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CDA founding director Ron Dahl spoke on the Gen Change: Youth’s Potential for Societal Contribution podcast hosted by Erasmus University Rotterdam. During this episode, host Kayla Green, a postdoctoral researcher at the Erasmus SYNC Lab, and Dahl delve into the unique strengths and capacities that make youth potential agents of change for societal challenges.
In a new episode of the podcast CaseyCast, Annie E. Casey Foundation President and CEO Lisa Lawson and CDA’s co-executive director Adriana Galván discuss how to better support young people as they navigate the path to adulthood. This podcast episode is adapted from a fireside chat that took place at the 2026 Adolescent Brain Development Summit.
The UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent was cited in a New America article highlighting organizations and research that have supported the National Commission on Learning Ecosystems’ understanding of adolescent development and how to build ecosystems that support young people. The National Commission on Learning Ecosystems is a two-year initiative, announced in February 2026, that focuses on making stronger connections between U.S. public schools and out-of-school programs.
