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The Costs of Targeted Advertising on Children and Mental Health
Governance

The Costs of Targeted Advertising on Children and Mental Health

by Arun Cacodcar

A high school senior implores policymakers to emphasize the safety of children as social media evolves

Supporting Mental Health for Arab, Jewish, and Muslim Youth During War
Governance

Supporting Mental Health for Arab, Jewish, and Muslim Youth During War

by Ilana Seff, Cyril Bennouna

How the war in the Middle East is harming U.S. adolescents and what civil society can do about it

Aging

The Problem of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Teens

by Laszlo Bollyky
The Problem of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Teens
Gender

Ending Female Genital Mutilation

by Mahnaz M. Harrison, Mark P. Lagon
Copy of an old papyrus seen in a souvenir shop in Cairo Egypt. Female genital mutilation is an archaic practice that most likely originated in Pharaonic Egypt. The image is of a papyrus GETTY/Izzet Keribar
Gender

An Improbable Success in a Troubled Region

by Janet Fleischman, Marie Ba
Helping youth directly address their leaders: Mariam Abou Gado, Ouagadougou Partnership Youth Ambassador in Niger, meets with President Issoufou of Niger to discuss recommendations on family planning. The photo shows a smiling Miriam shaking hands with the president. PHOTO courtesy of EtriLabs/Yves Tamomo
Gender

The U.S. Government's Role in Addressing Global Women's Health

by Jen Kates, Kellie Moss
Young girls holding U.S. and Kenyan flags wait to greet U.S. Ambassador Robert Godec at a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) project for girls' empowerment in Nairobi on Mar 10, 2018. The photo shows four girls from the stomach down holding flags. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst