Tragically, school shootings have become all too common in America. While the attack at a Uvalde elementary school is the deadliest in nearly a decade, it’s also the 27th school shooting this year alone. Our national network of young reporters who are part of our Student Reporting Labs asked their fellow students what adults should know about growing up in this era of gun violence in schools.
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Baltimore County Student Hosts PBS Podcast to Highlight Mental Health Challenges Teenagers Face
A 16-year-old Baltimore County high school student is hosting the second season of a podcast about the mental health challenges teenagers are facing today.
Faiza Ashar, an Eastern Technical High School student, was selected to host the new season of the podcast called On Our Minds, which is created by the PBS Newshour’s Student Reporting Labs and WETA’s Well Beings campaign.
CBS Baltimore
Baltimore Teen Co-Hosts Season Of PBS NewsHour Podcast On Youth Mental Health
Faiza Ashar, 16, is the co-host of the second season of ‘On Our Minds,’ a podcast by PBS NewHour’s Student Reporting Labs. The podcast is in partnership with WETA’s Well Beings, a long-term mental health awareness campaign that works with local PBS stations across the country.
CBS Baltimore
Royal Oak student picked to attend PBS Student Report Labs academy
Royal Oak High School junior Dakota Hendren is one of just over two dozen students nationwide to be selected to take part next month in a special PBS academy learning program in video journalism.
Daily Tribune
How seeing negative stereotypes of Asian Americans can affect mental health
The month of May is dedicated to both Asian American Pacific Islander heritage and mental health awareness. The youth mental health podcast “On Our Minds,” which is part of Student Reporting Labs network, takes a look at the toll Asian American stereotypes take on teen mental health and well being. Podcast host Faiza Ashar delves into the topic with student filmmaker Mabelen Bonifacio.