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After two car accidents killed seven youth in Long Beach last Memorial Day, young actress, and Wilson High School Junior Karley Cable, created a PSA video, dubbed Almost There, to promote the dangers of texting while driving among teens...
A group of young teen chefs are learning how to eat and make healthy food through the Health Corps program at Cabrillo High School...
One of the biggest things it seems teens are known for is sleeping, so it might come as a surprise to many to find out that many teens are actually sleep-deprived...
New America Media, News Feature, Katherine Kam, Posted: Sep 10, 2013
Photo (above): Students walk through the quad at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California...
Ron Hosko, assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division, said “Child prostitution remains a persistent threat to children across America...
About 80 percent of U.S. teens follow an unhealthy diet, according to National Health and Nutrition Examination...
What is polyamory and why is significant to young LGBTQ folks in Long Beach?
After a facilitated workshop by Los Angeles-based collective, Beautiful Struggle: The Open Hearts Project, youth in Long Beach got together to answer this question...
The first time Long Beach City College student Ben Fernandez met up with someone that he met online, he lost his virginity...
Every ninety seconds, someone is sexually assaulted in the United States, according to U.S. Department of Justice and in last year Long Beach, there were 115 documented rapes...
As the People’s State of the City gears up this upcoming Thursday, VoiceWaves asked some of its youth what they thought were some of the biggest issues facing Long Beach youth right now...
When 21-year old Long Beach resident, Jenny, first started attending weekly meetings at the WomenShelter to support her mother who was a domestic violence survivor, she didn’t know she was in a violent relationship of her own...
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