Press Statements
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Statement on the Police Killing of Kohen Wiley
Advocates for Youth condemns the latest horrific and deadly act of violence by police: the killing of 1 year old Kohen Wiley in Mississippi. We stand with the family and…
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Statement: Office of Civil Rights Belongs at Department of Education
Today, the Trump administration announced plans to further dismantle the Department of Education by transferring the Office for Civil Rights to the Department of Justice. In response, Emma Grasso Levi…
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New Report: Government-Funded Abstinence Only Programs Put Youth At Risk
Analysis from the Future of Sex Education initiative finds Sexual Risk Avoidance Education programs include medically inaccurate information, stigmatizing language Washington, D.C. (May 19, 2026) —…
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Advocates Breathe a Sigh of Relief as Supreme Court Preserves Mifepristone Access
The Supreme Court has blocked a Fifth Circuit decision requiring patients to access mifepristone in-person at health care facilities. By limiting telehealth access to one of two FDA-approved medicatio…
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Job Opening: Senior Associate, Finance Operations
POSITION LEVEL: Sr. Manager SUPERVISOR: Senior Executive of Operations ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION: Advocates for Youth (Advocates) partners with young people and their adult allies to champion youth r…
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Youth, Advocates: Mife is safe, no matter where it’s taken.
The Supreme Court has stayed a Fifth Circuit decision requiring patients to access mifepristone in-person at health care facilities. By limiting telehealth access to one of two FDA-approved medication…
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Youth, Advocates: Mife is safe, no matter where it’s taken.
This weekend, a federal appeals court in Louisiana reinstated a requirement forcing patients to access mifepristone in-person at health care facilities. By limiting telehealth access to one of two FDA…
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Advocates for Youth Honors National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as HIV programs face funding cuts and partisan attacks, Advocates for Youth honors National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) and the young people advocating…
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Statement on Chiles v. Salazar
Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors. In the majority decision, the Court weaponized free…