Parents shouldn’t invalidate us Parents, especially in the Black community, shouldn’t invalidate their child’s feelings when it comes to mental health and speaking about being depressed, having ADHD, and disorders of the such. It is important to me because so many kids don’t get the proper teaching and learning they need to help cope with… Read on
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VOX ATL's Mikayla and Tia were joined by teens at the Silence the Shame COPE Clinic to discuss what stresses teens out and how they cope with it. Read on
Coming out – the process by which LGBTQ+ people disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity – is difficult. It is not a one-and-done event. It is not a single conversation or three-word summary – “I am gay/transgender/etc.” – that, once complete, marks the beginning of a person’s new life. Coming out is a process.… Read on
VOX ATL staff writer Savannah offers the first entry of her "Diary of A Confused Teenager" series. This time, she talks about keeping up grades in a pandemic. Read on
Many of us find ourselves in an affliction we call departure. In other words, at any age, most go through this thing called divorce. When what you thought was real love leaves and becomes the forgotten love, we wonder if love truly exists. Read on
Jennie Matos, 14, chronicles her journey as a black girl attending a PWI. "I can go to their school but will never be a part of their school community." Read on
