Youth-Nex is dedicated to using our platform to amplify the voices and lived experiences of adolescents who have been marginalized, to providing a venue for scholars and practitioners whose work is furthering the goal of racial justice, and to support a developmental science that is not only anti-racist, but is in the service of dismantling white supremacy.
What Adults Should Vote For: Charlottesville Freedom School scholar shares why voting is important and what youth can do in this new Youth-Nex Blog.
Youth’s Sociopolitical Development: Dr. Chauncey Smith discusses his work on understanding sociopolitical development in this new Youth-Nex profile.
Writing Group for Black Scholars: Grad students Miray Seward & Edward Scott win APA award for developing new writing group for Black scholars.
Lesson in Adolescence Podcast: The Remaking Middle School Initiative launches a new podcast exploring the many facets of early adolescence from the adverse, to the awkward, to the awesome.
Reimagining Youth Work(ers): Watch Dr. Bianca J. Baldridge gave a Youth-Nex talk on the ongoing struggle for racial justice in youth work.
African American History Education: Dr. Derrick Alridge & commission members present final report on improving the way African American history is taught in Virginia schools.
Black College Student Mental Health: Join Dr. Seanna Leath & colleagues for a 11/5 panel on what institutions need to know and do to support healing and thriving in a time of racial crisis.
Black Girls Experiences with Sexual Harassment: Dr. Johari Harris & colleague publish new work on middle school black girls experiences with sexual harassment at an urban middle school.
Strong Black Girls: Pre-order a new book on reclaiming schools in their own image with a chapter by Dr. Valerie Adams-Bass.
Teacher Burnout Turnaround: Pre-order Dr. Tish Jennings new book about strategies for empowered educators.
Teacher Stress and Burnout: Dr. Jessika Bottiani publishes new research brief on burnout in urban middle schools.
Youth-Nex was founded in 2009 to expand and apply the science of positive youth development to address fundamental challenges facing societies around the world. Through science and community partnerships, Youth-Nex enhances the strengths of children and adolescents and prevents developmental risk. Our vision is that our nation’s youth - a rich, often untapped resource - may flourish.
