“…The niche that we have carved out for the Journal has allowed us to tackle the most critical issues in adolescent health: abstinence pledges and their outcomes, new vaccines and immunization policies, the content of preventive healthcare for adolescents and young adults, transgender healthcare, youth homelessness, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAMers) Act and immigration, the impact of the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the critical importance of young adulthood in the third decade of life [2].…”