The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Adolescent Health

Name: Adolescent Health
Uploaded: 2020-04-27 09:48:52
Duration: 135 s
Description: We've partnered with the National Academies to represent a report on adolescent health. Teens are experts in their own experience. The thing they need most from adults is help to navigate risks and support healthy risk-taking in order to foster a happier and healthier youth.

Each time a person tries something new, whether good or bad, they’re taking a risk. Risk-taking is essential for growth and learning, and it’s a natural part of adolescence. This piece commissioned by The National Academies puts healthy teen development into perspective and calls on adults to support adolescents by creating safe, communicative spaces where they can navigate life’s many risks.