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Posted inEditor's Pick

After Two Teen Suicides Last Year, How Will Summit County Address an Ongoing Mental Health Crisis?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands August 10, 2021October 19, 2022

“A tragic stretch in April 2020 shone a light on the mental health issues facing the mountain community. With the new school year set to start, area residents are continuing to heal while asking themselves how they can learn from the past.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Anxiety of Influencers

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands June 17, 2021October 19, 2022

Educating the TikTok generation.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Inside the Unlicensed Counseling That Led Boston Students to Allege Emotional Abuse

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 31, 2021October 19, 2022

“RC’s critics say it has no place in public schools and could harm students who feel pressured to participate or burdened by peers’ psychological suffering. Steven Hassan, a Newton-based licensed mental health counselor and cult expert, considers RC a splinter group of Dianetics and a cult.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Making Sense Of It All: High School Poetry in the Age of Zoom

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 13, 2021October 19, 2022

“I believe that one of our most important roles as teachers is to provide authentic opportunities for young people to heal.”

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

What I Did for (Strange) Love

by Laura Bond January 9, 2020October 20, 2022

As a teen, Laura Bond went all out to meet Depeche Mode — and to hang onto her best friend.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

Bonding with My ‘In-Law’ Over Bikini Wax

by Lisa A. Phillips July 22, 2019February 10, 2023

When her 13-year-old daughter finds love a stone’s throw away, Lisa A. Phillips confronts the inevitability of first heartbreak.

Posted inCrime, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

How to Catch a Cyber Sextortionist

by Krista Stevens June 25, 2019October 19, 2022

“Staying quiet seemed a reasonable choice.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Why I Lied to Everyone in High School about Knowing Karate

by Sari Botton July 17, 2018October 19, 2022

As a teen, Jabeen Akhtar discovered that trying to be an exceptional immigrant can make you do stupid things.

Posted inBlog Post, Current Events

The ‘Treasonous’ Teens Living in One Nation Under Guns

by Danielle Tcholakian May 30, 2018October 19, 2022

Three stories on youth activism in conservative towns shed an interesting light on the national gun debate.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

When Musical Theater Is Also a Kind of Therapy

by Sari Botton April 20, 2018October 19, 2022

For teens recovering from the Parkland shooting, performing in a production of “Spring Awakening” provides a measure of healing.

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