EARA2026

Invited symposia

Healthy Development for Adolescents with Diverse Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities Symposium chair: Stephen T. Russell, Arizona State University, United States

Stephen T. Russell: Healthy development for LGBTQ+ youth in times of social change
Jorge Gato: Between tradition and modernity: The situation of adolescents with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in Portugal
Alexa Marin-Storey: Healthy development for LGBTQ+ youth: What insight can we draw from a focus on gender-based violence?
Laura Baams: Sexual and gender diverse adolescents: Shifting from risk to resilience

 

Youth Risk and Resilience Processes in Settings of War and Intergroup Conflict
Symposium chair: Laura Taylor

Theresa S. Betancourt: Resilience and Risk across Generations: Findings from a 23-year longitudinal study of war-affected Youth and their Children in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone
Kirsi Peltonen: Trauma and Cognitive Functions in school-aged immigrant Children
Lana Pehar: When Exclusivity overpowers Inclusivity: Adolescent identity dynamics in post-conflict settings
Claudia Patricia Pineda Marin: Positive Youth Development and Youth Peacebuilding in Colombia

 

Science in Action for Youth Mental Health: Co-Creating Pathways From Research to Practice Symposium chair: Margot Peeters

Yara Toenders: Shaping school mental wellbeing through youth participation
Yvonne van den Berg: From Science to Practice and Back: Turning Implementation Into Scientific Opportunity
Eline Meuleman: Thriving Teens: Applying systems approaches with local governments
Margot Peeters: Making research actionable for mental health promotion in schools