Youth Thrive Overview

Youth Thrive is an anti-racist research-informed approach that promotes healing, positive growth, supportive relationships that helps young people identify and meet their needs. When families, educators, systems partners and youth workers understand adolescent development it improves how they interact with young people and their families. The heart of the Youth Thrive Framework is five Protective and Promotive factors that represent a pathway to youth well-being. This video presents an overview of Youth Thrive, introduces the five Protective and Promotive factors, and summarizes why they are important.