UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent

Announcing the UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent’s 2024 Annual Report! ? This report highlights our impact, research, news, and projects over the past year of working to improve #adolescent health, education, and well-being through developmental science.?? 2024 highlights include: ?? 35,000 new website users ?? 11,175 podcast downloads ?? 2.3M+?views on CDA and CDA-supported videos ?? 200+?young people serving life sentences now eligible for parole as a result of the Commonwealth v. Mattis decision? ?? 40+?federal and state legislative offices briefed ?? The launch of STEPS for Youth: https://stepsforyouth.com/ Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/e25iyTSc

Our Spring Research Roundup is out now! ?? This roundup includes recent studies on #adolescent development that highlight the role of family relationships, sleep, adverse childhood experiences, and neighborhood characteristics in healthy brain development and mental health. Read now: https://lnkd.in/gSffwmHB

Candice Odgers, a member of the National Scientific Council on #Adolescence, spoke with Scientific American about how although COVID took an emotional and educational strain on children and adolescents, they are far from a ‘lost generation.’ “There’s a #resilience story to be told from this,” says Odgers, "We have to be careful that we look with a little more nuance and skepticism about what the long-run impacts of this [COVID] really will be and not to write off an entire generation of young people as lost—because they are not.” Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gtjMvfHh

Early #adolescence is a unique time in development when young people experience accelerated physical and cognitive changes. These changes make young adolescents particularly sensitive to the relationships and experiences around them, creating a window of opportunity to support youth to build positive mental health! Educators can be a crucial first line in promoting adolescent wellbeing.? Read the science-based ways educators can support key aspects of development that are particularly important during early adolescence in the National Scientific Council on Adolescence's 2024 report, 'Early Adolescence: A Window of Opportunity for Educators to Support Positive Mental Health': https://lnkd.in/gdQuiXmh

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The Center for the Developing Adolescent was founded on the belief that knowledge from the developmental science of adolescence can help us improve the lives of young people. Our nation and broader global community are experiencing a period of rapid policy and economic changes. We remain steadfast in our commitment to clearly and accurately share the science of adolescent development to promote positive development for all young people, regardless of economic background, race, immigration status, sexuality, or gender identity. Read our full statement, Our Commitment to the Science of Adolescence, here: https://lnkd.in/gM_STCx8

Hear from Leslie Leve, the Co-Director of the National Scientific Council on #Adolescence, as she discusses her research interests, unique career path, the mentors that helped her along the way, and her thoughts on supporting women in science! #WomensHistoryMonth

ICYMI: Our 2024 Annual Report is out now! Learn about our activities and impact over the past year of working to improve #adolescent health, education, and wellbeing through developmental science: https://lnkd.in/e25iyTSc

March is here and this month we are focusing on early #adolescence! ?? Tune in to our social media throughout the month for resources and information on early adolescence, roughly ages 10 to 13 or the middle school years, including reports on how to support mental health and promote the healthy use of digital technology during this period. To kick off the month, we are catching up on our core science, which highlights key developmental needs all adolescents, including early adolescents, require to thrive: https://lnkd.in/en9tiqUz

February has been a busy month! ?? Catch up on our recent content, including a new fact sheet on peer relationships, the 2024 Annual Report, videos, events, and media coverage, by reviewing our February newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gC6dujh3] Don't miss out on next month's content! Make sure to subscribe today: https://lnkd.in/guJeZ8y8