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The Promise of Adolescence - Realizing Opportunity for All Youth (Paperback)
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The Promise of Adolescence - Realizing Opportunity for All Youth (Paperback)
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Adolescence?beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the
mid-20s?is a critical period of development during which key areas
of the brain mature and develop. These changes in brain structure,
function, and connectivity mark adolescence as a period of
opportunity to discover new vistas, to form relationships with
peers and adults, and to explore one's developing identity. It is
also a period of resilience that can ameliorate childhood setbacks
and set the stage for a thriving trajectory over the life course.
Because adolescents comprise nearly one-fourth of the entire U.S.
population, the nation needs policies and practices that will
better leverage these developmental opportunities to harness the
promise of adolescence?rather than focusing myopically on
containing its risks. This report examines the neurobiological and
socio-behavioral science of adolescent development and outlines how
this knowledge can be applied, both to promote adolescent
well-being, resilience, and development, and to rectify structural
barriers and inequalities in opportunity, enabling all adolescents
to flourish. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary Part I:
Adolescence as a Period of Opportunity 1 Introduction 2 Adolescent
Development 3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous
Interplay Between Biology and Environment 4 Inequity and
Adolescence Part II: Using Developmental Knowledge to Assure
Opportunity for All Youth 5 Introduction 6 Education 7 Health
System 8 Child Welfare System 9 Justice System 10 The Scientific
Opportunity References Appendix A: Assessing the Evidence Appendix
B: Youth Engagement Appendix C: Biosketches ofCommittee Members and
Staff Board on Children, Youth, and Families
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