"Being in detention doesn't just affect the person in detention; it affects the whole family. And when one family member is detained, that too is family separation."
As lawmakers in Massachusetts act to lift caps on cash assistance for families, advocates are hopeful that a dozen or so states with such caps will follow suit.
Because of its potential, and the fact that the skills can be taught and strengthened throughout a lifetime, self-regulation is a promising intervention for the health impacts of racism.
A new bill proposed in Ohio could empower adults to report children who don’t fit adults’ ideas of gender norms, whether the young people are trans or not.
One woman who was shackled during labor while incarcerated worried that officers may not be held accountable when it came to the new law. "They just don’t always follow [the rules] and they don’t view you as a person,” she said.
When the choreographer posted her response to a dance challenge online, social media critics accused her of jeopardizing her pregnancy. They need to get a grip.
A former pregnant and parenting young person, Packebush spoke with Rewire.News about the influences on her debut young adult novel, including real-world hardships and the communities that sustain queer youth.