News: 2024/05
Transitioning Gender Identities Is Not Linked With Depression
May 22, 2024“We found that gender identity is not the primary driver of mental health. Mental health is related to the environment young people are living in,” said NSCA member Stephen Russell, describing results from a new study that he co-authored.
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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The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens
May 21, 2024“Focusing solely on social media may mean that the real causes of mental disorder and distress among our children go unaddressed,” writes NSCA member Candice Odgers in this article explaining the research on youth and digital technology for The Atlantic.
STEPS for Youth Tool Aims to Explain Science of Adolescence to Policymakers
May 13, 2024UCLA CDA’s upcoming STEPS for Youth—an online resource summarizing developmental science for policymakers—is spotlighted in this overview from reporter Danielle H. Cho at the Daily Bruin.