Cyrus Holloway was 17 when he earned an Outward Bound scholarship. He didn’t know what to expect – but a tough hike on the ...

Project Hawaiʻi is seeking additional support as its keiki summer camp and teen mentoring workshop provides youth ...

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“Social media can be used in ways that may be beneficial,” Carol Vidal, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., child and adolescent psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, said. “For example, many children and ...

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The camp aims to teach valuable medical skills to local teenagers, hoping to create a full-circle moment by bringing these students back as employees in the future.

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