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teens

Published
April 28, 2022

Commentary: How to support caregiving children of wounded veterans

Feeling recognized would assure us that we do not face these challenges alone, an Afghanistan War veteran’s son says.
Published
March 31, 2022

Maine Voices: Across Maine, we can do better to connect with our youth

Individuals, groups and systems must invest time, energy and caring into ensuring that every young Maine person understands how much they matter.
Published
February 16, 2022

Commentary: Parents want this book out of North Carolina high school classrooms. So I read it

The outrage over ‘The Girl Who Fell from the Sky’ is another example of adults not wanting kids to see the world the way it actually is.
Published
February 14, 2022

Our View: On Valentine’s Day, project teaches what relationships should look like

Finding Our Voices, a Maine-based nonprofit, is helping students recognize unhealthy behavior, and realize someone is there to help them get away from it.
Published
February 13, 2022

Book review: Writer Ellen Booraem’s breakout book?

'River Magic' is magic, and Booraem deserves more recognition.

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Published
January 14, 2022

Our View: Safe storage should be required of every gun owner

Mandating that firearms be stored unloaded and locked will help save kids’ lives.
Published
December 24, 2021

Maine Voices: Locked up for the holidays – why youth in Long Creek must be released now

Youth prisons neither keep communities any safer nor help young people, so we must get these kids home with the care and support they need.
Published
December 23, 2021

Commentary: One way to tackle America’s youth mental health challenge – change billing

Targeting the structural roots of our workforce deficit will help ensure that our young people are cared for and short-circuit crises.
Published
November 30, 2021

Commentary: Are dentists introducing America’s teens to opioids?

Research shows that first-time drug use often begins in the chair where young people lean back and say ‘aah.’
Published
November 19, 2021

Maine Voices: Working together to break the cycle of youth homelessness

The scope of this problem is daunting, but major efforts are underway in Maine to address it – involving partners across various sectors and youth who’ve been there.