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Young Life at the Border

Bekah McNeel

April 22, 2019 |

Christianity Today |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

For undocumented youth who commute between El Paso, Texas and Juárez, Mexico for school, finding a community to connect with and feel safe in is especially challenging. The Christian youth organization Young Life is there to fill that gap in immigrant students' lives by offering emotional and spiritual guidance as well as a support system that deals with any and all issues that arise, whether citizenship-related or not. The group has mentored hundreds of high school students whose lives straddle the border over the years, and many of those credit the group with helping them make sense of their "messy" lives.

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How Lakota Horse Culture Is Helping Treat Child Trauma in South Dakota

Tony Rehagen

April 17, 2019 |

Pacific Standard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, North Dakota

Using animals as a form of therapy is not a new concept, but combining this practice with traditional Lakota horse rituals has proven to be a powerful anecdote for treating youth mental trauma in these communities. Treating the donated horses as companions, the youth learn how to care and train the equines all from the mindset of how these animals have played a role in Native American culture and history.

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Jury of their peers: Youth court aims to keep students out of criminal justice system

Ron Allen

April 13, 2019 |

NBC News |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

In Newark Youth Court, the common mistakes and misbehavior of childhood lead to a trial in which all of the participants are high school students, and the outcomes center on second chances and atoning for wrongdoing through community service and decision-making classes. The court, which hears about 100 cases per year, serves as an alternative to pushing allegations of minor fights, vandalism, and truancy into the justice system, where punishment falls most heavily on youth of color and can wreck lives without solving the discipline problems.

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Slum gods: the Kenyans steering young radicals away from terrorism

Jason Burke

March 28, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Mombasa

A new program from London’s Royal United Services Institute takes a hyper-local approach to ending violent extremism. While many efforts across the world are focused on deradicalizing current members of extremist groups, this program seeks out the most vulnerable populations to provide support and mentorship in order to prevent them from radicalizing in the first place. By using indicators that can identify those at-risk, the program funds mentors from the same neighborhood to step in and offer support and guidance.

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Santa Cruz Girls Build Violence Free Lives

Noelia Esquivel

March 26, 2019 |

La Voz de Guanacaste |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste

In Santa Cruz, Costa Rica, the organization Cepia has started Girls Clubs in nine different neighborhoods and are teaching young girls, ages 8-12 about female empowerment, safety, and how to report crimes. In the area, violence against women is common, which is something these Girls Clubs is hoping to prevent. The clubs have reached over 650 girls and is now developing a program for boys, to teach them about positive masculinity.

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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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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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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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