Posts Tagged ‘youth voices’
Youth Voices Episode 5: Mental Health And Mental Illness (4/7/2021) [AUDIO]
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 American adults experience a mental disorder every year, as well as 1 in 6 American children. Despite its commonality, negative attitudes towards mental illness still persist, including the idea that people with mental health disorders are violent, unstable or dangerous. Although it’s not always easy,…
Read MoreYouth Voices Episode 4: Mental Health And Mental Illness (3/24/2021) [AUDIO]
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 American adults experience a mental disorder every year, as well as 1 in 6 American children. Despite its commonality, negative attitudes towards mental illness still persist, including the idea that people with mental health disorders are violent, unstable or dangerous. Although it’s not always…
Read MoreYouth Voices Episode 3: Sports And Performing Arts Stigmas (9/25/2019) [AUDIO]
WRFI’s J.T. Stone interviews local theater students, Leah Slattery and Jacob Ellis, and local student athletes, Liam Just and Kalena Yearwood, on the Youth Radio Project. In this episode of “Youth Voices,” we break down stigmas surrounding high school sports and performing arts to encourage more students to join both. Photo: Jacob Ellis, Leah Slattery,…
Read MoreYouth Voices Episode 2: Gun Control (7/24/2019) [AUDIO]
J.T. Stone interviews Ithaca high school students Zoey Zentner and Troy McKenzie about their differing views on gun control in the United States.
Read MoreYouth Voices Episode 1: Abortion (1/23/2019) [AUDIO]
J.T. Stone interviews Ithaca High School students Priscilla Ziefle and Chloe Moore about their differing views on abortion on “Youth Voices.” The new series, hosted and produced by Ithaca High Shool student and WRFI news team contributor J.T. Stone, brings local students together in discussing topics they’re passionate about to give local youth a greater…
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