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The Ones We've Lost: The Student Loan Debt Suicides (Opinion) Economic Hardship Reporting Project, Cryn Johannsen | July 2, 2012 An activist working for the eradication of student loan debt says the mental health impact of insurmountable debt and underemployment can be life threatening. DREAMer Relief New America Media, Juan Gabriel, Luis Romero, Adrian Avila and C-Flo | July 2, 2012 Several young people who will benefit from the Obama Administration's decision to allow undocumented students to stay in the U.S. still grapple with uncertainty about their future and their families.
The Medication Generation: Teenagers and Antidepressants (Opinion)
Wall Street Journal, Katherine Sharpe | June 30, 2012 The author of a new book called "Coming of Age on Zoloft" raises questions about the long-term effects of mood-altering pills on relationships and jobs.
FBI: Nationwide Child Prostitution Sweep Leads to 104 Arrests, 79 Children RescuedCNN, Carol Cratty | June 29, 2012 The FBI's Operation Cross Country is a coordinated national effort to save teen victims of sex trafficking and punish their pimps and johns. Michigan Recalculates Mandatory Life Without Parole for Juveniles Youth Radio, NPR, Sayre Quevedo | June 29, 2012 Will felons sentenced as teens to life in prison be eligible for re-sentencing in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision? Lifer Efren Paredes and 2100 other inmates hope so. I Refuse to Let Child Abuse Define Me (Opinion) Motherlode, New York Times, Emily Rosenbaum | June 29, 2012 When and how do parents tell their kids the truth about their own experience of abuse as children? A writer speaks to high schools about surviving child abuse; as a result, young people with similar experiences are less alone. Dollars and Dentists PBS Frontline, Center for Public Integrity | June 26, 2012 An investigation into the flaws of the U.S. dental care system and the proposals to fix them. Child Care Director Is Also Diaper-Changer in Chief Women's eNews, Diane Loupe | June 26, 2012 A day in the life of a child care worker. Some of those employed in day care centers rely on government assistance to make ends meet. Few of these jobs provide health insurance and other benefits. Home Birth: Increasingly Popular, But Dangerous The Daily Beast, Michelle Goldberg | June 25, 2012 Home birth isn't just for celebrities and "hippies" anymore. But there's a world of difference between certified nurse midwives and unlicensed lay midwives, as some birth mothers have learned. Homeless Families Who Turn to D.C. For Help Find No Room, Risk Child Welfare Inquiry The Washington Post, Annie Gowen | June 23, 2012 District intake workers began warning parents over the winter that if they really had no place to go they would be reported to child welfare authorities. Advocates say the city is creating a climate of fear among families who need help. | 
