Youth | The Contra Costa Pulse

23 Apr

‘Reverse Field Trip’ Brings Health Care Practitioners to the Classroom

Richmond High School Health Academy students received a special presentation from Kaiser Permanente as part of a “reverse job shadow day” on February 9. Students in attendance at this first-ever...

15 Apr

Teens Share What It Feels Like to Be Depressed

According to a 2014 study, nearly one-third of teens in high school show symptoms of depression. The study also found that Hispanic youth are more likely than white or black...

05 Apr

Why Community Matters in the Search for a New Superintendent

The search for a new superintendent of West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) is in full swing after the school board hired a search firm in February. The importance of...

05 Apr

Teens, Sex and Rap – Is There a Connection?

According to a new study, teenagers who listen to rap become sexually active earlier than their peers. The study found that when middle school students listened to rap for three...

01 Apr

Did Internet Cruelty Push Kehlani To Suicide?

Oakland native and 20-year-old R&B singer Kehlani reportedly attempted suicide earlier this week. She posted a photo on Instagram of herself hospitalized with an IV in her arm. Part of...

25 Mar

Khalid’s Corner: Cleaning Up Your Life Is a Job

Cleaning up your own life is a job! Once I started thinking correctly instead of destructively, I felt extremely good about myself and I thought it would be cool to...

19 Mar

If You Get Harassed Online, You Can Do Something About It

Sexual harassment can leave a mark of fear on a teen. Young people are afraid that telling someone could make the situation worse. Some teens don’t think it makes a...

15 Mar

Where Do You Feel Safe in Richmond?

EDITOR’S NOTE: The shooting deaths of a 14, 15 and 21--year-old in Richmond this month have rocked the community and have youth advocates and community leaders looking for answers. In...

12 Mar

Scholarship Funds Available to Richmond’s High School Seniors

For the very first year, the city of Richmond is offering scholarships of up to $1,500 for local students to attend a community college or four-year university. Officials say that...

10 Mar

Immigrants Encouraged to ‘Take Action’ — Apply for DACA, Get Ready for DAPA

Immigrant rights advocates are encouraging families to get ready for the possible implementation of two programs that could go into effect later this year. Both programs provide beneficiaries with temporary...

02 Mar

DACA Gives Korean Immigrant a ‘Shot in the Arm’

Somewhere, in some corner of his mind, 25-year-old Brian Cheong was aware since he was in middle school that he, like the rest of his family, was undocumented. ...

01 Mar

Dating a White Person is Hard: Why I Choose to Struggle Through It

By Thomas Lick | Voicewaves “In a way he was like the country he lived in, everything came too easily to him; except he knew it.” –1973 film, The Way We Were. … Five years...

29 Feb

Young People Reveal Holes in the Foster Care Safety Net

Liberty Dycus, 23, who was adopted from Ethiopia as a child, ended up in foster care after being abused. She says that when she emancipated at 19, she “never felt...

23 Feb

For One Young Woman, DACA Was a Lifesaver

Maria Perez’ mother Gema describes her family’s first years of living in the United States as “very frightening.” Undocumented, they didn’t speak the language and had no friends or relatives...