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Together, Philly mom and son cope with mental health issues
By Aileen Delgado and Julianne Hill This article was published in the Philadelphia Tribune on March 29, 2022. At two-and-a-half years...
Mar 29, 20223 min read
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Foster children at high risk for a multitude of mental health problems
By Yesenia Barrios Lisa Cohen, author, boxer and former foster child Lisa Cohen had to start over 13 times. As a foster kid she needed to...
Mar 1, 20224 min read
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COVID-19 pandemic leaves ‘transportation deserts’ even more barren
By Richard Wright Public Charter School students Grace Reed and Kamaia Bexley, UHMP intern Pam Rentz of Florida A & M University and...
Feb 14, 20229 min read
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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...
Jan 11, 20224 min read
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Social media: A complex challenge for youth and parents to protect mental health
By Yesenia Barrios Using social media– specifically apps like Instagram and Snapchat--requires tricky negotiation for young people to...
Jan 10, 20223 min read
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Health disparities hit survival rates for cancer, COVID
By Jayne O’Donnell, Julianne Hill, and Enijah Brennon This story was published in the AFRO. Leana Wen knew her mother, who got winded...
Dec 16, 20217 min read
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Missouri high school students call for more mental health services in schools to increase feelings o
By Sarah Gandluri and Brie Zeltner St. Louis, Missouri -- Feeling safe in school was a problem in Missouri even before the pandemic added...
Sep 8, 20214 min read
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Community Work, Gospel Music Helps Grieving Mother Recover from Daughter’s Death
By Amora Campbell Youthcast Media Group® This article was published in The Washington Informer online publication January 8, 2021. Rita...
Jun 17, 20212 min read
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Families face obstacles fighting lead poisoning during pandemic
By Roman Sardo-Longo, Lal Tluang, Tam Chau, and TerNay Gay Youthcast Media Group® This story was published in FreshWater online...
Jun 7, 20216 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Natural Disasters Leave Mark Years Later on Survivors
By Anura Sharma January 14, 2021 Youthcast Media Group® MIAMI — Caio Lopes was a high school student in 2005 in Palm Beach County when...
Jan 14, 20213 min read
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Surviving trauma: Even years later, trauma from Parkland shooting translates to action
By Michelle Mairena January 4, 2021 Youthcast Media Group ® MIAMI — It was Logan Rubenstein’s first week of freshman year at Marjory...
Jan 4, 20215 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Miami Resident Leans on Faith to Cope With Multiple COVID-19 Deaths
BY Daniel Gonzalez III December 29, 2020 Youthcast Media Group® URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT MIAMI — Over just a few months during the...
Dec 29, 20203 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Students Shine Light on Bigotry in Their High School
By Allegra Coleman December 29, 2020 Youthcast Media Grou p® CHICAGO — Their stories were graphic, and numerous. “I’ve had my butt...
Dec 29, 20203 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Trans Sex Worker Advocate Supports Others Facing Trauma
Chose sex trade to support child as she transitioned from being a male teen This story was published on Feb. 8, 2021 in the DC Line , a...
Dec 29, 20205 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Trauma of Past Lives and Hunger Can Follow Immigrants to U.S.
By Fabiha Faruque December 29, 2020 Youthcast Media Group ® MIAMI — As a child growing up in Cuba, Anthony Vidal vividly recalls what it...
Dec 29, 20203 min read
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Surviving Trauma: ‘You Do the Right Thing No Matter What’: Coping With COVID-19
By Khimmoy Hudson December 29, 2020 Youthcast Media Group ® MIAMI — For Basil Binns II, 38, the trauma of COVID-19 struck early. His...
Dec 29, 20203 min read
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Finding a space for acceptance
By Karla Lozano July 31, 2017 Youthcast Media Group ® The “H.E.R. Healing” workshops were very interesting and allowed me to see a...
Jul 31, 20171 min read
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