What makes an adult trustworthy in the eyes of young people? Action for Healthy Kids explored this question by conducting a comprehensive literature review and a series of focus groups with youth. These two resources summarize our findings and offer practical insights for anyone who wants to build deeper, more meaningful connections with young people. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, coach, or mentor, these findings can help you show up in ways that earn and maintain trust.
Who Can Be Trusted? A Review of the Literature on Trustworthy Adults summarizes ten key principles for being a trusted adult, drawing from research on what builds and breaks trust with youth.
The People That Actually Do Care: Young People’s Perspectives on Trusted Adults shares youth insights about the actions, qualities, and relationship dynamics that will help adults earn their trust.