How Can Hong Kong Use the Research Base for Prevention and Promotion Science to Improve the Well-Being of Its Adolescents?

This supplement includes a broad tour de force of the prevalence of adolescent behavioral health problems with attention to risk and protection when available and the effectiveness of prevention and promotion in cases when evidence exists from controlled trials. I examine two questions in this commentary: What do we know as a result of this supplement? How can worldwide prevention and promotion research provide a path forward to the benefit of Hong Kong children and adolescents as well as youth globally?
Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - Category: Child Development Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research