| The Konopka Institute is built on a foundation of research that articulates
what has been demonstrated to be effective in healthy youth development.
Strategies based on the interrelatedness of youth health problems‚
a commitment to programs that work (“best practices”) or show
promise of doing so (“best bets”)‚ and an understanding
that adolescents must be viewed in the context of their families and their
families in the context of neighborhoods and communities‚ are organizational
hallmarks. Building upon these core values, the Konopka Institute is positioned
to provide information‚ programs‚ and policy support to the
youth-serving community.
Dissemination/Clearinghouse
Serving as an easy point of access to cutting edge research and experts at the
University of Minnesota and in the community on a range of adolescent
health-related issues.
Convening
Creating opportunities for focused thinking and discussion around specific policy‚
programmatic or systems issues.
Education
Providing best practices/best bets information and the tools to adapt them for application
at the state and local level.
Research Synthesis
Translating research into everyday language and in formats accessible to a wide variety
of audiences.
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