Blog / 2022
- AJO (20)
- Alliance in Action (33)
- Alliance News (6)
- Coming Together for Action (CT4A) (11)
- Did You Know? (1)
- GA Resources (6)
- Impact Series (2)
- Looking Back, Moving Forward (2)
- Perspectives (16)
- Policy & Advocacy (104)
CT4A: Baltimore Youth Contest 2022
In honor of the Global Alliance’s 100th anniversary, we are having a contest for high school students in the Baltimore area. Contest submissions must address the question: What is a socially connected and just community?
The Overturning of Roe v. Wade: Implications for Health & Well-Being
The Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice has been informing policy, practice and research from a human rights lens…
International Youth Day 2022
Introduction by the Global Alliance Today is International Youth Day! Each year on August 12th, we celebrate the perspectives and accomplishments…
Making The Links: Fostering Social Connection Through the Built Environment
When you’re out in your neighborhood, do you feel a sense of belonging or connection? Where do you meet others and…
Policy Brief on Fostering Social Connection Through the Built Environment: Considerations for Research, Policy, and Practice
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced how vital social connection is for healthy and thriving individuals and communities. Lacking social connection has…
Articles in AJO, Vol. 92, Issue 4
The imperative of high-quality education in juvenile corrections: An introduction to the special section. pp. 389–390 Leone, Peter E.; Gagnon, Joseph Calvin. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000639…
Position Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine: Short- and Long-Term Considerations for Internally Displaced People (IDP) and Refugee Well-being
Introduction Ukraine is a country of 44.1 million people in eastern Europe that gained its independence fromthe Soviet Union in 1991….
AJO 92(3) Contents
Editors: Jill D. Mcleigh and William Spaulding Articles in AJO, Volume 92, Issue 3 Out-of-home placement, sleep problems, and later mental health…
Don’t Forget About Mental Health: Broadening Our Approach to Emergency Preparedness
We all desperately want the COVID-19 pandemic to be over but it’s still clearly among us and will have a lasting…
Youth Mental Health: Role of Advocacy, Social Media, & Communication
New Podcast Episodes Released for Mental Health Action Day Knowing that youth today are struggling more than ever before this powerful…
Position Statement on Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) in the United States
Introduction The Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice is dedicated to applying principles of human rights to policy development…
Social Connection: A Public Health Imperative
In March of 2020, myself and millions of other graduate students internationally were told to leave campus one day with an…