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Youth
Teens Are Being Left to Detox From Opioids Without Medication
Most areas of the U.S. lack facilities that offer medically managed withdrawal for patients under 18.
3.2 Million Children May Lose Care If Congress Lets Pandemic-Era Funds Expire
To have the child care system we deserve, child care needs funding to make it accessible and affordable.
LA Unified School District Is Spending Millions on Urgent Climate Adaptation
Los Angeles parents demanded solutions as their children struggled in hot classrooms and on asphalt playgrounds.
Biden’s Unconstitutional “Bankruptcy Abuse” Act Makes Peons of Student Debtors
The law prohibits education loans from being discharged through bankruptcy. It should be repealed to provide relief.
Louisiana Republicans Double Down on Anti-Trans Bills, But Youth Are Resisting
A previously killed ban on gender-affirming care for minors was resurrected and has advanced with other bills.
The Fight Against Book Bans Is Mobilizing a New Generation of Student Activists
As the right bans books on LGBTQ issues and racial justice, youth are getting a crash course in collective organizing.
As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Train Crossings Endanger Kids and Communities
When trains block a crossing for hours on end, kids risk their lives to get to school.
Let’s Confront Ideas of “Normality” — They Are Rooted in Racism and Ableism
Racism is the ideology that works to subordinate specific people, while ableism is the means for achieving that goal.
Trans and Nonbinary Youth Say Their Health Care Shouldn’t Be Up for “Debate”
The wave of anti-trans bills is injecting dangerous misinformation about LGBTQ people into the mainstream.
Biden’s 2024 Budget Calls for Revival of Expanded Child Tax Credit
The expanded child tax credit kept millions of adults and children out of poverty in 2021.