at-risk youth

New data underscores the sustained and complex challenges facing college students and young adults today. According to UnitedHealthcare's fourth annual Young Adult and College Student Behavioral Health Report, over 60% of young adults reported experiencing a mental or behavioral health concern in the past year. A Bexar County study found similar results.

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.

How we describe students affects how we approach them, whether as a risk or an opportunity.