Josephine Shapiro

Oct 23, 2024 | usnews.com | Brian Bridges |Elizabeth Box |Derrick Feldmann |Josephine Shapiro

There is a crisis on college campuses across America. Over the past decade, the share of college students experiencing depression has nearly doubled from 21% in 2014 to more than 40% in 2023, according to the Healthy Minds Network, a research organization that studies teen and young adult mental health at colleges and universities across the country. The rate of anxiety among college students is nearly as high, and 15% say they have seriously considered suicide.

Oct 18, 2024 | usnews.com | Nat Kendall-Taylor |David Alexander |Josephine Shapiro |Joshua Buxbaum

From kissing babies on the campaign trail to posing for photo ops at schools, politicians love to surround themselves with kids. Too often, it’s just for show. The reality is a huge gap between how much American policymakers say they care about kids (a lot) and how much they do to support kids and families (not nearly enough).

Oct 14, 2024 | usnews.com | Joshua Buxbaum |Elizabeth Box |Derrick Feldmann |Josephine Shapiro

I was 14 when I tried my first vape. It was “blueberry ice” flavored, and the head rush nearly knocked 9th grade me off my feet. The more hits I took, the more I wanted – and the more influence the cool-looking device that fit neatly into my hand had over my life. By 10th grade, vaping on an electronic cigarette became a daily – if not hourly – ritual. My friends and I hid our vapes in our socks and bras, sneaking puffs in school bathrooms and during lunch breaks.