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As we reflect on social progress this Black History Month, we confront an uncomfortable truth: America's legacy of family separation persists through our modern foster care system. In 2022, over 390,000 children were in foster care across the United States, with Black...

Anti-Trans Legislation and Its Immediate Consequences Across the United States, a surge of anti-transgender laws is having devastating effects on transgender and nonbinary youth. These laws are framed as protecting children while doing the exact opposite. According to...

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic, transition-age youth (16–24) nationwide continue to bear the brunt of disconnection from education, employment opportunities, and community. In Louisiana and more specifically, Baton Rouge, fragmented access to education,...

The Injustice of Prosecuting 17-Year-Olds as Adults Louisiana’s new law, designed to combat teen violence, has once again shown what happens when lawmakers disregard the people most impacted by a law.  While lawmakers argue that this law is a necessary response...

Youth homelessness is a pervasive and deeply troubling issue, affecting not just the young individuals without stable housing but also society as a whole. The phenomenon of youth homelessness is not merely a personal tragedy for those directly involved; it is a...