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“We the Defenders”: National Association for Public Defense Investigator and Social Worker/Sentencing Advocates Conference – November 26-29

"We the Defenders": National Association for Public Defense Investigator and Social Worker/Sentencing Advocates Conference These conferences will feature nationally recognized faculty in a mix of plenary sessions, simultaneous sessions and…
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NIH Releases First Dataset from Unprecedented Study of Adolescent Brain Development – National Institutes of Mental Health

The National Institutes of Health today released to the scientific community an unparalleled dataset from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. To date, more than 7,500 youth and their families have been recruited for the…
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The Teenage Brain: Child Mind Institute Issues New Report on Teenage Mental Health – Markets Insider

This week, the Child Mind Institute released its 2017 Children's Mental Health Report, which includes analysis of why adolescent brain development creates a high-risk period of impulsive behaviors and the onset of mental health and substance…
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Pediatricians Warn Against Pot Use: Not Your Dad’s Marijuana – Medical Express

Current data is suggesting that 40% of American teens have tried marijuana and 20% are current, frequent, users.  However, the American Academy of Pediatrics warns against teen use because the adolescent brain is still developing and there…