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January 21, 2025

On January 27th, 2025, i4Y is co-sponsoring a colloquium with the Institute for Human Development (IHD). Please join us for "Developmental Science for Social Impact: Leveraging Windows of Opportunity in Early Childhood and Adolescence for Systems-Level Change." The colloquium will feature Panelists Ron Dahl, PhD, Margaret Bridges, PhD, and Discussants Lia Fernald, PhD, and Emily Ozer, PhD. It will commence at Berkeley Way West, Room 1102, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

December 1, 2024

The research brief summarizes Dr. Susan Stone and her colleagues’ research on school-based health centers, integration of social workers and nurses in elementary and middle schools, and creation of a diverse set of supports in schools and classrooms with students and families between 2006 and 2019.

September 30, 2024

The Youth Equity Discovery Initiative (YEDI) provides research mentorship to undergraduates as they engage in impactful youth equity research work. This year’s cohort of 29 undergraduates features students from a diversity of majors including public health, psychology, political science, and more!  YEDI Scholars will present their work at the Spring 2025 Symposium, and we hope to have you join us!

August 30, 2024

The Toolkit aims to promote K-12 student engagement and prevent chronic absenteeism. This toolkit supports schools and community organizations with new case examples and resources from our YPAR partnerships. To access the guide as a Canva document, please click here.

July 3, 2024

Dr. Coco Auerswald recently published "Keeping young researchers out of harm's way: conducting youth participatory action research with young people experiencing homelessness," which provides recommendations, lessons, and considerations when engaging in youth participatory action research with youth experiencing homelessness. Learn more by reading Dr. Auerswald's paper here