Written By: Victoria Davis, Juvenile Mental Health Fellow In the wake of COVID-19, food insecurity has become a hot topic nationwide, as we see the ever-increasing rise of ...
Written By: Owen DeFao, Student Policy Associate In the complex landscape of the Texas education system, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for students is paramoun...
Meet Farihah Hossain, a staff attorney at RAICES Texas dedicated to changing lives through her work on the Child Welfare Public Policy Committee. As a child of immigrants and ...
Raha Jafari, our Outreach and Program Manager, sat down with Saami Baig of our of the Child Welfare Public Policy Committee. Meet Saami Baig: A Young Visionary Bridging Fai...
Raha Jafari, our Outreach and Program Manager, sat down with Sana Hanif the Chair of our Young Professionals Forum. What inspired your decision to become part of Minaret Fo...
Raha Jafari, our Outreach and Program Manager, sat down with Sohail Arshad from our Child Welfare Public Policy (CWPP) Committee. A quick bio from Sohail: “I am...
Written By: Rhea Nayak, Juvenile Mental Health Fellow Psychiatric disorders and mental illness are disproportionately high in minors involved in the juvenile justice system...
Written By: Rhea Nayak, Juvenile Mental Health Fellow Approximately 50 to 75% of the 2 million youth involved in the juvenile justice system meet the criteria for one or mo...
Written By: Shanzeh Mirza, Student Policy Associate Food insecurity is a global issue no matter where we look, and with increasing prices everywhere– in gas, housing, educa...
Written By: Gianni Jackson, Student Policy Associate While not commonly spoken of, restraint is a far-reaching issue that affects hundreds of thousands of students national...