Moving From Risk to Hope: Count Us In

• Main Author: Deborah A. Moroney
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2019-09-01
• Series: Journal of Youth Development
• Subjects: nation at hope; nation at risk; youth development; policy; practice; staff development; learning and development; social and emotional learning and development
• Online Access: http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/883

In “Moving From Risk to Hope: Count Us In,” the author describes the report entitled From a Nation at Risk to a Nation at Hope released in January 2019 by the Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development. The report and related brief, Building Partnerships in Support of Where, When, and How Learning Happens offer recommendations for how the education sector can support social and emotional learning and development. This article offers a reflection on the Nation at Hope report recommendations for the youth development field and professionals. There are significant opportunities for the youth development field to partner with other sectors, intentionally support social and emotional learning, train professional staff on strategies to support learning and development, and research our efforts in ways that are accessible and foster practice. It is a critical and hopeful time for the youth development field to honor our history, employ the recommendations in the report, and build our youth development knowledge and practice in light of what we now know about how to optimally foster learning and development.