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Title: Data About Youth in the United States (Information Resource)
Description: Given the growing amount of data on and from youth, the problem confronting policy makers is not really that of hearing from a few more young people or arranging to have a youth representative or two at the table. Addressing the matter in that way risks continuing the type of tokenism and use of youth as decoration that has been commonplace and also risks short-circuiting analyses of the larger body of available data. Meaningful youth participation always should be promoted. But promoting participation must not be confused with the parallel need for a comprehensive body of data on and from youth.Access at: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/youthdata.pdf 51kb; 6pp
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