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AbstractThe Adolescent Data Hub (ADH) is the first and largest data catalog specifically developed to focus on open access data on adolescents in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Developed by the Population Council's Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center, and launched in August 2018, the ADH has grown to include more than 750 data sources that fit the inclusion criteria of (1) self‐reported data from females and/or males between ages 10 and 24 years; (2) one or more rounds of data collected in year 2000 or later; (3) data collected in one or more LMICs; (4) data are publicly available for download and use. A dynamic resource, the ADH is regularly updated to include new datasets that meet these criteria. The ADH facilitates access to available data on adolescents for researchers attempting to answer important questions related to the lives of adolescents and for donors and policymakers eager to identify gaps in existing data to inform their future investments.

The social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico are poised to have long-lasting and significant impact on adolescents and young adults. To inform government agency strategies and public policies related to youth in Mexico, the Population Council in Mexico, as part of the COVID-19 study team, is implementing a nationwide longitudinal cohort study. The study utilizes online surveys to reach adolescents and young adults between 15 and 24 years of age. The aim of the study is to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experience and perception of violence among this population, as well as its impact on other social, economic, and health outcomes related to violence. Gathering information about the unintended impacts of social distancing measures on different dimensions of adolescents' and young adults' lives and including their voices in the existing body of evidence will provide descriptive data about the on-going situation for adolescents and young adults during the pandemic. Data from this study can also be used by policy makers and practitioners to design and implement policies and interventions to reduce long-term negative health, social, and economic consequences of the pandemic for this critically important population, as well as to help design recovery policies. We are committed to openly sharing the latest versions of the study description, questionnaires, datasets, and preliminary results.