Youth Engagement and Participation: Field-Building Across Research and Practice

Over the last two decades, there has been attention to promoting meaningful youth “engagement,” “participation” and “voice” in adolescent health [1–3]. UN and other investments in reports, network-building, and meetings like the Bali Global Youth forum raised the visibility of youth engagement as a priority, sharing principles, examples, and challenges across divers e contexts [2,4–14]. Recently, the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing provided an overview of youth engagement and health, including barriers to meaningful engagement [15].
Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - Category: Child Development Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research