Youth

Gov. Wed Moore: "We need to better understand and address what’s happening with our men and boys."

Some youth in Maryland spend more than a year in adult jails before seeing their day in court. Without a fix, the state may lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding every year.

State lawmakers are considering a measure that would significantly reduce the number of youth the state charges in adult courts.

Governor Moore calls for spending reduction on 988 suicide prevention hotline and in-school behavioral services as a youth mental health crisis increases.

Efforts to repeal Maryland law automatically charging minors accused of certain crimes as adults have failed repeatedly for more than a decade.

Despite an increase in the number of youth supervised by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, a smaller number were involved in shootings, as either victims or suspects.

The pilot program aims to teach kids confidence and social skills while celebrating the city’s culture.

Chair Ronald McFadden and member Mujahid Muhammad were some of the only local leaders to show at a student-run town hall this weekend to field youth questions.

Baltimore Youth Kinetic Energy Collective, or BYKE for short, teaches teens skills and provides them income. Leaders say the nonprofit’s work is a response to inequities in transportation and resources, and saved cyclists $300,000 last year through their free repairs.

A Johns Hopkins study also found children of color are disproportionately impacted.