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October 2, 2024

They experienced discrimination and abuse as children in the state’s care. A…

Our partners at Juvenile Law Center’s Youth Advocacy Program spoke to The Philadelphia Inquirer about their new report featuring young people’s experiences with mistreatment inside…

October 2, 2024

Trauma is Not Destiny: An Organizational Journey of Healing & Empowerment

The Stoneleigh Foundation and Human Rights for Kids hosted a virtual convening featuring a panel discussion about how nonprofit, philanthropic, and government partners can advance…

August 27, 2024

Youth Are Protecting Our Democracy. We Need to Invest in Them

Former Emerging Leader Maheen Kaleem published an article for Ms. Magazine on the power of young people–particularly young women and LGBTQ+ people–in advancing democracy and…

May 29, 2024

Majority of girls prosecuted, sentenced as adults faced abuse: Survey

Stoneleigh Fellow Sara Kruzan spoke to The Hill about a new report she co-authored on the epidemic of severe childhood trauma among girls tried as…

April 3, 2023

Philly’s juvenile-justice system leaves girls out of programs that could help them,…

Former Stoneleigh Fellow Adam Serlin was featured by The Philadelphia Inquirer for co-authoring a new report outlining recommendations to improve the way the youth justice…

March 30, 2023

Youth Justice Leaders Call for Cross-System Collaboration to Keep Girls Out of…

Former Stoneleigh Fellow Adam Serlin, Ciara Sheerin, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, and colleagues have published the executive summary of a upcoming report reviewing the…

March 8, 2022

NIH Supports Research on the Health of Transgender Women

Stoneleigh Fellow Nadia Dowshen is featured in the latest issue of Women’s Health in Focus at NIH for her work in adolescent medicine and health…

July 16, 2021

Pink Shackles: A Conversation with Philadelphia Children’s Alliance

Former Stoneleigh Fellow Leslie Acoca joined Philadelphia Children’s Alliance for “Pink Shackles,” a conversation about girls and young women who have been sexually abused, and…

June 11, 2021

National Reunification Month: “Pink Shackles” – A Discussion on Child Welfare &…

Former Stoneleigh Fellow Leslie Acoca joined the Philadelphia Community Podcast to speak about girls and the way sexual trauma can impact their health and lead…

October 28, 2020

How California is failing vulnerable victims of systemic racism

Maggy Krell and former Emerging Leader Maheen Kaleem penned a new op-ed for The Washington Post discussing the ways in which California fails Black women…

September 1, 2020

Maheen Kaleem is New Deputy Director of Grantmakers for Girls of Color

Former Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Maheen Kaleem is now the Deputy Director of Grantmakers for Girls of Color. Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC) recently…

October 7, 2019

The U.S. Has Been Silencing Black Girls’ Voices for Decades

Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Ashley Sawyer co-authored this piece in Teen Vogue with Juvenile Law Center’s Jessica Feierman on the history of systemic punishment and…

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