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Why focus on youth? The adolescent years build on the foundations established in childhood and also set the course across the lifespan. Hence, in focusing on "youth" we are referring not only to a specific developmental period, but also to the childhood experiences that influence them as well as the early adult years that are determined by successful adolescent passages. Investments in adolescents, or the failure to address their needs at this stage of their development, can result in lifelong consequences for them and for our society.
