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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA)

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We are the Nation's largest organization fighting for the rights of young people against age discrimination and unreasonable age restrictions. www.youthrights.org

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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 17h
Can you Run Away from Home at 18 in a High Age of Majority State? Alabama, Nebraska & Mississippi have their Age of Majority higher than 18 years old. Could an 18 year old in these states legally leave home without permission? www.youthrights.org/can-you-run-...
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Police Brutality & Excessive Force Against French Student Protesters Reports & Videos of French Police officers using dangerous & excessive force against non-violent student protesters in France, causing major injuries & harm. www.youthrights.org/police-bruta...
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Police Brutality & Excessive Force Against French Student Protesters
Reports & Videos of French Police officers using dangerous & excessive force against non-violent student protesters in France, causing major injuries & harm
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Surveillance in Schools How schools use constant surveillance of students, how surveillance hurts students. Reasons to oppose school surveillance. Punishment from school surveillance. www.youthrights.org/issues/stude...
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Constant Surveillance in Schools & its Harmful Effects on Students
How schools use constant surveillance of students, how surveillance hurts students. Reasons to oppose school surveillance. Punishment from school surveillance.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mississippi High School Illegally Searching Students & Permanently Seizing Phones Under New Policy Thomas E. Edwards High School in Mississippi is illegally searching students' persons & property to seize cell phones and keep them for the entire school year. www.youthrights.org/thomas-edwar...
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Mississippi School Illegally Searching Students & Seizing Phones
Thomas E. Edwards High School in Mississippi is illegally searching students' persons & property to seize cell phones and keep them for the entire school year.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Episode 34 of the Youth Rights Podcast is out now: "Mississippi Highschool Illegally Searching Students & Permanently Seizing Phones" Listen to how this school uses Illegal searches on students & their possessions to seize their cell phones for the entire year as punishment. youtu.be/uZSarGIQScY
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Youth Rights Podcast 34: Mississippi School Illegally Searching Students & Permanently Taking Phones
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How Japan’s Camera Shutter Rule Threatens Children and Students Facing Abuse Japan Mandates a shutter sound for pictures & videos on all phones. This threatens children and students who need to discreetly record abuse they're facing. www.youthrights.org/how-japans-c...
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How Japan’s Camera Shutter Rule Threatens Child Abuse Victims
Japan Mandates a shutter sound for pictures & videos on all phones. This threatens children and students who need to discreetly record abuse they're facing.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Grandparents' Rights & Parental Estrangement as Political Issues A grandmother demanded legally enforceable grandparents' rights at an event for Florida candidate Byron Donalds leading to discourse on Parental Estrangement as a political issue. www.youthrights.org/grandparents...
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Grandparents' Rights & Parental Estrangement as Political Issues
A woman demanded legal grandparents' rights at an event for Florida candidate Byron Donalds leading to discourse on Parental Estrangement as a political issue
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Juveniles' Rights in Custody Battles What rights do children have in custody disputes between their parents? Juveniles' Custody Rights in each state. Harms of Custody Disputes on Juvenile Autonomy. www.youthrights.org/issues/legal...
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The Rights of the Juveniles in Custody Battles and Visitation
What rights to children have in custody disputes between their parents? Juveniles' Custody Rights in each state. Harms of Custody Disputes on Juvenile Autonomy
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Youth Rights Story: Safety Issues and Oppressive Rules in Youth Group Homes NYRA Volunteer Bailey McCoy tells her personal experience of being in a youth group home and some of the issues she faced there, including safety concerns, ongoing lawsuits, and oppressive rules. youtu.be/gOK17YA4Bck
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Youth Rights Story: Safety Issues and Oppressive Rules in Youth Group Homes
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Why "You Can't See Your Friends Until..." Is a Bad Parenting Tactic Read about how parents restricting a teenagers' access to their friends as punishment is harmful to their development www.youthrights.org/why-you-cant...
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Why "You Can't See Your Friends Until-" Is a Bad Parenting Tactic
Read about how parents restricting a teenagers' access to their friends as punishment is harmful to their development
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
School Punishment for Political Activity Can schools punish students for political organizing? Cases of schools punishing students for political demonstrations. Students' right to protest on campus. www.youthrights.org/issues/stude...
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Schools Punishing Students for Political Activity
Can schools punish students for political organizing? Cases of schools punishing students for political demonstrations. Students' right to protest on campus.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Debunking Myths Of Social Media Use and Teen Mental Health Research supporting how Social Media is not the cause of poor mental health in teenagers, and how it provides support for struggling youth with poor home lives. www.youthrights.org/issues/age-d...
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Debunking Myths Of Social Media Use and Teen Mental Health
Research supporting how Social Media is not the cause of poor mental health in teenagers, and how it provides support for struggling youth with poor home lives.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A First-hand Story of the Troubled Teen Industry & Involuntary Drugging NYRA President Zane Miller Interviews Chrissy, a survivor of the troubled teen industry, who experienced involuntary psychiatric drugging from a young age due to Oppressive parents. youtu.be/OKl4enK12hw
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Youth Rights Podcast Ep 33: A First-hand Story of the Troubled Teen Industry & Involuntary Drugging
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Social Media is not the Cause of the Youth Mental Health Crisis - Poor Home Environments are #mentalhealth #teenagers #socialmedia
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Conservatives Express Support for Abusive Parents Whose Transgender Child Was Removed from them After Joseph & Arlene Kutzko's transgender child was removed from them, conservatives blamed it on gender identity, while ignoring the accusations of abuse. www.youthrights.org/conservative...
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Conservatives Rally Behind Abusive Parents of Transgender Child
After Joseph & Arlene Kutzko's transgender child was removed from them, conservatives blamed it on gender identity, while ignoring the accusations of abuse.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New NYRA Blog Post Published: "Viral Video of Father Smashing Daughter’s TV Reflects Brutal Violation of Youth Rights" This abusive father smashed his daughter's TV when he learned she had a boy in the house. Learn how this type of behavior harms teenagers. www.youthrights.org/viral-video-...
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Video of Father Smashing Girl’s TV Reflects Youth Rights Violation
This abusive father smashed his daughter's TV when he learned she had a boy in the house. Learn how this type of parental behavior is harmful for teenagers
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Overbearing Parental Expectations Learn about parents enforcing rigid, excessive demands of their children, including perfectionist standards, academic expectations, & unrealistic goals. www.youthrights.org/issues/paren...
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The Harms of Overbearing Parental Expectations on Children
Learn about parents enforcing rigid, excessive demands of their children, including perfectionist standards, academic expectations, & unrealistic goals
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Episode 32 of the Youth Rights Podcast is out now: "Academic Pressures on Students and the Importance of Academic Choice" NYRA Members Zane Miller and Faith Choe tell stories of Academic Pressures on Youth and the negative effects it can have on student mental health. youtu.be/DW5Wdwr5Txs
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Youth Rights Podcast Ep 32: Academic Pressures on Students and the Importance of Academic Choice
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How AI Surveillance in Schools Violates Student Rights & Threatens Vulnerable Youth’s Safety How constant AI monitoring of students can threaten their privacy, rights & safety. False positives of AI surveillance in schools. Harms of AI Monitoring in School www.youthrights.org/how-ai-surve...
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How AI Surveillance in Schools Threatens Student Rights & Safety
How constant AI monitoring of students can threaten their privacy, rights & safety. False positives of AI surveillance in schools. Harms of AI Monitoring in School
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Minors' Access to Contraception and Birth Control Laws by State Which states can minors get birth control without parental consent? Barriers for Minors Accessing Birth Control. Benefits of birth control access for minors. www.youthrights.org/issues/medic...
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Minors' Access to Contraception and Birth Control Laws by State
Which states can minors get birth control without parental consent? Barriers for Minors Accessing Birth Control. Benefits of birth control access for minors.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Episode 31 of the Youth Rights Podcast is out now: "How AI Surveillance in Schools Harms Students & Threatens Student Rights" NYRA Members Zane Miller and Hailey Lyu discuss harms of AI Surveillance in schools and constant digital monitoring of students. youtu.be/SP5EyS3gkDM
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Youth Rights Podcast Ep 31: How AI Surveillance in Schools Harms Students & Threatens Student Rights
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Why AI Surveillance in Schools Raises a Constitutional Question Learn about AI surveillance in schools and the constitutional challenges that it poses. The constitutionality of AI Monitoring Students in public schools. www.youthrights.org/why-ai-surve...
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Why AI Surveillance in Schools Raises a Constitutional Question
Learn about AI surveillance in schools and the constitutional challenges that it poses. The constitutionality of AI Monitoring Students in public schools.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Parental Religious Indoctrination and Abuse of Children Learn about how parents can use religion to abuse and indoctrinate children. Harms of parental religious abuse. Research and Cases of abusive religious parents. www.youthrights.org/issues/paren...
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Open to the Public (Unless You're Young) Learn about restrictions on youth accessing public places, and how this is unfair to young people. The flaws and harms of age restrictions in public places. www.youthrights.org/open-to-the-...
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
How Zero Tolerance School Policies are Harmful for Students Zero Tolerance Policies in schools, harms of zero tolerance policies for students, and cases of unfair punishment under zero tolerance policies. School Punishment for self defense. www.youthrights.org/issues/stude...
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How Zero Tolerance School Policies are Harmful for Students
Zero Tolerance Policies in schools, harms of zero tolerance policies, cases of unfair punishment for zero tolerance policies. School Punishment for self defense
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Episode 30 of the Youth Rights Podcast is out now: "Debunking Myths about Teens and Social Media Use - Ft. Mike Males" NYRA Members Zane Miller and Ian Golec Interview Mike Males, a researcher on social science and youth justice. youtu.be/RXACA-NfNeM
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Youth Rights Podcast Ep 30: Debunking Myths about Teens and Social Media Use - Ft. Mike Males
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Influencers Rally Behind Nitro_Camden after Abuse by his Mother After Twitch streamer Nitro_Camden was assaulted on livestream by his mother, influencers like Lacy, StableRonaldo, Cinna & MoistCr1TiKaL have given him support www.youthrights.org/influencers-...
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Influencers Rally Behind Nitro_Camden after Abuse by his Mother
After Twitch streamer Nitro_Camden was assaulted on livestream by his mother, influencers like Lacy, StableRonaldo, Cinna & MoistCr1TiKaL have given him support
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
18 Year old Twitch Streamer Beaten by his Mother in Front of Thousands of Viewers 18 year old streamer Nitro_Camden was beaten, verbally harassed, & had his property destroyed by his mother during a livestream with 15,000 viewers. www.youthrights.org/18-year-old-...
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18 Year old Twitch Streamer Beaten by his Mother During Stream
18 year old streamer Nitro_Camden was beaten, verbally harassed, & had his property destroyed by his mother during a livestream with 15,000 viewers.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
AI in the Classroom: Why We Should Learn With It, Not From It Learn how students using AI in the classroom could helpful to their education when it is used in a beneficial way to assist learning www.youthrights.org/ai-in-the-cl...
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AI in the Classroom: Why We Should Learn With It, Not From It
Learn how students using AI in the classroom could helpful to their education when it is used in a beneficial way to assist learning
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Parental Identity Theft Learn about cases where parents have stolen their child's identity, made purchases, taken loans and ruined their credit. The harms of identity theft on children www.youthrights.org/issues/paren...
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Parents Stealing their Child's Identity - Cases and Impacts
Learn about cases where parents have stolen their child's identity, made purchases, taken loans and ruined their credit. The harms of identity theft on children
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Episode 29 of the Youth Rights Podcast is out now: "How Good Teachers can Change Students' Lives" NYRA Members Zane Miller and Bailey McCoy tell personal experiences with great teachers, and the positive impacts they can have on students' lives. youtu.be/Wkmt-VBtDTM
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Youth Rights Podcast Ep 29: How Good Teachers can Change Students' Lives
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
How the American Public School System Uses Indoctrination The American school system uses indoctrination of students in many ways, including the pledge of allegiance, school uniforms, and enforcing religious values. www.youthrights.org/how-the-amer...
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How the American Public School System Uses Indoctrination
The American school system uses indoctrination of students in many ways, including the pledge of allegiance, school uniforms, and enforcing religious values
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Adoption and Foster Parenting Age Discrimination Learn about the minimum age requirements & other age restrictions for adopting a child or becoming a foster parent in each US state. Adoption age discrimination. www.youthrights.org/issues/foste...
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Adoption and Foster Parenting Age Requirements By State
Learn about the minimum age requirements & other age restrictions for adopting a child or becoming a foster parent in each US state. Adoption age discrimination
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Episode 28 of the Youth Rights Podcast is out now: "How Racial Discrimination by Teachers, Schools and Parents Affect Youth" NYRA members Zane Miller and Faith Choe discuss racial discrimination by schools, teachers, and parents, and the impact it has on children's lives. youtu.be/mza-zRQZDm4?...
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Youth Rights Podcast Ep 28: How Racial Discrimination by Teachers, Schools and Parents Affect Youth
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
How "Is She Your Girlfriend" Teasing by Parents Can Harm Developing Children Learn about how parents forcing romantic connotations on opposite gender friendships between children, or using relationships for humiliation is harmful for their development www.youthrights.org/how-is-she-y...
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How "Is She Your Girlfriend” Teasing by Parents Harms Young Kids
Parents forcing romantic connotations on opposite gender friendships between children, or using relationships for humiliation is harmful for their development
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Parental Discrimination Against LGBTQ Youth Learn how parents can discriminate and be abusive towards their children due to their LGBTQ identities. Abuses of homophobic and transphobic parents. www.youthrights.org/issues/paren...
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The Harms of Parental Discrimination Against LGBTQ Youth
Learn how parents can discriminate and be abusive towards their children due to their LGBTQ identities. Abuses of homophobic and transphobic parents.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Episode 27 of the Youth Rights Podcast is out now: "Texas Congress Candidate Greg Stoker on Texas Student Rights Issues" NYRA Members Zane Miller and Andrew Ferguson Interview Green Party Candidate for TX-31, Greg Stoker. Listen as they discuss Texas student rights violations. youtu.be/h1MBYMq83PE
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Youth Rights Podcast Episode 27: Texas Congress Candidate Greg Stoker on Texas Student Rights Issues
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Intersection Between Ableism and Ageism Like disabled adults, minors are subject to legal disenfranchisement on the basis of cognitive difference. Learn about the how ableism intersects with ageism. www.youthrights.org/the-intersec...
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The Intersection Between Ableism and Ageism - NYRA
Like disabled adults, minors are subject to legal disenfranchisement on the basis of cognitive difference. Learn about the how ableism intersects with ageism.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Minors' Access to Therapy Without Parental Consent Which states can minors access therapy without parental consent? Which states restrict therapy & suicide prevention access for minors? Minor Confidentiality laws for mental health in each state. www.youthrights.org/issues/medic...
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Minors' Access to Therapy Without Parental Consent by State
Which states can minors access therapy without parental consent? Which states restrict therapy & suicide prevention access for minors? Minor Confidentiality law
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
How Texas' “Parents’ Bill of Rights” Harms LGBTQ & Vulnerable Youth Texas' Parents' Bill of Rights harms queer youth by removing LGBTQ Clubs & preventing teachers from discussing LGBTQ content or acknowledging students' LGBTQ Identities. www.youthrights.org/how-texas-pa...
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How Texas’ Parents Rights Act Harms LGBTQ & Vulnerable Youth
Texas' Parents' Bill of Rights harms queer youth by removing LGBTQ Clubs & preventing teachers from discussing LGBTQ content or acknowledging students' identity
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Episode 26 of the Youth Rights Podcast is out now: "Youth Rights Podcast Ep 26: How the Internet and Online Gaming is Beneficial for Youth | Ft: Gaming Brethren Advocates" Check out the full episode on Youtube or spotify youtu.be/Hbga5MuzM_0
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Youth Rights Podcast Ep 26: How the Internet and Online Gaming is Beneficial for Youth | Ft: GBAMFS
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Texas Law Lets Parents Prevent their Kids from Receiving Basic Health Care in Schools SB 12 in Texas lets parents prevent their children from receiving basic healthcare and mental health support in schools, empowering parental medical neglect. www.youthrights.org/texas-law-le...
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Texas Law Lets Parents "Opt-Out" Kids from Basic Healthcare
SB 12 in Texas lets parents prevent their children from receiving basic healthcare and mental health support in schools, empowering parental medical neglect.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Harms of Parents Monitoring & Restricting Teenagers' Devices Learn how Parental Controls, Phone Managing, Internet Restricting, Device Restricting, Device Searches, & Device Monitoring Apps by Parents Harms Teenagers. www.youthrights.org/issues/paren...
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Harms of Parents Monitoring & Restricting Teenagers' Devices
Learn how Parental Controls, Phone Managing, Internet Restricting, Device Restricting, Device Searches, & Device Monitoring Apps by Parents Harm Teenagers.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Jacksonville HOA Suing To Remove A Young Woman From Age Segregated 55+ Community A young woman inherited her father's home in a 55+ community after caring for him when he was terminally ill. Now, the HOA is suing to remove her from her home. www.youthrights.org/jacksonville...
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HOA Suing to Evict Young Woman from Age Segregated Community
A young woman inherited her father's home in a 55+ community after caring for him when he was terminally ill. Now, the HOA is suing to remove her from her home.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Disabled Daughter Kidnapped by Insane Mother in "Scare Tactic" about Online Safety Crawford County Library Board member & censorship advocate Tammi Hamby arrested for kidnapping her disabled daughter to "teach her a lesson" about online safety www.youthrights.org/disabled-dau...
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Daughter Kidnapped By Mother for Online Safety Scare Tactic
Crawford County Library Board member & censorship advocate Tammi Hamby arrested for kidnapping her disabled daughter to "teach her a lesson" about online safety
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
She kidnapped her disabled daughter to scare her away from meeting people online. Just another story to show how parents who want to "protect" their kids from the internet are all insane and emotionally abusive themselves
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Students Strip-Searched & Forced to Show Genitals at School Seven families in Mississippi have sued a school district after several students were strip searched and made to show their genitals over "suspected vapes". www.youthrights.org/students-str...
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Students Strip-Searched & Forced to Show Genitals at School
Seven families in Mississippi have sued a school district after several students were strip searched and made to show their genitals over "suspected vapes".
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New NYRA Blog Published: "Moving to Permanent Daylight Savings Time Means Schools Should Start Later" The US is moving toward Permanent Daylight Time. This means school start times should be pushed later to protect student safety & improve student performance. www.youthrights.org/moving-to-pe...
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Permanent Daylight Time Means Schools Should Start Later
The US is moving toward Permanent Daylight Time. This means school start times should be pushed later to protect student safety & improve student performance.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
New NYRA Webpage Published: "Parental Privacy Violations" Learn about Parental Violations of Teenagers' privacy. Types of Privacy violations by parents. Stories, cases and Research on the effects of privacy invasion by parents. www.youthrights.org/issues/paren...
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The Harms of Parents Violating Teenagers' Privacy
Parental Violations of Teenagers' privacy. Types of Privacy violations by parents. Stories, cases and Research on the effects of privacy invasion by parents.
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National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) @youthrights.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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KIDS Act Explained: Is Congress About to Ruin Online Gaming?
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