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April 10, 2025
Inside Philly’s hidden foster care system, where parents ‘voluntarily’ give up their…
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk has published part 2 of his 3-part series in The Philadelphia Inquirer covering Philadelphia’s foster care system. In fall 2021, Tytianna…
April 9, 2025
Philly removes neglected children from homes to keep them safe. But they…
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk and his colleagues at Resolve Philly and The Philadelphia Inquirer have published a new article covering Philadelphia’s Community Umbrella Agency system.…
April 8, 2025
Toothless ‘child advocate’ position should be replaced by empowered abuse watchdog, former…
Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow Bree Hood spoke to Spotlight PA about the impact of injustices in Pennsylvania’s youth justice and foster care systems. Pennsylvania’s foster…
April 6, 2025
New program helps gun violence survivors connect with journalists
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Oronde McClain was featured by the Association of Health Care Journalists for launching a new program to help journalists connect responsibly with…
March 28, 2025
US government cuts imperil life-saving gun violence research. As doctors, we fear…
Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard and her peer trauma surgeon Elinore Kaufman have published an op-ed for The Guardian urging readers to support research to better…
March 16, 2025
Opinion: Trauma surgeons: We are bracing for a return to the rates…
Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard and her colleague Elinore Kaufman have published an op-ed for The Philadelphia Inquirer discussing the risk waning support for gun violence…
March 9, 2025
Pennsylvania’s last governor appointed a statewide child advocate. Then the pushback started.
Stoneleigh Fellow and Inquirer Journalist Samantha Melamed has published an article covering the ongoing developments surrounding Pennsylvania’s Office of Advocacy and Reform as well as…
March 7, 2025
Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being
Our Youth Partners at Creative Resilient Youth were featured by Penn Today for collaborating with a Penn4C team to build an AI-supported platform designed to…
February 27, 2025
Womb-to-Prison Pipeline
Stoneleigh Fellow and Inquirer Journalist Samantha Melamed continues her ongoing series on youth justice in Philadelphia with an article outlining the many factors underlying the…
February 26, 2025
PCGVR launches program connecting gun violence survivors with journalists
Emerging Leader Oronde McClain and the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting have just launched The Survivor Connection, a program to facilitate more empathetic, ethical…
February 11, 2025
True Narratives: Framing Pain, Punishment, and the Lethality of Termination of Parental…
Stoneleigh Fellow Sarah Katz and her colleague Corey Best have published an essay on family policing and the practice of terminating parental rights as structural…
February 6, 2025
Announcing Our 2025 Stoneleigh Alumni Grants
Many of Stoneleigh’s Fellows continue to pursue critical work to improve the lives of young people and their families in our communities long after their…
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