Elite universities have long been stocked with children of the rich. But as admissions mania spirals – only about 3% of applicants get into Harvard these days – the ultra-wealthy are taking the win-at-all-costs gamesmanship to five-star heights.
LGBTQIA+ Youth: Finding Well Being and Community Join Well Beings, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, PBS Books, Detroit Public Television and WETA for a Town Hall conversation, led by youth, for youth, that will raise awareness about mental health challenges specific to the LGBTQIA+ community, address stigma and discrimination that can prevent care and support, and create safe space for dialogue and sharing of resources. You can watch it via KEET’s YouTube channel.
A survey from The Trevor Project found that 45 percent of LGBTQ youth across the U.S. seriously considered suicide last year. Fourteen percent attempted suicide and the rate was even higher among transgender and non-binary individuals. That builds on what the CDC found last month in its first national survey of high schoolers. The Trevor Project's Sam Ames joins Stephanie Sy to discuss.