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The Impact of Civic Engagement on Belonging

September 27, 2024

In the second discussion of our 2024 brian development symposium, science journalist Lydia Denworth spoke with Veronica Terriquez, PhD, MEd, professor at UCLA, Jose Salvador Orellana, executive director and co-founder of LOUD for Tomorrow, and Jessa Bayudan, volunteer and alumni of LOUD for Tomorrow, about the importance of creating spaces for diverse communities where adolescents feel they belong and are empowered to become agents of change.

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The Impact of Civic Engagement on Identity Development

September 19, 2024

In the first discussion at our 2024 Adolescent Brain Development Symposium, science journalist Lydia Denworth spoke with Eva Telzer, associate professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Cheyenne Brady, associate director of youth programs at the Center for Native American Youth, and Jenna Makes Good, a fellow within the Center for Native American Youth, about the importance of helping young people develop their identity through culturally informed civic engagement organizations and opportunities.

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“Who are you going to be?”

October 27, 2021

“Who are you going to be?” You hear that question a lot around Halloween. And during adolescence.

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The Remarkable Resilience of LGB Youth of Color

June 2, 2021

A new research paper in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence by Dr. Stephen Russell and PhD student Allen Mallory looks at how racial discrimination intersects with LGB discrimination to affect the mental health of sexual minority youth of color.

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