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How should we think about adolescent agency and responsibility?
June 20, 2023At our second annual Symposium on Adolescent Brain Development, science journalist Lydia Denworth spoke with BJ Casey, PhD, Professor at Barnard College and Columbia University, and Joanna Visser Adjoian, JD, Senior Program Officer at Spring Point Partners, about how we should think about adolescent agency and responsibility, particularly as it relates to juvenile justice.
How can we support the unique developmental needs of adolescents?
June 12, 2023Science journalist Lydia Denworth spoke with Dylan Gee, PhD, Associate Professor, Yale University and Shimica Gaskins, JD, President and CEO, GRACE/End Child Poverty CA to tackle the second question at our second annual Brain Development Symposium.
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What Lessons Have We Learned from Communicating the Science of Early Childhood?
June 2, 2023At our second annual Brain Development Symposium, science journalist Lydia Denworth spoke with Judy Cameron, University of Pittsburgh, and Phil Fisher, Stanford University, about their work at the Harvard Center on the Developing Child, and the lessons they learned about communicating developmental science effectively to the public.
Press Releases
January 17, 2023: New Guides Help Organizations Build Effective Youth Engagement Programs
August 16, 2021: New Report Examines Intersection of Anti-Black Racism on Youth Development
November 30, 2020: Center for the Developing Adolescent Announces New Advisory Board Members
October 1, 2020: Center for the Developing Adolescent Announces New Leadership
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Developing Youth Engagement Programs to Help Young People Thrive
March 29, 2023In our new blog post, we recap our recent youth engagement webinar, where panelists shared tips for building youth engagement programs that help young people (and those who serve them) succeed.
Caregiving Students Need More Support
February 20, 2023Developmental psychologist Emma Armstrong-Carter highlights a form of contributing that many adolescents provide for their families—caregiving.
Supporting Parents in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Lessons Learned from Developmental Science on Parenting and Adolescence
February 10, 2023Parents still matter during our adolescent years. Guest bloggers Estelle Berger, Camille Cioffi, and Leslie Leve offer research-based recommendations for supporting youth and their parents in treatment for opioid use disorder.
Adolescence Across the Animal Kingdom
January 6, 2023We talked with NSCA member and UC Berkeley neuroscientist Linda Wilbrecht about how insights from the animal kingdom can shift our perspective on the importance of our own human adolescent years.
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A Healthy Relationship with Technology
November 1, 2022At the 2022 American Psychological Association (APA) Science Summit, NSCA member Dr. Candice Odgers joined a panel of experts to talk with moderator Soledad O’Brien about youth mental health and digital tech use.
The Scientific Case for Later School Start Times
September 23, 2022High school students from the UCLA Summer Research Boot Camp write about how later school start times can work with changes in the adolescent brain to help students get the sleep they need.
Friendships & School Diversity
September 23, 2022Students from the UCLA Summer Research Bootcamp share what they learned about the importance of friendships during adolescence and the added benefits of ethnic diversity within those friendships.