Does Risk Need a Hyphen?

When used as a modifier before a noun, "at risk" is a compound adjective and should be hyphenated. When it is used after a noun, it is not hyphenated. Your usage is correct (according to CMOS).

Is it in risk or at risk?

You use at risk. If you check . gov sites, you can see, they usually say someone is "at risk of developing" a disease and not "in risk of developing" a disease. "In risk" is not wrong, but the idiomatic usage is "at risk."

Is At risk Youth hyphenated?

In general, if there is no possibility of confusion, do not use hyphenation.

Elena Rostova

Elena Rostova

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Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.