Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday morning plans to share and publicly explain his decision to either sign into law or veto the SAFE Act, legislation that would ban gender-affirming care for minors and block transgender student athletes from participating in girls and women’s sports. >> PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Bill banning Ohio trans youth from gender-affirming care, […]
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Stories of rising Indy youth violence ‘shock the conscience.’ But not everyone has given up
“I just wish I could have told him that I loved him,” the young Indianapolis mother said with tears in her eyes, dressed in a shirt covered in pictures of her son. On the day he was gunned down outside his school, the 15-year-old boy was waiting for an Uber with his mother. Chrystyna McGibboney […]
Hope Meadows helps at-risk youth through horse therapy
When Michelle and Anne were teens, the best friends both had mental health problems. Michelle’s family couldn’t afford for her to get therapy. Anne’s family paid for her to go to a ranch where she had equine or horse therapy. “It helped save my life,” Anne recalled. The friends lost touch but reconnected as adults […]
Charlevoix County Community Foundation announces Youth Needs grant awards
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY — The Charlevoix County Community Foundation (C3F) recently announced the Youth Needs grant awards for 2023. At the end of each year, area nonprofits serving Charlevoix County youth are encouraged to apply for funding from C3F’s Youth Fund. All applications are reviewed by the C3F Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), who serve as the decision-making […]
Audit shows Seattle police ‘disappointingly’ complied with 2020 youth law only 4% of the time
A recent audit requested by Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold shows that Seattle police failed to follow a 2020 law that requires them to provide children with an attorney before they are interviewed or interrogated. The independent Office of Inspector General for Public Safety (OIG) published the audit on Friday and shows that police only […]
Russian authorities importing youth from Russia for staged elections in occupied Ukrainian territories
Russian occupation authorities are purportedly importing young individuals from Russia to Ukraine’s occupied territories in order to orchestrate staged elections slated for March 2024, according to a statement by the Center for National Resistance (CNR) on Dec. 21. Preparations are in full swing on the temporarily occupied territories for what is being referred to as […]
California leads nation in street homelessness and youth living outside
California continues to lead the nation in homelessness, with US data showing the state has the highest rate of unhoused people living outside in a worsening humanitarian crisis. Related: The US has empty buildings it could use to tackle homelessness. Why is it selling them off? The Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) released […]
A Baltimore teen’s death inspires three loved ones to combat youth violence in different ways: ‘It’s our medicine’
Dec. 19—By Lilly Price — liprice@baltsun.com December 19, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. Even as a small, skinny child, Dakarai Baldwin was brave. A funny and bright student, Dakarai talked easily to girls and adults. He carried himself with confidence and never shied away from a challenge, loved ones say. Marquise Williams, his best friend, said […]
Experts sound alarm about coronavirus and youth sports before summer
Although the U.S. is seeing a record number of COVID-19 vaccinations, with 4.6 million administered last Saturday alone, the nation is still seeing an uptick in cases. And of particular concern among health experts is the recent increase in cases among teens and children. Coronavirus case rates are at a record high among those ages […]
Open Society Foundations commit $50M to women and youth groups’ work on democracy
NEW YORK — Open Society Foundations, the major philanthropy now led by Alex Soros, said Tuesday it will commit $50 million to increase civic engagement among women and young people over the next three years as part of its strategy to support democracy in the U.S. Alex Soros, chair of the Open Society Foundations and […]
Gov. Tony Evers vetoes bill blocking doctors from providing gender transition treatment to youth
MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday vetoed a bill that, if passed, would have barred doctors from providing medical gender transition treatments for Wisconsin youth. Evers said he vetoed the bill to ensure medical professionals, parents and transgender youth have access to “basic, lifesaving care” backed by research and medical experts. “Further, and especially […]