The National Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Well-Being is here to support adolescents, their families/caregivers, and the professionals who care for them by seeking opportunities to provide comprehensive care and support that meets adolescents’ needs where they are. The National Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Well-Being is funded through a 5-year cooperative agreement with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).


What We Do

Adolescence and young adulthood is a time of intense developmental change that presents unique health and social needs, while also a time of remarkable resilience, growth and opportunity. The goal of the National Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Well-Being is to increase the capacity of states, territories and tribal organizations to integrate systems of care, including health, school and community systems, to promote adolescent and young adult health and well-being.

To accomplish this goal, the National Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Well-Being will:

  • Establish a cross-sector alliance comprised of partners in health, school and community systems that will provide national leadership and identify avenues to promote systems integration.
  • Create a national blueprint for comprehensive systems integration for adolescent and young adult health.
  • Provide targeted technical assistance (TA) to learning collaboratives for up to 9 state, territory and/or tribal organization teams working to implement cross-sector systems integration models using the national blueprint.
  • Provide technical assistance to State Adolescent Health Coordinators and Title V agencies who have selected performance measures related to improving adolescent and young adult health.
  • Promote implementation of comprehensive systems integration models.

Contact us if you have questions or want to learn more about how to get involved with the National Center.

Technical Assistance and Training Requests

Does your state adolescent health team, state Title V office, county, tribe or territory need technical assistance on adolescent and young adult health? Submit your technical assistance and training inquiries to our team using our request form. 

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The National Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Well-Being is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,500,000 with no funding from nongovernmental sources. The information or content are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. 

Last Updated

07/26/2024

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics