Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century

by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Committee on Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, et al.

Adolescence is a critical growth period in which youth develop essential skills that prepare them for adulthood. Prevention and intervention programs are designed to meet the needs of adolescents who require additional support and promote healthy behaviors and outcomes. To ensure the success of these efforts, it is essential that they include reliably identifiable techniques, strategies, or practices that have been proven effective.

Promoting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309496772
• ISBN13: 9780309496773
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 194 Pages