STEPS For Youth Sicience to Enhance Policy Success
Browse through the library below for more content on the core needs of adolescent development, deeper dives into some of the specific issues that affect young people, and additional resources including reports from the National Scientific Council on Adolescence (NSCA).

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Engaging, Safe, and Evidence-Based: What Science Tells Us Adolescents Need When Online

This council report from the National Scientific Council on Adolescence offers research-based suggestions for policymakers and technology companies to ensure that digital tech used by middle-school-aged youth promotes positive development and keeps young users safe online.

Engaging, Safe, and Evidence-Based: NSCA Report
  • Digital Technology
  • Mental & Physical Health
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Rooted in Connection: Reimagining the Foster System for Adolescents

Adaptivity podcast host Ron Dahl talks with experts Sixto Cancel and Leslie Leve about reimagining…

  • Foster Care
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This is Me: Race and Identity in Adolescence

Adaptivity podcast host Ron Dahl talks with Harvard physics major Jara Wilensky, high school math…

  • Brain Science
  • Gender Identity & Sexuality
  • Racial & Ethnic Identity
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The Intersection of Adolescent Development and Anti-Black Racism

This first Council Report from the National Scientific Council on Adolescence summarizes research on how racism and related inequities impact key developmental milestones of adolescence and offers policy and practice recommendations to support Black youth.

  • Adversity, Bias, & Discrimination
  • Digital Technology
  • Education
  • Racial & Ethnic Identity
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When Mattering Really Matters

We talk with adolescent climate activist Jayden Foytlin, Cornell Professor Anthony Burrow, and San Francisco…

  • Brain Science
  • Community & Civic Engagement
  • Out-of-School Time