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What Lessons Have We Learned from Communicating the Science of Early Childhood?
June 2, 2023At our second annual Brain Development Symposium, science journalist Lydia Denworth spoke with Judy Cameron, University of Pittsburgh, and Phil Fisher, Stanford University, about their work at the Harvard Center on the Developing Child, and the lessons they learned about communicating developmental science effectively to the public.
Developing Youth Engagement Programs to Help Young People Thrive
March 29, 2023In our new blog post, we recap our recent youth engagement webinar, where panelists shared tips for building youth engagement programs that help young people (and those who serve them) succeed.
Caregiving Students Need More Support
February 20, 2023In this blog post, developmental psychologist Emma Armstrong-Carter highlights a form of contributing that many adolescents provide for their families—caregiving—and offers research-informed suggestions for schools to support caregiving students.
Supporting Parents in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Lessons Learned from Developmental Science on Parenting and Adolescence
February 10, 2023Guest bloggers Estelle Berger, Camille Cioffi, and Leslie Leve offer research-based recommendations for supporting youth and their parents in treatment for opioid use disorder.
Adolescence Across the Animal Kingdom
January 6, 2023We talked with NSCA member and UC Berkeley neuroscientist Linda Wilbrecht about how insights from the animal kingdom can shift our perspective on the importance of our own human adolescent years.