LatinaLista These days, many adults joke that teens have five limbs: 2 arms, 2 legs, 1 smartphone. Though truth be told, the same can be said for most adults too! Yet, the big question we, as a society, like…
LatinaLista — Teenagers with their faces caught in the traction beams of their smartphone screens are so ubiquitous these days that it’s spawned a documentary and new term — “screenagers.” With psychologists sounding the alarm that teens are addicted…
By Chanapa Tantibanchachai Futurity Decades of research suggest it’s safe to sell birth control pills over the counter rather than by prescription, even for teenagers. A team of experts reviewed the research and found evidence that teens are capable of…
By Rachel Harrison Futurity New research links income inequality with greater civic engagement among young people—particularly among young people of color and those of lower socioeconomic status. The findings, published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, contradict past research…
By Eric Moreno SaludToday Many people know vaccines can help keep infants and children healthy during the early childhood years. But vaccines are just as important for when children grow into adolescence, according to the U.S. Department of Health…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Range: Food and Safe Places for Youth Last year Range, a free mobile app that shows where free meals are served to youth during the summer, was launched. It was built for trusted adults who work…
LatinaLista — Young love can be a beautiful experience — unless one person in the relationship is an abuser. And even then, according to a new Mary Kay study, teens would rather suffer abuse in the name of “love”…
By Andrea Lemos Infosurhoy.com SALVADOR, Brazil – The city of Contagem in the state of Minas Gerais has the sixth-highest murder rate among people between the ages of 15 to 29, according to the 2014 Violence Map. To address…
By Frank X. Moraga AmigosNAZ Classes on filling out job applications, interview techniques prepare youth for competitive summer job season It looked like a typical classroom with adult speakers talking in front of a group of teens. But then…
LatinaLista — In 1978, the documentary Scared Straight! made headlines with its depiction of juvenile offenders being screamed at and terrified by hardened criminals at what is now East Jersey State Prison. It was all part of a program…
By Brian Dudley Extra News Community activists gathered at Good Sheperd Parish for a rally on Dec. 1 that called upon Gov. Quinn and Mayor Emanuel to increase prevention and enforcement efforts against a form of assault called the…
By Patrícia Comunello Infosurhoy.com PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Every day, saleswoman Adriana da Silveira relives the morning of April 7, 2011. She still asks herself what she could have done differently to prevent the death of her daughter, Luiza,…
LatinaLista — For a lot of Latino teens, going to school can be just as much of a challenge as succeeding. For those who are low-income, first or second-generation, undocumented, live in neighborhoods where gang violence and recruitment are…
LatinaLista — It’s rare that I will post a crowdfunding campaign for a Viernes Video that, at the least, doesn’t have a trailer. But looking at Houston filmmaker Carlos Tovar’s web series project, More Than Human, something tells me…
LatinaLista — While more Latinas are going to college and getting their degrees, it’s also true that young Latinas are still the largest group who are getting pregnant in high school, not finishing their education and perpetuating a cycle…
LatinaLista — In the late 1980s, two teachers from Plano, Texas noticed that some of their students were carrying large trash bags with them to school every day. The students would stuff the bags in their lockers and collect…
LatinaLista — We always like getting sneak peeks to upcoming films and this one is definitely ‘piquing’ our interest. Still in production and due for release in 2013, Everlasting is about a high school filmmaker who documents his journey…
LatinaLista — The first week of June is more than just the start of looking forward to summer vacations with the family or long days by the pool or at the beach. It’s also the time that the American…
