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How Teenagers’ Lack of Sleep is Taking a Toll on Their Mental Health
October 4, 2023Our 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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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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What It’s Like to Be a Queer Teenager in America Today
June 5, 2023NSCA member Stephen Russell, University of Texas at Austin, talked with The New York Times about the experiences of LGBTQ youth in the US today.
A Sense of Purpose May Have Significant Impact on Teens’ Emotional Well-being
February 13, 2023A study of more than 200 teens co-authored by NSCA member Prof. Anthony Burrow found that young people feel more positive and have a greater sense life satisfaction on days when they feel more purposeful.
Young People Need Experiences that Boost Their Mental Health
October 10, 2022In this Comment for Nature, Andrew Fuligni and Adriana Galván explain how policymakers, schools, counselors, and parents can draw on the research into adolescent development to support youth wellbeing.
Can Smartphones Help Predict Suicide?
September 30, 2022New York Times reporter Ellen Barry talked with NSCA member Dr. Nick Allen and other researchers about the promise and challenges of using digital technology to prevent suicide attempts.
More Sleep Could Improve Many U.S. Teenagers’ Mental Health
July 1, 2022As California's new law goes into effect pushing high school start times to 8:30 a.m. or later, our Co-Executive Director Dr. Andrew Fuligni talks about why sleep is so important to adolescents' mental health.
Facebook’s Own Data Is Not as Conclusive as You Think About Teens and Mental Health
October 6, 2021NPR spoke with Candice Odgers, PhD, psychologist at UC Irvine and Duke University and member of our National Scientific Council on Adolescence, about why Facebook's marketing data on youth and social media—the subject of testimony to a Senate panel—doesn't match the research.
Teenagers Aren’t as Lonely in Lockdown if Interacting Positively Online
September 3, 2021A new study by our friend Dr. Lucía Magis-Weinberg at UC Berkeley, co-authored by CDA board director Dr. Ron Dahl and others, found that adolescents in Peru who used tech to connect online reported less loneliness during COVID-related lockdowns.
Calculating the Emotional Cost of Remote Learning
August 19, 2021CDA board chair Dr. Ron Dahl talks with reporter Rebecca Bodenheimer about the effects of pandemic-related distancing on the social-emotional learning that is so central to adolescent development.
LGBTQuarantine: Supporting Queer Youth
November 23, 2020Stephen Russell, PhD, a member of our National Scientific Council on Adolescence, talks to host Ali Wentworth about the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ adolescents and how schools and families can help.