Breaking Barriers with Youth
Breaking Barriers with YOUth (BBY) is a place for youth and adults to come together and share their perspectives about what is happening in the world today. With your hosts Jamal Givens and Hassel Gastelum, BBY will discuss how youth are dealing with various issues in their school, families, and communities. As adults who care about youth it is important to understand what teens are going through and how they view today's changing world. In addition, we will hear from adults who are advocates for youth and how they feel they impact youth. This podcast will share resources for parents, youth, grandparents, and caring adults. BBY is supported by LPKNC, a nonprofit organization that focuses on prevention of substance use/misuse and abuse, promotes mental health and wellness and prevention of suicide. LPKNC and BBY believes in Youth-Adult Partnerships. Youth-Adult Partnerships is a relationship between youth and adults where youth are afforded an equal voice at the table in anything LPKNC does. BBY models this partnership.
Episodes
12 episodes
Youth Voices on Mental Health, Social Media, and School Support
In this episode of Breaking Barriers with Youth (BBY), we elevate what matters most—authentic youth voice.Co-hosts Jamal, Alejandro and Miriam lead a powerful conversation on the realities youth are facing today, from mental healt...
Edgar Castro - Fitness Topics in Body Dysmorphia and Finding Positivity in Life/ Dangers of Steroids
On this episode we have a special guest, Edgar Castro-Espinoza. Edgar Castro Espinoza is a Coach / Personal Trainer, an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and social media Influencer. Founder of Under D.A.W.G Athletics&nbs...
Enrique & Alonso Men's Mental Health and Masculinity
In this episode we have two special guests from Desert View High School who are involved in the volleyball team and the Y.E.S Club and among other programs and club at school. For this episode we will dive into mental health, how we talk to our...
BBY S2 EP2- Edgardo
Edgardo Aguilar, a Tucson Native who graduated from Desert View High School and made his way to the University of Arizona, talks about his journey. He talks about why and how he made it to the U of A. What is like being at the U of A. He talks ...
BBY S2 EP1- Welcome Back
Jamal and Gaby discuss what they have been up to and seeing and hearing from youth. They also discuss what to expect this season.
What it is BBY
This short clip explains what BBY is, what will be discussed and who Jamal and Gaby are.
BBY-Ep.6
In this episode Jamal and Gaby talk with Eric, a Senior from high school, who discusses what he has done in order to be accepted into 8 colleges.
BBY-Ep.5
Student-athletes. Jamal and Gaby talk with Anissa Medina. She shares her insights about being a student-athlete and she copes with difficult times. Even though she loves her sport and people love her there are times when it ge...
BBY-Ep.4
This episode is with Ms. Kristen Carter. She comes to give some tips to parents and caring adults about working with youth.
BBY-Ep.3
Our guest today is a youth from a local high school who shares about how they handled having to deal with school during Covid.