Press Statements

The Act, which purports to extend resources for pregnant and parenting students, fails to expand meaningful accommodations for students and includes anti-abortion framing.

Yesterday, the Biden administration announced it will not release its proposed updates to Title IX until March of 2024 – a full year after it missed its first deadline. President…

As organizations that are deeply invested in the safety and health of young people, especially those who are most marginalized, Advocates for Youth and SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change…

“Parents understand that attacking vulnerable students is wrong and shouldn’t be any school board’s mission,” said Debra Hauser, President, Advocates for Youth.  “We’re glad, but not surp…

The vote is a testament to the work of advocates and organizers in Ohio, and to the young people mobilizing every day to protect and expand abortion access for all.…

Over the last week we have seen the disproportionate toll the violence in Gaza and Israel has taken on young people and the leadership of young people coming together for…

Today, as lawmakers advance restrictions on reproductive health care that disproportionately impact young people, Advocates for Youth and the American Society of Emergency Contraception (ASEC) are lau…

Advocates for Youth is furious over a looming government shutdown. Congress has  until September 30 at midnight to prevent a government shutdown by passing Appropriations bills or a Continuing Resolu…

This weekend, racially motivated gun violence took three people’s lives in Jacksonville, Florida. We mourn the losses of Angela Michelle Carr, 52, Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre Jr., 19, and Jerrald…