High School Relationships
There’s so much pressure in high school to please boys.
Health
Your source for youth perspectives on health topics and policies.
DISCUSSION: Are People Actually Capable of Change?
What steps should we take if we want to actually change ourselves — or others — for the better?
Embracing Gender Nonconformity in the Age of Trump
[Watching Trump become President] My rage, sadness, and apprehension blurred together into an emotional tidal wave. I wanted to cry, but instead, I reached for a tube of liquid eyeliner.
DISCUSSION: Why Do Teens Hide Their Feelings?
Sometimes teens’ emotions are like icebergs: what you see on the surface doesn’t really hint at what’s going on underneath.
One Step At A Time: A Teen Runner Comes To Terms With Trump
After a sleepless night of following the election results on CNN, UC Davis student Mazie Lewis, 18, watched the sun rise over Sebastopol, California, drank a cup of tea, and headed out for a run.
No phone? No way
I’m 17-years-old, and I’ve never owned a cell phone.
For Gun Attitudes, Race Matters
Why do majorities of young people of color say they value gun rights over gun control but the majority of young white people say the opposite?
I might have Asperger’s Syndrome. But do I really want to know?
Most people are unaware of the symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome — they include an unusually high IQ and a difficulty surviving in the social world.
Loving Your Disability
In her early teens, Christie Levine had to reconcile herself with her chronic scoliosis. In coming to terms with her disability, she also became an athlete.