On Oct. 7, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published the op-ed "Violence traumatizes teens. Here's one answer" by Colleen O. Fedor of The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania. The piece focused on the importance of mentoring and PA Youth Advocacy's collaborative work to empower youth advocates and community partners to lead advocacy and awareness-building efforts at the community and state levels. On Oct. 6, PA Youth Advocacy Network member Mohammad Shedeed, was interviewed by Public Source for the article "Which schools in Allegheny County have shared info on 988?."