“Part of the exploration of adolescence and young adulthood is figuring out where you can be needed and useful—arguably core aspects of our mental health,” our Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni tells science reporter Lydia Denworth in an article highlighting the importance of contribution during adolescence.
At a Philadelphia Learning Collaborative forum entitled “Making (Brain) Waves,” Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni spoke to teachers and administrators about adolescent brain development in an effort to design more effective school programs.
Founding Director of CDA Ron Dahl is quoted in the new Science article about adolescence in the animal kingdom. According to Dahl, the common findings about adolescence that researchers have discovered across species could “have clinical and policy implications” for supporting human adolescents.
