Mental Health By Yesenia Barrios Shawanna Vaughn had no choice. She was born in a prison...
Jan 11, 20224 min read


Social media: A complex challenge for youth and parents to protect mental health
By Yesenia Barrios Using social media– specifically apps like Instagram and Snapchat--requires tricky negotiation for young people to...
Jan 10, 20223 min read


Health disparities hit survival rates for cancer, COVID
By Jayne O’Donnell, Julianne Hill, and Enijah Brennon This story was published in the AFRO . Leana Wen knew her mother, who got winded...
Dec 16, 20217 min read
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