Session: Adolescent and Youth Development Flash Talk Session (Society for Social Work and Research 30th Annual Conference Anniversary)

279 Adolescent and Youth Development Flash Talk Session

Schedule:
Sunday, January 18, 2026: 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
Supreme Court, ML 4 (Marriott Marquis Washington DC)
Cluster: Adolescent and Youth Development
* noted as presenting author
"I Manage By Keeping Busy and Taking My Meds" : A Qualitative Investigation of Coping Among Young Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses
Moiyattu Banya, MSW, New York University; Michelle Munson, PhD, New York University; Aaron Rodwin, LCSW, New York University; Rei Shimizu, PhD, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Kiara Moore, PhD, New York University
Assessing the Effectiveness of the U.S. Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
Kevin Yu, MSW, Michigan State University; Jacob Nason, MBA, MSW, Michigan State University; Sacha Klein, PhD, Michigan State University
Challenges in Adapting Welfare Services for at-Risk Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Youth in Israel
Amir Falk, Phd, Myers-JDC-Brookdale institute for applied social research; Dana Brender, MSW, Myers-JDC-Brookdale institute for applied social research; Zohar Or-Sharvit, MSW, Myers-JDC-Brookdale institute for applied social research; Aluma Levi-Zohar, MA, Myers-JDC-Brookdale institute for applied social research
Does U.S. Social Media Legislation Protect Youth Mental Health?: A Thematic Content Analysis of State-Level Policies
Natalia Acevedo, BSW, George Mason University; Michael Wheeler, George Mason University; Paris Collins, George Mason University; Ishita Kapur, MSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Melissa Villodas, PhD, George Mason University
Engaged and Active: The Social Issues That Mobilize Adolescents
Emily Maurin-Waters, MSW/MPH, University of California, Los Angeles; Laura Wray-Lake, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles; Chris Wegemer, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles; Alejandra Arce, PhD, University of California, Riverside; Elan Hope, Political Research Associates; Lauren Kinnard, University of California, Los Angeles
Making Risks Associated with Child Labor Visible in Schools and Communities in Northern Ghana: Preliminary Findings from a Participatory Research
Ozge Sensoy Bahar, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis; Penina Laker, PhD, Washington University in Saint Louis; Alice Boateng, PhD, University of Ghana; Abdallah Ibrahim, DrPH, School of Public Health; Frederick Amissah, MSW, Washington University in Saint Louis
Provider and Youth Reflections on the Continued Transition Needs of Youth Exiting the Foster Care System
Julie Cederbaum, MSW, MPH, PhD, University of Southern California; Tamera Whitesides, MSW, University of Southern California; Zoe Shipner, MSW, University of Southern California; Maggie Dade, MD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles; William Monro, MSW, University of Southern California; Julie Illustre, DSW, Children's Institute Incorporated
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