Early screening for learning disabilities ‘would make a huge difference’
By Aileen Delgado, Courtney Curtis and Rick Hampson Urban Health Media Project WASHINGTON -- Frank Pinckney wonders what his life could...
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- Jan 27, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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- Jan 11, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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- Dec 23, 2021
- 3 min
‘Enough is enough — I am going to die’
Therapy Thursday panelists talk about the multiple obstacles victims face to leave an abusive relationship By Yesenia Barrios Roblyn...
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ycastmediagroup
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
UHMP teaches students to tell the health and social justice stories of the unrepresented
Hermes Falcon Urban Health Media Project Urban Health Media Project introduces middle and high school students in underrepresented...
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ycastmediagroup
- Nov 28, 2021
- 4 min
Homeless, anxious, depressed and young
But there’s hope and help when home conflicts, mental health struggles lead to homelessness for 500,000-plus youth each year By Julianne...
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- Oct 13, 2021
- 5 min
‘Stop it! You’re making me sick!’: Moving documentary spotlights the pivotal battl
By Julianne Hill and Hermes Falcon Urban Health Media Project As recently as 1973, homosexuality was considered a “sexual deviancy” and...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Pride centers this father-daughter relationship
By Vanessa Falcon and Mary Stapp Eden Ungar, now 19 and a student at University of Kentucky, vividly recalls the day she came out to her...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
New shows moving away from old stereotypes of gay life
By Dillon Lives Ever since the lifestyles of LGBTQIA+ people have become more visible through social media, we have become better...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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