April: Hired our new Executive Director, Deb Levine, to work closely with Center scientists to grow and scale the vision of the Center
June: Co-sponsored a think tank with the Center for Research in Child Development and the John Templeton Foundation at the Center for Scholars and Storytellers
July: Showcased a new logo and brand for the Center; Launched our monthly newsletter and blog
October: Co-hosted a briefing with the FAST collaborative and Senator Kamala Harris’s office on The Promise of Adolescence
October: Our Founding Director, Dr. Ron Dahl, presented at the FAST Health Briefing in Los Angeles on What is adolescent developmental science and how can it help change systems/policies?
October: Co-sponsored Alliance for Girls’ annual summit, A Movement for Equity, with Kaiser Permanente, the Akonadi Foundation, and Charles Schwab
November: Doubled the size of our staff
December: Secured new funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
This is only the beginning for the Center.
In 2020, we’ll be convening the first meeting of the National Scientific Council on Adolescence. We’ll also be working to engage youth more deeply in our work, devising new impact measures for programs based on developmental science of adolescence, and expanding our efforts to increase equity in adolescent health, well-being, and education. And we’ll be premiering our new podcast: Adaptivity, The Science of Adolescence.
We’re grateful to all of you working to promote positive trajectories for young people.
We wish you all a wonderful holiday season, and a great start to your new year.
The transition to adulthood has always involved uncertainty, as adolescents continue to form and refine their goals for who they want to become, how they want to contribute, and which pathways they’ll take to get there. New and advancing technologies are amplifying this uncertainty, shifting the economic landscape in rapid and unpredictable ways, and leaving young people unsure about how to prepare for their future. So, how do we help youth build the skills they need for meaningful careers and lives in this rapidly changing world?
In this fireside chat, our co-executive director, Adriana Galván, talks with the President and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Lisa Lawson, about the ‘bridge’ that young people walk across in their transition to adulthood and how we can strengthen that bridge by providing support, scaffolding, and guidance.
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