November – December 2004 Issue

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These are letters we received about stories in the October 2004 issue of L.A. Youth.

Karina, 16, describes why she used to cut and how she decided to stop cutting.

… Cutting quickly became addicting. It felt like the only way to get help with my problems, not from other people but from myself. …

Below is an interview with psychologist Kate Dunn. It explains why some people cut themselves on purpose and how to

Teens pick the song they connect with the most.

When 16-year-old Quingan’s dad was in the hospital, she had to face some scary realities.

Usher, Kinky, Trail of Dead and A Tribe Called Quest get thumbs up from our teen reviewers.

Los Angeles resident Ludmila Page and other Jews survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, who inspired the film Schindler’s List. She tells some of her story to Sara, 18.

Jennifer, 18, was OK but shaken up after somebody hit her car.