As debate rages over Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new, restrictive policies for teenagers this summer in response to a weekend shooting at Millennium Park that left a Chicago Public Schools student dead, district leaders said they’re focused on connecting kids with safe spaces and engaging programming. The schools officials said students…

An enhanced focus on mental health among the nation’s adolescents may provide inroads to stemming vaping among youths, according to mental health professionals at a summit on electronic cigarettes in Washington, D.C. Tuesday. Participants ranged from representatives of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to vape shop owners. A significant…

Santa Cruz woman re-arrested and accused of selling vapes to teens: SCSO Updated: 4:46 PM PDT May 18, 2022 A Santa Cruz woman is back behind bars. Martha Espinoza, 41, was arrested last April on suspicion of methamphetamine sales as well as providing alcohol, marijuana and vaping products to minors…

Marlborough police have charged a man they say has been reposting photos of teenage girls on adult websites. Photo: 123RF Police said a number of young women’s pictures have been taken from social media sites, doctored with sexually explicit additions and reposted to adult sites. “This type of crime is…

Durham Regional Police have arrested a man in connection with two sexual assaults and are appealing for other victims to come forward. In March 2022, police commenced an investigation after a 14-year-old girl came forward with a sexual assault allegation against a suspect. The sexual assault occurred in early 2021…

TAMPA, Fla. — Teenagers across Tampa Bay certainly deserve a relaxing summer break, but local nonprofits are hoping students spare some time for much-needed volunteer work. Oasis Opportunities provides clothing and hygiene items for 11,000 at-risk youth throughout Hillsborough County every year, yet they only have three people on staff….

Worcester Art Museum’s first Teen Exhibit opened on May 1 and will run till the end of the month, with a digital component through the summer. The show was organized by the museum’s new Teen Council, a group of Worcester County high school students who have been working to increase…

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Gun violence is the focus in Ohio and across the country. President Biden spent the day in Buffalo, NY, where he met with families of ten people who were shot and killed in Saturday’s mass shooting. Investigators said Payton Gendron spend months plotting the racially motivated attack….

Editor’s note: In this Future View, students discuss mental health. Next week we’ll ask, “Recent shootings have increased calls for gun control again. Should we tighten controls on guns as far as the Second Amendment allows? Should we have a constitutional amendment revoke the original Second Amendment?” Students should click…

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit says it continues to see several files involving the same type of scam. Various apps and games are used to get young people to share intimate images.  The perpetrator often poses a similar aged  youth. The next step will be extortion as the…