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Teen driver Hannah Henderson, who has attention deficit disorder, says medication helped her focus on the road. By Hannah Henderson October 11, 2024 Youthcast Media Group® This story was published October 11, 2024 in MindSite News . If you know me as well as I know myself, it is no surprise that I have attention deficit disorder (ADD). Ever since I was little, I’ve had trouble focusing. Doing little and big things has always been hard.  Hannah Henderson Last fall, like other

Virginia high school participants write, create social media posts on health, safety and personal finance November 20, 2025 By Brie Zeltner Youthcas t Media Group ® Members of YMG’s Fall 2025 feature writing workshop hail from Philadelphia, Chicago, the DC area, Texas, New York and Miami. During the second class of our fall feature writing workshop on affording college, our student-journalists got the chance to interview a giant in the field– Sandy Baum, senior fellow in the

November 20, 2025 By Jayne O'Donnell Youthcas t Media Group ® It doesn’t seem possible that it’s already Giving Season; it’s only been a month since Youthcast Media Group’s third annual Student Showcase fundraiser! Truth be told, I’m not sure I’ve recovered from the event prep or  the excitement of doubling   our June 2024 showcase revenue.  YMG's 2025 Student Showcase panelists, (from left) Rossy Soto, a senior at Annandale High School, Yasmeen Abutaleb of The Washington Pos

By Skye-Ali Johnson, Amora Campbell, Heaven Pete and Selah Hart with Josephine Chu October 10, 2020 Youthcast Media Group ® A version of this story was originally posted on Med Shadow Foundation's online publication on July 22, 2020. Antidepressants present a counterintuitive challenge.  The most popular ones have been dogged for decades by claims they can actually increase the risk of suicide, particularly for children. This link is described most often for the class of drug