Beyond Longbeach

Parents are Responsible for the Health of their Children

Jun. 1, 2013 / By
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Letisha White, The kNOw

In a modern society, there are several difficulties. Along with the murders and diseases, obesity ranks as one of the chief problems in today’s communities...

Youth Radio: Uncovering the Injustice in the Juvenile Justice System

Jun. 1, 2013 / By
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This week on the Youth Radio Podcast, we take a close look at two policies within the juvenile justice system: sentencing and restitution, the practice of making youth offenders pay fines to the state, and to the victims of their crimes...

Medicaid Expanded for Former Foster Youth – If They Don’t Leave the State

May. 28, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet

SAN FRANCISCO — Under Obamacare, most former foster youth will now remain eligible for Medicaid until age 26 – if they remain in the states they lived in when they aged out of care...

The Detention Chronicles: Episode 2

May. 25, 2013 / By
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As part of our school discipline coverage, here is the second in our series of personal narratives about what happens in high school detention.  ..

School Health Centers, Where Students Can Let Out Their Worries

May. 25, 2013 / By
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From the Richmond Pulse

by Keyannie Norford

Being a young person from Richmond, California, I face a lot on a day-to-day basis and I am thankful and grateful that we have a wonderful and useful health center at De Anza High School...

Leap of Faith Pays Off for Olive Crest Graduate

May. 25, 2013 / By
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FATIMA RAMIREZ/Coachella Unincorporated

COACHELLA — As I sit on a park bench, enjoying the appetizing food and appreciating the company of my classmates, I realize how much I have grown to appreciate every single one of them...