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May 23, 2022
Philly keeps undercounting youth experiencing homelessness
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk wrote for Billy Penn about the young people who may not show up in Philadelphia’s counts of those who experience homelessness…
May 19, 2022
For At-Risk Youth in Philadelphia, ‘Rapid Rehousing’ Is Anything But
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk covers the challenges that young adults can experience when seeking stable housing in Next City. By January of last year, then…
May 16, 2022
Sen. Haywood, Sen. Hughes, and Rep. McClinton Announce $13.8 Million in Health…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Julie Cousler Emig leads the Pennsylvania School-Based Health Alliance, which recently received a $2.8 million grant from the state’s COVID-19 Public Heath…
May 12, 2022
Family separations aren’t just a Philly problem, as calls for child welfare…
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk authored an article for Billy Penn covering the recent release of and reception to a Philadelphia City Council special committee report…
April 21, 2022
‘Students are petrified’ to go to school amid rising Philly gun violence
Stoneleigh Board Member and former Fellow Kevin Bethel spoke to Chalkbeat Philadelphia about the growing impact of gun violence on students, schools, and communities. Philadelphia…
April 19, 2022
Telehealth Provides Crucial Opportunity to Expand Support for Transgender Youth in 200…
Stoneleigh Fellow Nadia Dowshen has published a new blog post for PolicyLab that explores the opportunities and challenges telehealth provides for delivering gender-affirming care. As…
April 19, 2022
Temple Research Team Uncovers Changes in the People and Places Impacted by…
Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard and her research colleagues have published a new study examining the people and places impacted by interpersonal firearm violence during the…
April 8, 2022
To improve Philly’s maternal and infant mortality rates, a collective approach is…
Meredith Matone and her PolicyLab colleague authored an article for the Philly Voice outlining how both collective action and public health approaches are needed to…
April 6, 2022
Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to limit damage awards to kids injured in…
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk authored an article for Billy Penn examining a new initiative by some Pennsylvania lawmakers to cap damage awards for child welfare-involved…
April 1, 2022
‘Out to Vote’: New documentary shows story of redemption, democracy in Baltimore…
Former Emerging Leader Fellow Samuel George authored a guest commentary for the Baltimore Sun on his new documentary: Out to Vote. I am 37 years…
April 1, 2022
Stop doing ‘breaking news’ for more accurate gun violence coverage, panel says
Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard and her gun violence prevention colleagues were featured by Billy Penn for a panel discussing better ways for journalists to cover…
March 22, 2022
A Coalition Led By Philly’s Homeless Youth Wants to Change How Cities…
Former Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Ras Stanford wrote an article for The Appeal about the Philly Homes 4 Youth Coalition and its work to address…
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