Press Statements

Advocates for Youth, with a very heavy heart, stands strongly in support of our LGBTQIA+ communities across the country and around the world.  We send love and support to the…

“Young people vote, and young people are fighting for abortion access, LGBTQ rights, and liberation for everyone,” said Debra Hauser, President, Advocates for Youth. “Young people will never let…

The consequences of this law will be severe. We are concerned for the young people who partner with us to end HIV criminalization in Pennsylvania – many of whom exist…

We are mourning the recent murders of two members of the LGBTQI+ community at the LGBT+ bar, Tepláreň, in Slovakia’s capital of Bratislava. Advocates for Youth stands in solidarity with…

Advocates for Youth and the Free the Pill Youth Council are outraged by the FDA’s decision to delay the meeting of its advisory committee to discuss approving an over-the-counter birth…

National survey finds majority of young people struggle to access birth control, resulting in unwanted pregnancy, side effects and delayed doses

Student leaders from Advocates for Youth attend to discuss the urgent need to expand access to reproductive health care for college students

In light of the recent murder of 22-year old Jîna (Mahsa) Amini and countless demonstrators by law enforcement, Advocates for Youth stands in solidarity with the young people of Iran…

We send strength to Puerto Ricans and Dominicans who are coping with the losses and facing the prospect of rebuilding. We urge the federal government to provide urgently needed aid…