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S4: Where local teens voice their passions, concerns and prospects. Catch up with the kids these days.

We're baaaaaack! The award-winning From the Source podcast launches season 4 today, and we wanted you to be among the first to know. This season, the youth speak. Every other Wednesday, I'll be back with a new series of intimate, inclusive and inspiring interviews with Pittsburgh-area teens, who contributed their opinions and ideas on critical issues they feel are shaping youth culture today, from mental health and youth violence to identity and (social) media literacy. Tune in now. ([link removed]) We'll be back with this newsletter in a few weeks, too, so you never miss a beat.

Thanks for listening,
Jourdan Hicks, your host
One love, one fight for tomorrow.

When the bad is good: A culture fueling violence; A need for mental health care
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A fright night turned fatal. The unexpected loss of a brother. Today's youth see and experience violence daily. How is it changing them?

In the premiere episode of From the Source Season 4, local teens Deahmi Mobley and Jaia Harrison ([link removed]) share their experiences with youth violence, how it impacted their lives and how it shaped their views of the world. Their essays impose a simple inquiry: Could adults take mental health more seriously? ([link removed])
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Read the award-winning essays:
* Youth essayist: It would be nice to … not have to expect the worst ([link removed])
* "What happened to this world" One Pittsburgh teen vs. violence ([link removed])

'The youth of tomorrow'

Meet Quinn Glabicki, our environmental reporter ([link removed]) who writes about how the world around us is changing and our role in changing it. For today's newsletter, Quinn answered a few questions about his teen self, his beat and why his reporting is relevant to today’s youth.
* List 3 words to describe yourself as a teen.
Inquisitive, observant and always hungry.

* What shaped your relationship with the environment as a teen?
I spent a lot of time outdoors in my youth, mostly with my dog, Puck. Looking back, those times informed how I view the importance of green space, connection to nature and mental health. I think every young person should experience the outdoors in some shape or form.
* What would you tell your 14-year-old self?
I would tell my younger self to stick to the path. The future often feels uncertain and that can be stressful or scary, but it all falls into place eventually; it's just a matter of trying new things and being open-minded until you find your own path. Looking back, it took me a long time to find what I was good at and passionate about, and even longer to commit to pursuing those things and identifying with them.

* What stories from your beat directly connect to youth culture today?
The climate beat is really all about the youth. It's about informing a future in which today's youth and that of generations to come will have an opportunity to live healthy, safe lives. Today's youth will bear the consequences of our actions now, so it's important that we recognize that and the impact it will have on the youth of tomorrow, too.
* Why should Pittsburgh-area teens know the stories of our environmental history?
Our city's industrial legacy informs not only the health of our air and water and communities but also our region's political atmosphere. Understanding the history of industry here and how far we've come, as well as how far we have to go, is paramount to achieving progress, and that's even more true for our youth who are coming of age in a critical time for our local, national, and even global response to climate change.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

'Angelic troublemaking'
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The art of ‘angelic troublemaking,’ as seen by youth in the Pittsburgh area ([link removed])

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Signing off...

Make From the Source ([link removed]) your first stop to learn about the valuable and vast experiences of Pittsburgh’s next generation.

We created and shaped this season with the hopes that, in part, we could invest in the social-emotional infrastructure that will keep the Pittsburgh region updated and united on issues that matter. We will come together, not through common foes or neighborhood affiliation, but through honest, fair representation, and pride in the ideas and stories that can make us better.

Share this letter with a Pittsburgh family you love, and send us the names of your favorite Pittsburgh teen. They may just end up on an episode of From the Source.

See you next time,
Jourdan

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