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The Adolescent Brain: A second window of opportunity - A compendium
In 2016, UNICEF hosted The Adolescent Brain: A second window of opportunity, a symposium that brought together experts in adolescent neuroscience to discuss ...

Adolescent girls’ potential to disrupt the gender socialization process: Evidence from Plan International UK’s longitudinal cohort study, ‘Real Choices, Real Lives’
This brief discusses findings from Plan International UK’s ‘Real Choices, Real Lives’ report, which explores factors in adolescent girls’ lives across ...

Adolescent Participation in Research: Innovation, rationale and next steps
Undertaking youth-led participatory action research is an increasingly popular approach to advancing adolescent engagement and empowerment. This research ...

Best of UNICEF Research 2019
The Best of UNICEF Research is celebrating its seventh year. Once again, it showcases a collection of the best research undertaken or supported by UNICEF ...

Best of UNICEF Research 2022
Best of UNICEF Research showcases the most rigorous, innovative and impactful research produced by UNICEF offices worldwide. While evidence highlights ...

Best of UNICEF Research and Evaluation 2020
Evidence and objective assessment are needed more than ever to help enhance the rights and well-being of the world’s children. Researching the changing ...

Cash Transfers Improve the Mental Health and Well-being of Youth: Evidence from the Kenyan Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Approximately half of all mental health disorders begin by age 14, and three-quarters by age 24. Among adolescents, depression is one of the leading contributors ...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing Across the Life Course: Towards an Integrated Conceptual Framework for Research and Evidence Generation
Mental health conditions affect about 1 in 7 adolescents globally. In the context of COVID-19, the importance of mental health and psychosocial support ...

Data and Indicators to Measure Adolescent Health, Social Development and Well-being
This brief focuses on quantitative data and indicators to measure adolescent health, social development and well-being. It covers: the principles of good ...

Decentralization and Policies for the Protection of Children and Adolescents in Brazil
Brazil has made concrete its commitment to the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the creation of a number of State Programmes ...

Does Keeping Adolescent Girls in School Protect against Sexual Violence? Quasi-experimental Evidence from East and Southern Africa
Sexual violence against women and girls is widespread globally. In their lifetime, one in three women will experience intimate partner physical or sexual ...

Early-life Exposure to Income Inequality and Adolescent Health and Well-being: Evidence from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study
Social inequalities in children’s health and well-being relate to their socioeconomic position (SEP) in society. A large body of empirical evidence shows ...

Factors Associated with Good and Harsh Parenting of Pre-Adolescents and Adolescents in Southern Africa
This working paper presents findings from the analyses of two different observational studies of caregiver-pre-adolescent and caregiver-adolescent dyads. ...

Falling Behind: Socio-demographic profiles of educationally disadvantaged youth. Evidence from PISA 2000-2012
Drawing on the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2000 to 2012 data, this paper examines the risk factors of low achievement, ...

Gender Socialization during Adolescence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Conceptualization, influences and outcomes
This paper sets out to provide a conceptual understanding of the gender socialization process during adolescence, its influences and outcomes, and practical ...

I giovani nelle società in trasformazione - Sintesi
'I giovani nelle società in trasformazione' analizza le esperienze della 'generazione della transizione', i 68 milioni di giovani tra i 15 e i 24 anni ...

Global Kids Online Research Synthesis, 2015-2016
The international community has recognized the importance of internet access for development, economic growth and the realization of civil rights and ...

Handbook of Adolescent Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy
Of 1.2 billion adolescents in the world today, 90% live in low- and middle-income countries. These adolescents not only face many challenges but also ...

How to Measure Enabling and Supportive Systems for Adolescent Health
Enabling and protective systems for adolescents are the family, peers and the education and legal systems. In addition to research that focuses on individual ...

Inclusion with Protection: Obtaining informed consent when conducting research with adolescents
Written primarily for UNICEF staff, funders of research, policy-makers, ethics committee members and researchers, this brief intends to provide principles ...

Initial Research Findings on Adolescent Well-being from the Office of Research – Innocenti
This research programme aims to advance global understanding of social and structural determinants of adolescent well-being. The multi-donor research ...

Innocenti Adolescence Research Digest 1
The Adolescence Research Digest is a new quarterly publication by UNICEF’s Office of Research-Innocenti. This synthesizes the latest research evidence, ...

Innocenti Adolescence Research Digest 2
This quarterly digest syntheses the latest research findings in adolescent well-being over the previous three months. In this issue of the Adolescence ...

Innocenti Adolescence Research Digest 3
This quarterly digest synthesizes the latest research findings in adolescent well-being over the previous three months. Key themes in this latest edition ...

Innocenti Adolescence Research Digest 4
This quarterly digest synthesizes the latest research findings in adolescent well-being over the previous three months. Key themes in this latest edition ...

Innocenti Research Digest on Adolescence 10
A quarterly research digest highlighting the most important news and resources in adolescent well-being over the last three months. ...

Recueil Innocenti de Recherches sur l’Adolescence 10
Synthèse trimestrielle présentant les ressources et les nouvelles les plus importantes parues au cours des trois derniers mois dans le domaine de la recherche ...

Resumen Innocenti de Investigación sobre la Adolescencia 10
Resumen trimestral que destaca los hallazgos más significativos de la investigación sobre el bienestar de los adolescentes durante los tres últimos me ...

Innocenti Research Digest on Adolescence 11
A quarterly research digest highlighting the most important news and resources in adolescent well-being over the last three months. ...

Innocenti Research Digest on Adolescence 12
The Adolescence Research Digest is a quarterly publication of UNICEF’s Office of Research-Innocenti. It synthesizes the latest research evidence, resources ...

Recueil Innocenti de Recherches sur l’Adolescence 12
Synthèse trimestrielle présentant les ressources et les nouvelles les plus importantes parues au cours des trois derniers mois dans le domaine de la recherche ...

Resumen Innocenti de Investigación sobre la Adolescencia 12
Resumen trimestral que destaca los hallazgos más significativos de la investigación sobre el bienestar de los adolescentes durante los tres últimos me ...

Resumen Innocenti de Investigación sobre la Adolescencia 13
Resumen trimestral que destaca las noticias y recursos más significativos de la investigación sobre el bienestar de los adolescentes durante los tres ...

Innocenti Research Digest on Adolescence 13
The Adolescence Research Digest is a quarterly publication of UNICEF’s Office of Research-Innocenti. It synthesizes the latest research evidence, resources ...

Innocenti Research Digest on Adolescence 14
The Adolescence Research Digest is a quarterly publication of UNICEF’s Office of Research-Innocenti. It synthesizes the latest research evidence, resources ...

Innocenti Research Digest on Adolescence 15
The Adolescence Research Digest is a quarterly publication of UNICEF’s Office of Research-Innocenti. It synthesizes the latest research evidence, resources ...

Innocenti Research Digest on Adolescence 16
The Adolescence Research Digest is a quarterly publication of UNICEF’s Office of Research-Innocenti. It synthesizes the latest research evidence, resources ...

Resumen Innocenti de Investigación sobre la Adolescencia 16
Resumen trimestral que destaca las noticias y recursos más significativos de la investigación sobre el bienestar de los adolescentes durante los tres ...

Innocenti Research Digest on Adolescence 8
A quarterly research digest highlighting the most important news and resources in adolescent well-being over the last three months. ...

Innocenti Research Digest on Adolescence 9
A quarterly research digest highlighting the most important news and resources in adolescent well-being over the last three months. ...

Innocenti Research Digest: Adolescence 6
This quarterly digest synthesizes the latest research findings in adolescent well-being over the last three months. This edition includes compelling research, ...

Recueil Innocenti de Recherches sur l’Adolescence 7
Synthèse trimestrielle présentant les ressources et les nouvelles les plus importantes parues au cours des trois derniers mois dans le domaine de la recherche ...

Innocenti Research Digest: Adolescence No.7
This quarterly digest synthesizes the latest research findings in adolescent well-being over the last three months. This edition includes compelling research, ...

Resumen Innocenti de Investigación sobre la Adolescencia
Resumen trimestral que destaca los hallazgos más significativos de la investigación sobre el bienestar de los adolescentes durante los tres últimos me ...

The Intricate Relationship between Chronic Undernutrition, Impaired Linear Growth and Delayed Puberty: Is ‘catch-up’ growth possible during adolescence?
Chronic undernutrition is characterized by long-term exposure to food of insufficient quality and inadequate quantity, including restricted intake of ...

A League Table of Teenage Births in Rich Nations
The third Innocenti Report Card presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey so far of teenage birth rates in the industrialized world. And it ...

Life in Colours: Children’s and adolescents’ experiences, perceptions and opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic
This report recounts the journeys of a group of adolescents through the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, one of the first countries to be affected by the virus. ...

Life in Lockdown: Child and adolescent mental health and well-being in the time of COVID-19
COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly disrupted the daily lives of children and adolescents, with increased time at home, online learning and limited ...

The Long-term Effect of Humanitarian Emergencies on Adolescents: Existing evidence, gaps and considerations for research and practitioners
This short paper grew out of discussions at a two-day research workshop focused on famines and adolescents. It explores some of what we do and do not ...

Measuring Adolescent Well-being: National Adolescent Assessment Cards (NAACs)
Advocacy and action for adolescents have been hampered by the lack of a concrete results framework that can be used to describe the state of the world’s ...

Methodologies to Capture the Multidimensional Effects of Economic Strengthening Interventions
The economic status of households can and does affect the health and well-being of adolescents. To address the intersection between economic deprivations ...

MIND THE GAP: Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions – An evidence and gap map of low and middle-income countries
Mental disorders affect about one in seven children and adolescents worldwide, with 50 per cent arising before the age of 14. Despite the high burden ...

Non-contributory Social Protection and Adolescents in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries: A review of government programming and impacts
Adolescents face unique vulnerabilities related to their health, schooling and the intensification of gender socialization. As the next generation next ...

Off to learn: Making offline digital learning work for vulnerable girls in Mauritania
In Mauritania, many learners struggle with French, one of the official languages of instruction at school. This language barrier hinders student progress ...

Parenting, Family Care and Adolescence in East and Southern Africa: An evidence-focused literature review
Based on an evidence-focused literature review, this paper examines existing knowledge on raising adolescents in east and southern African countries, ...

Policy and service delivery implications for the implementation and scale-up of an adolescent parent support programme: a qualitative study in Eastern Cape, South Africa
This paper examines a four-year evidence-based study on an adolescent parenting support pilot programme known as Sinovuyo1 Teen. The parenting support ...

Rapid Review Protocol - Life in Lockdown: Child and adolescent mental health and well-being in the time of COVID-19
While there has been a global rush to generate rapid evidence on COVID-19 mental health impacts among adults, limited evidence exists on the potential ...

Ready to Start School, Learn and Work: Evidence from three education programmes for out-of-school children and adolescents in Bangladesh
Children in the Sylhet division, in the Northeast of Bangladesh, face complex challenges in accessing quality education, at all school levels. The region ...

Recueil Innocenti de Recherches sur l'Adolescence
Ce bulletin trimestriel présente une synthèse des résultats des recherches les plus récentes menées au cours des trois derniers mois dans le domaine ...

Recueil Innocenti de Recherches sur l’Adolescence
Synthèse trimestrielle présentant les ressources et les nouvelles les plus importantes parues au cours des trois derniers mois dans le domaine de la recherche ...

Recueil Innocenti de Recherches sur l’Adolescence 15
Synthèse trimestrielle présentant les ressources et les nouvelles les plus importantes parues au cours des trois derniers mois dans le domaine de la recherche ...

Recueil Innocenti de Recherches sur l’Adolescence 16
Synthèse trimestrielle présentant les ressources et les nouvelles les plus importantes parues au cours des trois derniers mois dans le domaine de la recherche ...

Recueil Innocenti de Recherches sur l’Adolescence 8
Synthèse trimestrielle présentant les ressources et les nouvelles les plus importantes parues au cours des trois derniers mois dans le domaine de la recherche ...

Recueil Innocenti de Recherches sur l’Adolescence 9
Synthèse trimestrielle présentant les ressources et les nouvelles les plus importantes parues au cours des trois derniers mois dans le domaine de la recherche ...

Recueil Innocenti de Recherches sur l’Adolescence Numéro 13
Synthèse trimestrielle présentant les ressources et les nouvelles les plus importantes parues au cours des trois derniers mois dans le domaine de la recherche ...

Recueil Innocenti de Recherches sur l’Adolescence Numéro 14
Synthèse trimestrielle présentant les ressources et les nouvelles les plus importantes parues au cours des trois derniers mois dans le domaine de la recherche ...

Research with Disadvantaged, Vulnerable and/or Marginalized Adolescents
Disadvantaged, vulnerable and/or marginalized adolescents (DVMAs) are individuals aged 10–19, who are excluded from social, economic and/or educational ...

Resumen Innocenti de Investigación sobre la Adolescencia 11
Resumen trimestral que destaca las noticias y recursos más significativos de la investigación sobre el bienestar de los adolescentes durante los tres ...

Resumen Innocenti de Investigación sobre la Adolescencia 14
Resumen trimestral que destaca las noticias y recursos más significativos de la investigación sobre el bienestar de los adolescentes durante los tres ...

Resumen Innocenti de Investigación sobre la Adolescencia 15
Resumen trimestral que destaca los hallazgos más significativos de la investigación sobre el bienestar de los adolescentes durante los tres últimos me ...

Resumen Innocenti de Investigación sobre la Adolescencia 8
Resumen trimestral que destaca los hallazgos más significativos de la investigación sobre el bienestar de los adolescentes durante los tres últimos me ...

Resumen Innocenti de Investigación sobre la Adolescencia 9
Resumen trimestral que destaca los hallazgos más significativos de la investigación sobre el bienestar de los adolescentes durante los tres últimos me ...

Resumen Innocenti de Investigación sobre la Adolescencia No. 08
Este boletín trimestral resume los hallazgos más relevantes de la investigación sobre el bienestar de los adolescentes durante los tres últimos meses. ...

Sustainable Development Goal 1.2: Multidimensional child poverty in the European Union
The new universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for “reducing at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living ...

Ujana Salama: Mpango wa nyongeza ya fedha (cash plus) unaohusu ustawi na mabadiliko salama kwa vijana - Matokeo ya mzunguko wa3 tathimini
Mradi wa nyongeza ya fedha “Cash plus’ wa majaribio unaohusu Ustawi na Mabadiliko Salama kwa Vijana unaotekelezwa Tanzania, kwa kifupi “Ujana Salama”, ...

Ujana Salama: Mradi wa nyongeza ya fedha (cash plus) unaohusu ustawi na mabadiliko salama kwa vijana - Matokeo ya tatihimini ya kati
Mradi huu wa majaribio wa ‘Cash Plus’ unaohusu Ustawi na Mabadiliko Salama na Yenye Afya kwa Vijana nchini Tanzania, kwa ufupi “Ujana Salama”, unalenga ...

Vite a Colori: Esperienze, percezioni e opinioni di bambinə e ragazzə sulla pandemia di Covid-19 in Italia
Il rapporto Vite a Colori racconta le esperienze, percezioni ed opinioni di un gruppo di adolescenti sul primo anno di pandemia di Covid-19 in Italia ...

Young People in Changing Societies
This seventh Regional Monitoring Report focuses on the experiences of young people during the transition. It examines the advantages and the obstacles ...

Young People in Changing Societies (Russian Version)
The Report focuses on the experiences of young people during the transition. It examines the advantages and the obstacles youth encounter as they grow ...

Young People in Changing Societies - Summary
Young People in Changing Societies focuses on the experiences of the ‘transition generation’ - the 65 million young people aged 15-24 in Central and Eastern ...

Young People in Changing Societies - Summary (Russian version)
Young People in Changing Societies focuses on the experiences of the ‘transition generation’ - the 65 million young people aged 15-24 in Central and Eastern ...