| Transitioning to adulthood |
 Take heart! Young adults who have moderate or multiple problems - heavy alcohol use, drug use, criminal behavior, or financial hardship - in early adulthood tend to report having fewer of these issues as they age. Which teens and young adults fare better as they transition to the roles and responsibilities they will fill as adults? We analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to find out. |
Half of us will experience a mental health concern at some point in our lives, and most of these will first arise in childhood. Yet mental illness is stigmatized and under-resourced. Child Trends conducted a literature review on children's mental health and wellness for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and found several key themes. For one, wellness is a resource that can be nurtured and replenished. Read more in this sneak peek of the review, which will be out soon.
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It's not always easy to translate lessons learned from programs in one country, to programs in another. Yet international collaborations can help us understand how national trends in child well-being fit into the international landscape. Dr. Tamara Halle, a senior early childhood researcher, writes about her experiences as a visiting scholar at the Haruv Institute and the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute in Jerusalem. On the heels of that visit, Child Trends hosted two Israeli scholars to speak about early childhood research and policy.
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