Op-ed | Robust mental health programs needed to support a twice-traumatized young generation
Fear is weighing on our city’s young people. The Trump administration has authorized ICE agents to enter schools and other previously protected spaces, creating new anxiety for immigrant families. Attacks on identity and self-expression are also threatening LGBTQ youth’s safety and fundamental rights. Schools—where young people are supposed to be able to seek safety, stability, and support—are instead exacerbating stress levels in an already stressed-out generation. The result? Young people are being traumatized twice […]
