Adolescents Archives

11.02.2021 Mia Roberts

Mia Roberts

Mia Roberts is the vice president of community relations for the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, one of nearly 300 affiliates of the National Big Brothers/Big Sisters Federation.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

05.21.2021 silhouettes of people singing and dancing

I Got a Story to Tell

The percentage of rap songs referencing suicide, depression and mental health increased dramatically during the study period from 1998-2018.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

03.03.2021 a person holding a gun

For Youth Gun Violence, Context Matters

Media coverage of incidents of gun violence often focuses on characteristics of individual perpetrators. Contextual factors, including gun access and violent crime at the population level, receive far less attention.

Guest Author Lauren Gonzales

02.12.2021 a man with a beard

Mario Rosser

During Black History Month, Mario Rosser, candidate for New York City Council, reflects on relationships between politics, cities, and health.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

01.22.2021 a rainbow handcuffs with a chain

Juvenile Injustice

The juvenile justice system is in the midst of massive reform, but how do LGBTQ+ youth get into the system? What happens once there?

Fellow Gray Babbs

11.24.2020 a graph of a crime

Guns and Our Youth

Eighteen to 20-year-olds account for only 4% of the population, yet they are responsible for causing as many as 17% of gun-related deaths.

Fellow Pat Williams

09.25.2020 a white smoke in the shape of a lungs

Smoking in San Francisco

In the past three years, youths have been increasingly using tobacco products, erasing 50 years of public health work to reduce tobacco use.

Fellow Edward Alexander

04.14.2020 a graph with arrows pointing to a red line

Smoking Sticks in the Sticks

Rural youth have 50 percent higher odds of smoking than their urban peers. Without intervention, rural adolescents will bear more of smoking's consequences.

Fellow Gray Babbs

02.28.2020 a flag with stars on it

Immigration and Adolescent Health

The first study measuring a sample before and after the 2016 election finds an increase in anxiety symptoms among teens worrying about immigration policies.

Fellow Jori Fortson

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