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Rainesford Stauffer

Rainesford Stauffer is a freelance writer, Kentuckian, and author of All the Gold Stars and An Ordinary Age. She also helps facilitate youth-led journalism programming with the Kentucky Student Voice Team, previously worked on a youth vertical with 100 Days in Appalachia, and was a mentor with the Zenith Cooperative.

Southern youth are speaking out on the mental health crisis, the challenges they face, and anxieties they hope to overcome.
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Notes on 'In Their Own Words,' a series on the youth mental health crisis

by Rainesford Stauffer September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

Young people in the South are speaking out on their mental health challenges and anxieties—like climate change, gun violence, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and lack of access to care in schools. Advocating for themselves requires sharing their perspectives.

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On abortion, count on Gen Z for more than votes

by Rainesford Stauffer November 7, 2022December 13, 2022
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'Young people need power.' Southern students on safety, accountability, and what they need from adults

by Rainesford Stauffer June 7, 2022August 16, 2022
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Without paid leave, the South's COVID school policies cause a terrible trickle down for families

by Rainesford Stauffer November 18, 2021March 9, 2022
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Rep. Attica Scott on her protest arrest: 'This is about the police's power, domination, and control over Black bodies'

by Rainesford Stauffer October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

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