Welcome to the Journal of Youth Development, an open-source, peer-reviewed, quarterly online publication dedicated to advancing youth development practice and research. JYD serves applied researchers and evaluators as well as practitioners who work in youth-serving organizations or the intermediaries that support them.
JYD is the official journal of two of the largest professional associations for those working with and on behalf of young people, the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (NAE4-HYDP) and the National Afterschool Association (NAA).
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Current Issue: Volume 19, Issue 2 (2024)
Front Matter
Feature Articles
Curbing the Campus Mental Health Crisis: The Role of Extracurricular Activity Participation
Rosanne Villemaire-Krajden and Erin Barker
Community Development through Summer Camps
Edgar Iglesias Vidal, Narcís Turon Pèlach, Pere Soler Masó, and Lara Morcillo Sanchez
Research and Evaluation Studies
Volunteer Training, Tenure, and Facilitation of Essential Elements in 4-H: Examining Conditions that Promote Positive Youth Development Practices
Kimber Sarver, Kate Fogarty, Tracy Johns, Sarah Thomas Hensley, and Dale W. Pracht
Impact of Organized Activity Participation on Emotional Distress for Adolescents with Disabilities
Adam Langenfeld, Rebekah Hudock, Rebecca J. Dosch Brown, and Marla Eisenberg
A Comparative Evaluation of Two Youth Mental Health Trainings for Volunteers
Monica M. Lobenstein, Shannon Sparks, Jennifer Park-Mroch, Danette Hopke, Jayna Hintz, Megan Suehring, Kea Norrell-Aitch, Karla Gearing, Michelle Gobert, and Sheila Michels
