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The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for all Youth

Report Launch Event 


August 1, 2019 | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT

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Over the past several decades, research has fundamentally changed our understanding of how adolescents—young people ages 10 to 25—develop, grow, and learn.

But what does our new understanding mean for society? How can systems, communities, and individuals use the science of adolescent development to support the promise of adolescence for all youth?

The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth explores the emerging science of adolescent development and its many applications in policy and practice.

By embracing a collective responsibility to build systems that account for the new knowledge we have acquired, we can ensure that millions of young people flourish and can impact society for the better.
Join us via webcast on August 1 for a report launch event. Participants will come together with the report’s authors to explore how the emerging understanding of adolescent brains and behavior can be applied to systems and society to better serve youth in this exciting developmental stage. 

An agenda with start time and names of presenters is available on the event page. 

Download the highlights | Read the summary | Download the full report | Press release
 
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The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth is the second in a series of consensus reports from the National Academy of Medicine's Culture of Health Program. The report is now available as a free PDF download. 
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The NAM's Culture of Health program is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Learn more at nam.edu/CultureofHealth. 
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