• 1. Introduction: Adolescence in a Global Context
• Prerna Banati and Jennifer E. Lansford
• Section 1: Domains of Adolescent Development
• 2. Health and Wellbeing in Adolescence: A Dynamic Profile
• Susan M. Sawyer and George C. Patton
• 3. Neurocognitive Development During Adolescence
• Nikki C. Lee, Miriam Hollarek, and Lydia Krabbendam
• 4. Studying Positive Youth Development in Different Nations: Theoretical and Methodological Issues
• Richard M. Lerner, Jacqueline V. Lerner, G. John Geldhof, Steinunn Gestsdóttir, Pamela Ebstyne King, Alistair T R Sim, Milena Batanova, Jonathan M. Tirrell, and Elizabeth Dowling
• 5. Adolescent Civic Engagement in Contemporary Political and Technological Realities
• Colette Daiute
• Section 2: Social Relationships
• 6. Parent-Adolescent Relationships in Global Perspective
• Marc H. Bornstein and Diane L. Putnick
• 7. Peer Relationships
• Doran C. French and Hoi Shan Cheung
• 8. The Contribution of Nonfamily Adults to Adolescent Well-Being: A Global Research and Policy Perspective
• Peter C. Scales and Eugene C. Roehlkepartain
• Section 3: Risks and Opportunities
• 9. How to End Child Marriage Around the World: Strategies, Progress and Action Needed
• Lakshmi Sundaram, Ellen Travers, and Matilda Branson
• 10. Adolescents and Armed Conflict: War, Conflict, and Child Soldiers
• Theresa S. Betancourt, Stephanie Zuilkowski, Emily Coles, Katharine Collet, and Musu Jambai
• 11. Immigrant and Refugee Youth Positive Adaptation and Development
• Frosso Motti-Stefanidi
• 12. Push-out, Pull-out, or Opting-out? Reasons Cited by Adolescents for Discontinuing Education in Four Low and Middle Income Countries
• Renu Singh and Protap Mukherjee
• 13. Poverty, Risk and Resilience: The Case of Street-Involved Youth
• Silvia H. Koller, Juliana Prates Santana, and Marcela Raffaelli
• 14. Parent-Based Models of Adolescent Substance Use: A Global Perspective
• Andrea M. Hussong and Ruth K. Smith
• Section 4: Interventions and Policies
• 15. Making Strategic Investments in Adolescent Wellbeing
• Elena Camilletti and Prerna Banati
• 16. Social Protection, Adolescent Well-Being, and Development in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
• Suman Verma
• 17. Mental Health Challenges and Interventions for Adolescents: The First 1,000 Weeks
• Lorraine Sherr
• 18. Teens in Public Spaces and Natural Landscapes: Issues of Access and Design
• Sara Brunelle, Mariana Brussoni, Susan Herrington, M. Kyle Matsuba, and Michael W. Pratt
• 19. HIV Prevention Among Adolescents: What Have We Learned and Where are We?
• Audrey Pettifor and Hamsa Subramaniam
• Section 5: Empowerment of Adolescents
• 20. Adolescent Development and Capacity Building
• Esther F. Akinsola and Anne C. Petersen
• 21. Gender Equity and the SDGs: Collective Impact for Change
• Elizabeth Dettori and Geeta Rao Gupta
• 22. Young People's Participation in Program Design Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation
• Pamela Wridt
• 23. Conclusions: Adolescent Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy
• Jennifer E. Lansford and Prerna Banati