by Matt Wangsness | Nov 6, 2018 | Newletters, November 2018
IAAH President's Address - November 2018 A warm welcome from the IAAH council. It seems hard to believe that it was just over 12 months ago that the IAAH 11th World Congress on Adolescent Health was held in India. With over 1100 delegates from 65 countries, the entire...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 5, 2018 | Newletters, November 2018
Traveling In-Trans-It It all started during the application process when I hoped to get accepted to a university in Canada. Never before in life, had I been asked on an official form whether my preferred name was separate to my legal name, nor had anyone asked me...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 4, 2018 | Newletters, November 2018
Global Adolescent Mental Health On October 10th we recognized World Mental Health Day, with this year’s theme placing a focus on adolescents and young people: Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World. On a global scale a staggering proportion of adolescents...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 3, 2018 | Newletters, November 2018
Equal Opportunities for Healthy Development for All Adolescents Equal Opportunities for Healthy Development for All Adolescents21st European Region IAAH Conference – Chisinau, Moldova, 2018 At the beginning of October,...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 2, 2018 | Newletters, November 2018
Young Professionals Improving Adolescent Health One of the most exciting developments for IAAH in 2018 is the creation of the Young Professionals Network and we are delighted to open applications to join our inaugural core leadership team. The mission of the Network...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 1, 2018 | Newletters, November 2018
Regional Vice President Highlights The Japan Society of Adolescentology was established in 1982, emerging from the annual ‘Adolescent Medicine Symposium’ in the country which was launched in 1963. The Society aims to promote research, knowledge dissemination, and...