A Sense of Purpose Can Support Teen Mental Health
Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania PolicyLab Blog April 4, 2024
Filed in: Health & Wellbeing
Researchers Patrick Hill and NSCA member Anthony Burrow, co-authors of the NSCA’s recent report on purpose in adolescence, explain why a sense of purpose is important to youth mental health and how adults can help young people cultivate their purpose.
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