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As Schools Struggle To Meet Kids' Emotional Needs, One Colorado School May Have A Fix

Peter O'Dowd

March 22, 2019 |

WBUR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Thornton, Colorado

A K-12 public charter school in Colorado was facing a shortage in resources when it came to mental health counseling for students, so professional counselors have started training students to help. These students act as volunteer peer counselors and provide support to their fellow students by giving them a place to talk about their struggles and stressors.

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What happens when teens teach sex ed

Ryan Nguyen Theresa Wanner

March 20, 2019 |

University of Oregon |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

At an Oregon high school, students are leading peer sexual education classes. The sessions, which focus on consent, gender and sexuality, and sexual violence, topics often missed in standard curricula, are intended to make students feel more comfortable asking questions.

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The climate change generation wants to be heard

Rebecca Leber

March 16, 2019 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders, but they aren’t letting age limit activism in the realm of environmental advocacy. The Youth Climate Strike was inspired by Greta Thunberg, a teenage girl in Sweden who stopped going to school on Fridays to protest climate change. The Sunrise Movement promotes environmental organizing among millennials, aiming to support Green New Real type legislation. These movements are rapidly spreading among young people who will have the power to make change.

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Be a sport: games coaches teach boys how to be better men

Tricia Taormina

March 08, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Bihar

Coaches and players around the world are using sports to teach boys about masculinity and the importance of integrity, both on and off the field. From cricket in India to rugby in Fiji, games are used as a foundation for teaching important life lessons and values. As a result, young men participating in these programs have been found less likely to show aggression and more likely to believe abuse against women is wrong.

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Surfing the Divide

Libby Leyden

March 06, 2019 |

Sea Maven |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Muizenberg

Surfing lessons are bridging racial divides and providing a therapeutic outlet for disadvantaged children in South Africa. In a society largely segregated by race, children in Cape Town’s black communities disproportionately suffer the traumatic effects of violence and poverty. Waves for Change, a nonprofit based in Muizenberg, uses surf therapy as a way to mentor and empower kids in Cape Town, helping to desegregate South Africa’s beach and surf culture in the process.

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'Nobody was born bad'

Allison Shirk Collins

March 01, 2019 |

Chattanooga Times Free Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga’s Violence Reduction Initiatives used a focused deterrence strategy to reduce crime. The initiative has led to a decrease in gang-involved homicides and shootings, working with individuals on probation to provide them with the social services they need to stop them from re-entering a life of crime. A core part of this method is to show communities that they’re not forgotten and that they’re cared for, and yet securing funding and consistent support for such programming has been challenging.

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Hope for the Future

Allison Shirk Collins Elizabeth Fite

March 01, 2019 |

Chattanooga Times Free Press |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chattanooga, Tennessee

In Tennessee, reducing gun violence means intercepting it at the earliest level possible. By creating prevention programs for the state’s young population, they’re able to not only decrease rates of violence, but decrease prison populations and thus state costs as well. Programs like Youth ChalleNGe and various Family and Development Centers work with at-risk youth to provide them with the guidance, support, and empowerment they need.

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A 360 Approach

Elizabeth Fite

March 01, 2019 |

Chattanooga Times Free Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Savannah, Georgia

Across the United States, more and more cities are treating gun violence like a public health issue – seeking to take preventative, rather than reactionary, measures. Programs like Savannah’s Youth Intercept and Philadelphia’s Healing Hurt People, connect victims of violence with intervention services, like counseling, housing security, education services, and substance abuse treatments. The approach, while widely backed by data and research and being deployed in many cities, has run into issues like funding government support.

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Many Washington foster kids become homeless. Tennessee may have found a solution.

Scott Greenstone

February 28, 2019 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

Washington State looks to an innovative program in Tennessee that centers around developing strong relationships between homeless youth and their case workers. The Tennessee program, which offers youth in foster care a sense of stability and family, has helped many of its participants stay off the streets; now, King County, Washington is looking to copy the program to reduce youth homelessness in the area.

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Fighting Weight: Eastside Boxing keeps youth off the streets

Theresa Coty O'Neil

February 21, 2019 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

By taking up boxing, Michigan’s youth learn to diffuse violence and cope with their stressors. Kalamazoo Eastside Boxing provides structure, mentorship, and a social outlet for disadvantaged and troubled youth across Michigan. In addition to keeping young people off of the streets, being a part of the boxing club helps to improve their sense of self-worth.

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