Reuters (6/24, Rapaport) reports on a study published in Pediatrics, finding that “teens who feel understood by their parents and teachers may grow up to be healthier adults.” The study included 14,800 participants who “completed health surveys at an average age of 15.” Researchers found that “at an average age of 28, participants with higher levels of school connectedness in adolescence had lower rates of emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, physical violence victimization and perpetration, multiple sex partners, sexually transmitted infections, and drug abuse.”
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— “Teens with strong connections at home and school may become healthier adults, “Lisa Rapaport, Reuters, June 24, 2019