Adolescents Archives

01.17.2023 a person and child planting a plant

Shared Sites and Insights

Research shows that interactions between children and older adults could improve health outcomes and enhance social benefits for both groups.

Fellow Abby Outterson

12.15.2022 two women smiling at the camera

Kimberlee Hartzler-Weakley and Kayla McKean

Kimberlee Hartzler-Weakley, Ph.D., M.S., and Kayla McKean, M.Ed, lead a team developing an online sex education program targeted towards youth with higher rates of risky sexual behavior.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

11.08.2022 Ian Rowe

Ian Rowe

Ian Rowe, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and co-founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, talks about drivers of success and challenges in education.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

09.23.2022 a man wearing a crown and sunglasses

Emile DeWeaver

Emile DeWeaver is an activist and author whose life sentence was commuted after 21 years for his community work in prison. The co-founder of Prison Renaissance, DeWeaver also covertly organized to pass legislation that changed the way California treats juveniles in its criminal legal system while in prison.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

07.18.2022 a fence with spikes on top of it

Troubling Industry

More than 90% of participants surveyed about their experience at a facility for troubled teens rated their experiences there as negative or very negative.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

07.14.2022 a woman sitting on stairs with her head in her hands

COVID-19 and Adolescent Suicide Deaths

Suicide deaths among U.S. adolescents increased during the pandemic, particularly among Black youth.

Fellow Abby Outterson

06.13.2022 a graph with numbers and lines

Queering Community Health Care

A gender-affirming pediatric care clinic in Washington state is a model for other community health centers to establish clinics for underserved and rural patients.

Fellow Abby Outterson

05.24.2022 video game player

Adolescent Screen Time During the Pandemic

Adolescent recreational screen time increased at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and is associated with poorer mental health.

Guest Author Jason Nagata

03.24.2022 a graph of a number of people with blue squares

Is Covid Killing Young Love?

Adolescent couples’ in-person and sexual interactions decreased compared to the period before Covid lockdowns, though by small amounts.

Fellow Connor McCombs

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