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The Forum for Children’s Well-Being hosted a one-day virtual workshop on Flourishing in Adolescence. The virtual workshop was held on May 5, 2020 and included discussions about best practices in providing and supporting adolescent health services and key messaging and communication strategies related to adolescent mental, emotional, and behavioral health.
Additionally, the workshop featured a panel of youth representatives who shared their own experiences related to mental, emotional, and behavioral health.
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Workshop
·2020
Adolescence is a dynamic time for both brain development and social pressures, making it a critical period to understand mental, emotional, and behavioral health, yet it is often overlooked in terms of policies and service interventions, which makes many young people feel unheard when communicating...
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Description
A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and convene a one-day public workshop that will focus on themes related to adolescent health and well-being. The workshop will feature discussions related to the recommendations of two recently released consensus reports, Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century and The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunities for All Youth, as well as other relevant recent research. The workshop will include discussions about best practices in providing and supporting adolescent health services and key messaging and communication strategies related to adolescent mental, emotional, and behavioral health. Additionally, the workshop will feature a panel of youth representatives who will share their own experiences related to mental, emotional, and behavioral health. The planning committee will develop the agenda, identify meeting objectives, and select appropriate speakers. A proceedings of a workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
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Sponsors
Department of Health and Human Services
Private: Non Profit
Staff
Suzanne Le Menestrel
Lead