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“[Adolescents] have a natural affinity for learning about not just their peers and those strong friendships, but about ‘me’ in relationship to others,” says Dr. Ron Dahl, the Center’s Founding Director, in this article for The Atlantic about what it means for young people to miss their friends for so long.
NSCA member Rhonda Boyd is quoted in CNN discussing factors that might be delaying adolescents from getting a driver’s license. “Be aware of the possibility that a delay in these milestones could be due to an untreated mental health condition and seek out resources for your teen if you think that may be the case,” says Boyd.
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.
