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Teen Girls’ Brains Aged Rapidly During Pandemic, Study Finds

September 10, 2024

A new study suggests that adolescent brains may have matured more rapidly during the pandemic. Ron Dahl, founding director of CDA and host of the CDA’s Adaptivity podcast, spoke with New York Times reporter Ellen Barry about why we shouldn’t jump to negative conclusions about what these changes mean.

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Don’t Just Blame Social Media for Kids’ Poor Mental Health—Blame a Lack of Sleep

September 9, 2024

“The evidence for sleep and mental health is much stronger than the evidence for social media and mental health,” said our Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni in a recent briefing for reporters about youth mental health.

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Is ‘Crisis’ Thinking About Youth Mental Health Doing More Harm Than Good?

September 9, 2024

At a recent media briefing, FrameWorks CEO Nat Kendall-Taylor explained how crisis framing hinders solutions that could support youth mental health. Our Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni reviewed what research tells us about those solutions, and how we can help young people thrive.

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A Sense of Purpose Can Support Teen Mental Health

April 4, 2024

Researchers Patrick Hill and NSCA member Anthony Burrow, co-authors of the NSCA’s recent report on purpose in adolescence, explain why a sense of purpose is important to youth mental health and how adults can help young people cultivate their purpose.

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The Great Rewiring: Is Social Media Really Behind an Epidemic of Teenage Mental Illness?

March 29, 2024

​In a book review for Nature, NSCA member Candice Odgers explains what research actually says about social media and youth mental health—and how current narratives may be causing us to miss the real challenges facing young people today.

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The Impact of Sleep on Your Teen’s Mental Health

February 9, 2024

​A new article from CNET explaining the importance of sleep for young people cites our summary of the science of adolescent sleep.

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Adolescents who have a sense of purpose are happier and healthier. How can we help?

November 2, 2023

Helping young people develop a sense of purpose in life could build their resilience and prevent declines in mental health. A new report from the National Scientific Council on Adolescence (NSCA) outlines why a having sense of purpose is a key aspect of healthy adolescent development and describes what adults can do to help.

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The Stages of Ado­les­cent Brain Development With UCLA’s Adri­ana Galván, PhD

October 24, 2023

​In this presentation for the Annie E. Casey Foundation, our Co-executive Director Adriana Galván presents insights into ado­les­cent brain devel­op­ment and shows how bet­ter under­stand­ing this devel­op­men­tal peri­od can inform and improve pro­grams and ser­vices focused on youth well-being.

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How Teenagers’ Lack of Sleep is Taking a Toll on Their Mental Health

October 4, 2023

Our Co-Executive Directors, Adriana Galván and Andrew Fuligni, spoke with the PBS NewsHour’s William Brangham about why sleep is so important to youth mental health.

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What It’s Like to Be a Queer Teenager in America Today

June 5, 2023

NSCA member Stephen Russell, University of Texas at Austin, talked with The New York Times about the experiences of LGBTQ youth in the US today.

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