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by Jourdan Hicks, PublicSource
Young people have not been shielded from the spike of gun violence in the Pittsburgh area. They have been innocent bystanders, victims and the ones holding the guns. What’s at the root of this violence among teenagers and how is it affecting them?
Jourdan Hicks, host of the From the Source podcast by PublicSource, speaks with two high school freshmen who are also youth ambassadors focused on bringing more understanding to discussions about youth violence and what can be done to stop its cycle.
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Jourdan: The slang.
The social platforms.
The fashion.
It’s changed since I was 14, attending Taylor Allderdice.
But a lot of the undercurrents, the motivations, the life lessons, the things that are just oh my god, so important, they’re similar. Like the relationships teens have with their parents, their friends, safety, mental health and deciding what to do with their lives.