A new study from NSCA member Linda Wilbrecht and her team at UC Berkeley showed that for young mice, food insecurity led to differences in learning and decision making in adulthood. The results highlight the importance of ensuring stable access to nutritional food for human youth during adolescence.
In a new op-ed in Youth Today, CDA advisory board member Karen Pittman references CDA research, reacts to the new Netflix show “Adolescence,” and describes how we can support adolescents by increasing structured opportunities for young people to explore their interests with people and in places that matter to them.
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NSCA Member Candice Odgers is quoted in a Nature article debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. “Science to date does not support the widespread panic around social media and [adolescent] mental health,” says Odgers.
