Youth-Nex Newsletter | Educators Thriving Digitally, Hiring, Research & more

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Youth-Nex is dedicated to using our platform to amplify the voices and lived experiences of adolescents who have been marginalized, to providing a venue for scholars and practitioners whose work is furthering the goal of racial justice, and to support a developmental science that is not only anti-racist, but is in the service of dismantling white supremacy.

Youth-Nex News

How Educators Can Thrive Digitally: In this new blog, Harish, a WIT teen entrepreneur, talks about the power of the creator economy in education and how educators can expand their presence digitally.

Join our Team: We are hiring a Program & Outreach Associate with a background in schools, youth development, developmental research and/or project management.

Youth Engagement Form: Youth-Nex launches a new sign-up form where youth can express interest in opportunities to work with us, or adults can make referrals.
Mini Lessons in Adolescence: The Remaking Middle School podcast wraps up the summer series with compilation mini lessons from the first two seasons.
Easing Teacher Stress: Dr. Tish Jennings talks with APNews about teachers stress level & how to be proactive.
Middle School Documentary: Youth-Nex is hosting a screening of Changing by the Minute, a documentary about a school where 5th-8th graders are mixed in classes. VA & Cville friends, register now for 10/26!

Research Updates

Virtual PD for School Mental Health Providers: Dr. Mike Lyons & colleagues receive a new $2.9M NIMH grant to expand mental health training program to more states.

Black Girls’ Romantic Relationships: Drs. Katrina Debnam, Lanice Avery & colleagues are awarded a $440k NIH grant to reduce rates of intimate partner violence.

Police Officer Role in Schools: Drs. Katrina Debnam, Lora Henderson Smith, Jessika Bottiani & colleague release research on the experiences & activities of school resource officers.
School Climate Scale: Post-doc Dr. Faith Zabek & colleagues publish new research examining the multilevel structure & invariance of this scale.
Online and Offline Dating Contexts: Post-doc Dr. Jessie Stern & colleagues release work about sexual experiences & attachment styles.

Founded in 2009, Youth-Nex expands and applies the science of positive youth development to address fundamental challenges facing societies around the world. Through science and community partnerships, Youth-Nex enhances the strengths of children and adolescents and prevents developmental risk. Our vision is that our nation’s youth - a rich, often untapped resource - may flourish.