Bad Girls
By Beth Schwartzapfel, Rhode Island Monthly, May 9, 2008
Doing time in the Rhode Island Training School is punishment for young women who break the law. What's surprising is how many would rather be in the big house than out.
Road Tripping
By Beth Schwartzapfel, WireTap, Mar 10, 2006
Now, more than ever, gay youth in North America seem to be doing just fine.
America's Growing Waistline
By Beth Schwartzapfel, WireTap, Jan 19, 2006
Crash dieting causes even more harm than carrying those extra pounds. The best solution in the long-run is changing the way we live.
Fighting to Stay
By Beth Schwartzapfel, WireTap, Apr 14, 2005
Cambodian American youth are often caught between their parents' respect for authority and a growing number of lawmakers who want to see them sent -- often for the first time -- to Cambodia.