UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent

Introducing STEPS for Youth, a new online tool from the UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent. STEPS for Youth connects policymakers and youth-serving organizations with accurate, up-to-date developmental science to help them create more effective policies for young people. STEPS offers both a check-in tool with science-informed questions to spark ideas for enhancing policies and a resource library with fact sheets and spotlights on adolescent brain and social development across a range of topics affecting youth. Explore STEPS for Youth today:?https://stepsforyouth.com/ #AdolescentDevelopment #Adolescence

Earlier this month, Jennifer Pfeifer and Anthony Burrow, Co-Executive Directors of the National Scientific Council on #Adolescence (NSCA), joined Laura Wray-Lake, a UCLA Professor of Social Welfare and youth civic engagement researcher, to discuss ways that adults can support adolescents after elections. This online panel explored the recommendations outlined in the new NSCA resource, “Elections as Opportunities for Positive Adolescent Development,” and explained how #civicengagement can be a positive way for youth to meet some of their core developmental needs. Watch the full video: https://lnkd.in/gsDhcgX2

Our Co-Executive Director, Adriana Galván, answers questions from the COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY about her research on #adolescent brain development before her keynote at the 2025 CNS Meeting in Boston. “I hope that the public can gain a more positive perspective about adolescents.?This period of life helps propel us into adulthood and the willingness to explore the world is a key attribute of adolescence that helps us learn through trial and error,” says Galván. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gpfXSJUy

If you are creating policies or programs that involve young people, visit our website #STEPSforYouth! This new site, launched in October, offers a curated list of science-based resources that can help policymakers and youth-serving organizations better support adolescents' core developmental needs through their work. STEPS for Youth also provides a 'Check-In' tool that encourages conversations about supporting adolescents using developmental science in new policies and programs and provides ideas for enhancing existing policies and programs. Learn more about STEPS for Youth: https://stepsforyouth.com/

The UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent is making strides to better understand and support young people during this transformative time of their lives through innovative research and community engagement. https://ucla.in/4hJtHlb | ??: Courtesy of the UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent

A new article from the UCLA Newsroom offers a high-level overview of the Center for the Developing #Adolescent and highlights our core science, mission, and recent projects like STEPS for Youth. “If the center fulfills its mission, we will see a greater investment — at the federal, systemic, and educational levels — in young people,” said Co-Executive Director Adriana Galván. Learn more about the CDA and read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gtpH7grX

There is still time to register for our webinar TODAY at noon PT! Join members of the National Scientific Council on #Adolescence and other experts to learn how you can support young people after the election and promote positive development through #civicengagement. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gEPAnrTW

Civic engagement can be a powerful tool for young people to build a sense of agency, cultivate a sense of purpose, and meet core developmental needs. Join members of the National Scientific Council on #Adolescence and other experts TOMORROW, Friday, November 15 from noon to 1:00 pm PT as they explain what the research says about how #civicengagement can support positive adolescent development, particularly among young people who have strong feelings about the #election or its results. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gEPAnrTW

This year's #election and election results have deeply impacted many young people. To help support young people dealing with strong emotions after the election and discuss how civic engagement can provide opportunities for positive development, members of the National Scientific Council on #Adolescence (NSCA) are hosting a webinar on November 15, 2024, from noon to 1:00 pm PT. Panelists will?discuss research-based ways that adults can support adolescents after this year's election,?as outlined in their new resource, "Elections as Opportunities for Positive Adolescent Development." Register for the webinar today: https://lnkd.in/gEPAnrTW

Join members of the?National Scientific Council on #Adolescence and other experts?on?November 15, 2024,?from?noon?to 1:00 p.m. PT?to discuss how we can help support young people after #elections. Although elections can be rich opportunities for our youth to develop their sense of agency and deepen their sense of purpose, many young people have strong feelings surrounding this election?and?its?outcome.?Panelists will?discuss research-based ways that adults can support adolescents after this year's election,?and explain?how youth can meet?some of?their core developmental needs through #civicengagement. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gEPAnrTW