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Addressing racial trauma in youth through family, clinical support, experts discuss
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (186+ words) How racial discrimination shapes the mental and physical health of youth of color Studies from the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry show that 90% of youth of color report encountering racial discrimination in their lifetime. Its…...
CSU prosecutor training to have 'academic freedom', says Ohio AG Dave Yost
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (404+ words) A new Cleveland State University program training future prosecutors will be free from political influence, said Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, whose office is providing $5 million in funding. "This is a law school, and there is academic freedom here,…...
Northeast Ohio's rural areas see foster care spikes even as state enrollment declines
1+ week, 6+ day ago (614+ words) In December, the number of kids in foster care in Ohio hit its lowest mark in nine years. But caseloads have been increasing in Northeast Ohio's rural areas. Many case managers and experts say growing mental health issues are the…...
How to become a foster parent in Northeast Ohio to address the growing need
2+ week, 1+ day ago (289+ words) Foster parents needed in Cuyahoga, Summit Counties There are more than 14, 000 children currently in foster care across Ohio, down from a record high of 17, 000 in 2020, according to the state Department of Children and Youth. Foster care can play a critical…...
Your Answers: Why is financial literacy important?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (335+ words) Public high schools across the country are increasingly requiring financial literacy courses. And some students have also said they want to learn essential money'management skills like budgeting, saving, and understanding loans. For our write-to-us last week, we wanted to know…...
First Amendment rights of children could impact proposed social media access laws | Law of The Land
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (194+ words) Social media restrictions could infringe on First Amendment rights for children Note: This conversation originally aired on the "Sound of Ideas" on Nov. 3, 2025. How to manage young people's social media use is a big question, with many factors at play,…...
Cuyahoga County wraps up first year of environmental stewardship through Fresh Water Institute
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (413+ words) The benefits of a program designed to establish young stewards of Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River are being realized, just a year into Cuyahoga County's Fresh Water Institute. The institute works with students and young adults through fellowships, internships…...
Becoming the news and losing my shoes
6+ mon, 6+ hour ago (563+ words) One of the most important rules as a journalist is not to become the story. But, as with any rule, there's always an exception. For me, that exception took place at 5 a. m. Sept. 18 when I woke up with stabbing pains down…...
Cleveland State closes Women's, LGBTQ+ centers, multicultural office due to Senate Bill 1
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) Cleveland State University joins Kent State University, Ohio State University and others in Ohio ending identity centers in response to Senate Bill 1's diversity, equity and inclusion ban. - On Air Now Playing Folk Alley (WKSU HD2) - On Air Now Playing All…...
Kent State students march to mourn loss of identity centers on campus
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (258+ words) Kent State University students, wearing all black, marched across campus Wednesday, holding a "funeral" for the now-shuttered LGBTQ+ Center, Women's Center and Multicultural Center that they say state legislators killed with Senate Bill 1. While decrying the loss of support services…...