Adolescents Archives

01.13.2022 graphs and arrows

At Risk: Student Surveys and Youth Health

Student health surveys are a critical tool for making data-driven decisions to protect and improve the health of young people.

Guest Authors Kristen Quinlan, Shari Kessel Schneider, Lauren Gilman

12.14.2021 pride flag on bricks

Student Clubs Combat Student Bullying

Researchers studied the impact of Gay-Straight Alliances and school anti-bullying policies on LGBTQ youths’ experiences of harassment and perceived social support.

Fellow Sara Mar

11.05.2021 Gabriel Cortez

Health Equity

Gabriel Cortez

Gabriel Cortez is a poet, educator, organizer, and the director of programs at Youth Speaks where he works on The Bigger Picture – a project that is changing the conversation about health by engaging young spoken word poets.

Fellow Sara Mar

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

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