▁young ▁people , ▁and ▁to ▁help ▁youth ▁counter ▁age ism ▁in ▁America . ▁▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Youth ▁Rights ▁Association ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁promote ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁legal ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Free child ▁Project ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁identify , ▁un ify ▁and ▁promote ▁diverse ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁youth ▁eng agement ▁in ▁social ▁change ▁by ▁fighting ▁age ism . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁campaign s ▁Director ▁Paul ▁We itz ▁reported ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁film , ▁In ▁Good ▁Company , ▁to ▁reve al ▁how ▁age ism ▁affect s ▁youth ▁and ▁adult s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁The ▁Free child ▁Project ▁created ▁an ▁information ▁and ▁training ▁initi ative ▁to ▁provide ▁resources ▁to ▁youth ▁organizations ▁and ▁schools ▁focused ▁on ▁youth ▁rights . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁L yd ia ▁G im é nez - LL ort , ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁Psych iat ry ▁and ▁research er ▁at ▁the ▁Aut onom ous ▁University ▁of ▁Barcelona ▁co ined ▁the ▁term ▁' S now ▁White ▁Sy nd rome ' ▁at ▁the ▁' C ong rés ▁de ▁la ▁Gent ▁Gran ▁de ▁C erd any ola ▁del ▁Vall ès ' ▁( C ong ress ▁of ▁the ▁E lder ly ▁of ▁C erd any ola ▁del ▁Vall ès , ▁Barcelona , ▁Spain ) ▁as ▁a ▁met ap hor ▁to ▁define ▁Age ism ▁in ▁an ▁easier