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Co-Executive Director Adriana Galván speaks with The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s CEO Lisa Law­son on the lat­est episode of the foundation’s podcast, Cas­ey­Cast. In this conversation, Lawson asks Galván about her research on how the ado­les­cent brain can inform the understanding of policymakers, edu­ca­tors, and youth-serving systems regarding this crit­i­cal stage of development.

Co-Executive Director Adriana Galván is featured in a UCLA Newsroom article and accompanying podcast that provides insights into adolescent development, memory, and the fight to protect our brains.

NSCA co-director Jennifer Pfeifer spoke at TEDxPortland about the fascinating science behind the developing adolescent brain, and about how “adolescence isn’t a problem to be solved; it’s a transformative period of growth and opportunity.”

NSCA member Jacqueline Nesi offers a series of recommendations from a new APA report to help parents, educators, lawmakers, and AI designers support young people’s well-being on AI platforms.

Co-Executive Director Adriana Galván wrote a new article published in Brain Facts explaining the neurological basis for why adolescents take risks and how risk-taking can be essential for learning and positive development during this period.