Issues such as making schools and communities healthier and safer topped the list of concerns of young people who gathered at the January 18 youth summit organized by the DC Girls Coalition and sponsored by Black Swan Academy, Critical Exposure, DC Action, and YWCA of the National Capital Area.. Nearly 100 middle and high schoolers shared the urgent need for greater mental health support, better sex education, improved school sanitation, an end to gun and gang violence, and the need for more out-of-school-time opportunities, among other pressing topics.