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A Developmental Path to Policy and Programs
This spotlight offers examples of policies and programs that take a research-informed, developmental approach to supporting adolescents.
Promoting Positive Development and Decreasing Risk in Online Spaces for Early Adolescents
This spotlight provides research-based recommendations for ensuring that digital technology used by early adolescents promotes healthy development while keeping young people safe online.
Young People Who Have Experienced Earlier Adversity Can Thrive with the Right Supports in Place During Adolescence
This spotlight summarizes the impacts of early adversity on development and the interventions during adolescence that can help youth thrive.
Healthy Sleep During Adolescence Is Essential for Mental and Physical Well-Being
This spotlight summarizes research about the importance of sleep for young people and describes how policies and programs can support this critical adolescent need.
Providing Positive Pathways for Adolescents to Gain Respect
This fact sheet provides insights from developmental science about our need to feel respected in adolescence, and how programs and interventions that meet this need can help support positive development.
