Sense of Assurance, Safety, and Security (SASS) in Youths: A Public Health Perspective

Affiliations

¹ Laura D. Kubzansky and Seetha H. Davis are with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. At the time of this work, Ritika Rastogi, G. Alice Woolverton, and Cindy H. Liu were with the Department of Pediatrics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Emily Zhang is with the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College, Boston, MA.

Editorial

Laura D Kubzansky et al. Am J Public Health. 2025 Nov.

. 2025 Nov;115(11):1800-1804.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308241.

¹ Laura D. Kubzansky and Seetha H. Davis are with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. At the time of this work, Ritika Rastogi, G. Alice Woolverton, and Cindy H. Liu were with the Department of Pediatrics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Emily Zhang is with the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College, Boston, MA.

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