teenagers /tags/teenagers teenagers en-US Copyright Mon, 20 Feb 2023 23:27:04 GMT Young people are speaking up in the Oregon Legislature. Are adults listening? /politics-government/2023-02-20/young-people-are-speaking-up-in-the-oregon-legislature-are-adults-listening Two Oregon senators are inviting young people to committee meetings, asking them to talk about the environment, child welfare and other issues Mon, 20 Feb 2023 23:27:04 GMT /politics-government/2023-02-20/young-people-are-speaking-up-in-the-oregon-legislature-are-adults-listening Natalie Pate As vaccine availability for kids expands, rates vary across California /health-and-medicine/2021-12-17/as-vaccine-availability-for-kids-expands-rates-vary-across-california In wealthy, coastal Marin County, nearly 99% of kids 12 to 17 had at least one dose of the Pfizer vaccine, and San Francisco County is at 95% for the same age group. That’s more than double the rate of those vaccinated in the same age group in rural, northern counties like Lassen, Plumas and Tehama , where fewer than 40% of teenagers are vaccinated. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:45:57 GMT /health-and-medicine/2021-12-17/as-vaccine-availability-for-kids-expands-rates-vary-across-california Dylan Svoboda/CapRadio Jackson County Gets New Youth Shelter /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-11-12/jackson-county-gets-new-youth-shelter The teen years are always tough. Homelessness, family crisis and other social ills can make those years even more challenging.Hearts With A Mission has… Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:15:02 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-11-12/jackson-county-gets-new-youth-shelter The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team UO Professor Pushes For More Study Of Teens /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-03-09/uo-professor-pushes-for-more-study-of-teens The United States is a graying country; the median age is near 40. In many African countries, the median age is under 20, so it might behoove the world to… Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:35:02 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-03-09/uo-professor-pushes-for-more-study-of-teens Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich Sociologist Explores Growing Up Muslim In America /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-12-08/sociologist-explores-growing-up-muslim-in-america You can start an argument in America talking about Muslims living here. But facts are facts: some Americans are Muslim, plain and simple. And anyone… Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:43:32 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-12-08/sociologist-explores-growing-up-muslim-in-america Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich Expanding The Work Of "Hearts With A Mission" /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-03-21/expanding-the-work-of-hearts-with-a-mission The teen years can be tough; few people would argue. Families can come unglued for a variety of reasons, and Hearts With a Mission provides shelter for… Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:45:56 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-03-21/expanding-the-work-of-hearts-with-a-mission Geoffrey Riley Getting Guidance Inside The Rose Circle /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-13/getting-guidance-inside-the-rose-circle Remember how much fun it was being a teenager? Yes, the question is facetious... because the teen years often contain the most tumultuous years of a… Wed, 13 Jan 2016 19:18:36 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-13/getting-guidance-inside-the-rose-circle Geoffrey Riley