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April 19, 2018

April 16, 2018

This panel brings together three leadings thinkers in the Bay Area to discuss the drivers of youth and family homelessness, the unique challenges and characteristics that need to be addressed to help homeless youth and families, and the policies that are needed to confront the crisis.

March 16, 2018

The panel will be on Thursday, March 22, 2018 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (EDT)

Panelists: Prudence Carter (University of California, Berkeley) Heather Hill (Harvard University) Margot Jackson (Brown University) Sean Reardon (Stanford University); Moderated by Kenya Downs (Public Radio International)

Adolescents need positive connections with people they can turn to for advice or assistance. The importance of these connections is underscored by the HHS Office of Adolescent Health's (OAH) national call to action, Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow® (TAG), which identifies supportive people as one of the Five Essentials for Healthy Adolescents.

February 11, 2018

"There is no other group in society more emblematic of the Anthropocene than the adolescent—defined as a person between the ages of 10 and 24 years. The irreversible harm we are inflicting on our planet today will hurt the lives of young people most of all."