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Climate gentrification: Rising seas lift home prices in drier Miami neighborhoods
Tougher building codes and the risks of building on the coast have caused developers to move towards higher-altitude, inland neighborhoods. The new luxury buildings raise property values, increasing mortgages and rents.
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Call 988? New mental health hotline faces many hurdles as launch looms. Just ask Ohio
Although the transition to 988 is mandated by federal law, the job of overseeing and staffing local call centers – as well as the bulk of the funding to make these things possible – has fallen to state and local governments.
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College Corner: Original YMG student says her experience was 'crucial' to landing fellowship
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College Corner: Original YMG student says her experience was 'crucial' to landing fellowship
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Illegal dumping in the Bronx isn’t just ugly – it’s a health hazard
YMG intern Yesenia Barrios reports on the health consequences of illegal dumping in a story published in the Bronx Times.
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‘I thought I was the only one’: Peer support groups help teens fight loneliness, isolation of COVID-19 pandemic
Student-written piece from our Fall 2021 reporting workshop on the impact of peer support groups in the wake of the pandemic. Also published in The Afro.
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The student journalists of Youthcast Media Group
Highlighting some of our multitalented and diverse group of student journalists.
We're no longer Urban Health Media Project, but no matter our name, the mission is the same: To train middle school students through college interns from under-resourced communities to create multimedia journalism that highlights solutions to the health, wealth and social disparities where they live. We like our new name, and hope you do, too!
Get Involved!
We're looking for a diverse group of student journalists who are passionate about storytelling and shedding light on mental health challenges among BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) and/or LGBTQ+ youth. Those stories can be told with words, photography, art, video, infographics, music, rap and even TikToks.
Enter the #YMGPETCONTEST for a chance at $100!!!
YMG in the News
YMG students from across the country cover the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on young Americans' mental health.
Featured Story
“If you come across a police officer, and the police officer touches you, how will you react?”
What we've been working on
Students who participate in the Youthcast Media Group work on stories about various social issues such as teen suicide, domestic violence, poverty and mental health stigma. They interview doctors, journalists, politicians and other experts about these issues. Students write and produce their own articles and use facts and statistics to support their points. In addition to writing, students have the opportunity to learn, hands-on, how to use the cameras to shoot photos and capture video and audio.
Surviving trauma: Students chronicle resilience
Through guest speakers, individual research and reporting this past fall, student journalists explored ways in which people are struggling, surviving, and thriving despite the disproportionate effect the pandemic, economic collapse and soaring city violence are having on already marginalized communities. Their stories have been published on the YMG website; many are also being printed in newspapers in and near their communities.
263
student journalists trained
23
articles and videos in USA Today publications
39
articles in Black, Hispanic and health publications
9
student presentations at conferences, webinars
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readers reached