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Providing Stable Access to Healthy Food Supports Adolescents’ Brain Development as Well as Physical and Mental Health
This spotlight explains the unique consequences to health and development that result from food insecurity in adolescence, and offers suggestions for using insights from the science of adolescent development to help ensure that adolescents get the reliable nutrition their developing bodies and minds need.
Developing a Positive Racial and Ethnic Identity During Adolescence Can Support Healthy Mental and Physical Development and Academic Achievement
This spotlight provides insights into how creating a positive sense of self and belonging during adolescence, which includes growing our identity as part of a particular racial as well as ethnic group, can support healthy development.
Summer 2025 Research Roundup
This roundup provides an overview of the new research into adolescent development, including how neighborhoods affect sleep, the link between prosocial behavior and school performance, the role of location in racial discrimination, and the impact of specific types of adversity on brain development.
16 to 25: Building Pathways toward a Thriving Adulthood
This fact sheet provides a scientific overview of later adolescence, the ages between 16 and 25, and offers specific ways to support key developmental needs during this stage of development.
Spring 2025 Research Roundup
This roundup provides an overview of recent research into adolescent development, highlighting the role of family relationships, sleep, adverse childhood experiences, and neighborhood characteristics in brain development and mental health.
