The topic of migration and immigration have been running across headlines and sparking interest in the media more and more within the past few years. However not too many people realize that they interact with migrants, immigrants, refugees and families literally everyday. In this podcast series, VOX ATL teen staff reporter Bailey speaks to immigrants,… Read on
Mental Health / all
VOX ATL’s mental health coverage and community workshops are funded by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. (DBHDD). Views expressed in this material are the work of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the GA DBHDD.
If you or someone you know needs help, please call or text one of these resources!
9-8-8 GA – Please call 9-8-8 if you or someone you know in Georgia is experiencing a mental health crisis. (9-1-1 is available for other medical or other emergencies.) The 9-8-8 line serves all languages.
Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL) – is also available 24/7 at 1-800-715-4225, or teens can download the MYGCAL app for texting with someone who is trained to help!
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-TALK (8255) also offers 24/7 connection with a trained counselor at a local crisis center, or Text “START” to 741-741
The Trevor Project – suicide prevention hotline for LGTBQ youth ages 13-24, Text “Trevor” to 202-304-1200 Thurs.-Fri. (4-8 p.m.) or call (866) 488-7386 – 24/7
VOX ATL was invited to bring the mic to teens at Discovery High School in Gwinnett County to guide them in sharing their thoughts on topics that were meaningful to them. Among them were mental health, self-care and building school culture. Read below to see what teens at Discovery High School had to say. *Teens… Read on
VOX Media Cafe reporter Braxton Smith explores today's beauty standards and how they are in her words, "f'd up." In this video she shows examples of how and also speaks with Black women to get their thoughts. Read on
“trace the sky’s scars” I want to write a love poem to my ghost, but I do not like her. my phone case is a daily reminder that, I, am “lucky to exist” because supposedly there are people who love me; and while I don’t deny this, somehow, I don’t really feel all that lucky,… Read on
Popping pills. One after another; been doing so ever since we were children. Open bottle. Take one. Swallow. Drink. Pills haunt us, cure us, poison us. They save us and kill us. We trust them so much that we agree to let them end us. We get addicted to it. We… Read on
This video talks about the reasons why teens are not getting enough sleep, and it gets perspective from different people from the ages of 13-18 about their sleep schedule, as well as advice from a medical professional. VOX ATL invites all Georgia youth to speak up through our annual survey! It’s anonymous, easy to… Read on
