Publishing Column

The emotional and practical problems faced by teenagers in foster care are probed in firsthand stories and other contributions from youths in the system in a new magazine, Foster Care Youth United.

Published every other month by Youth Communication, a nonprofit corporation in New York City that publishes two other journals written for and by young people, the magazine includes legal advice and youth-shelter listings. Meant primarily as a vehicle for teenagers in group homes and foster families to speak to one another, the magazine also can offer teachers and counselors insights into these students' lives, according to Youth Communication's...