Young People First. The title and focus of a newly released report by the 119K Commission, an initiative led by mayors of ...

Connecticut should proactively invest in young people’s success up front, rather than pay on the back end for incarceration, substance-use treatment or mental health crises.

Major risk factors for violence include limited access to economic opportunities, family instability and neighbourhood ...

Waterbury resident Erica Soares has faced more challenges so far than most people do in a lifetime. She grew up around drug use and gang activity, and at the age of 24, she’s experienced ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida’s Children First has been the voice of at-risk children and youth in the state. The event recognized remarkable child advocates and former foster youth ...

The report proposed several measures including revamping the 2-1-1 phone line, an increase of school and educator capacity to serve at-risk youth, the creation of community recreational hubs with ...

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc spoke in Toronto on Friday to announce that eligible at-risk youth organizations across Canada – starting on Nov. 1 and ending Dec. 20, 2024 – will be able to ...

The Trevor Project released new research today about the mental health of intersex individuals, revealing the worrisome fact that 33% of LGBTQ+ intersex young people have either been subjected to ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come out with its Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 2023. It notes that more than three-quarters of high schoolers use ...

The foundation is focused on helping foster kids and at-risk youth across Nevada. Renner's sister Kym is the President and CEO while Shana Rogers is the Vice President. Both have extensive ...

Blake Tait says he’s still healing from being outed by his school’s guidance counsellor when he was 14. Feeling safe at his school in Saskatoon, he started telling people he was transgender.

This story was written by Teen Vogue' s 2024 Student Correspondents, a team of college students and recent graduates covering ...