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By opening up, youth lessen mental health stigmas
By Justin Miranda When he was 13, his 15-year-old best friend raped him. His parents made sure the police pressed criminal charges but that 15-year-old wasn’t convicted. “I wasn’t shocked with him being released because he is white and rich,” said the now 19-year-old, whose mother is Korean and father is Black. Because his crime […]