adolescent
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The American Psychological Association, American Medical Association, and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry have all condemned conversion practices as dangerous and unsupported by evidence.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
Adolescent brains are still developing into the early 20s, said psychologist Amy Orben, who leads a digital mental health programme at the University of Cambridge.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
"My mum was better than me in everything," joked Mia, who like her mother studied Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
Christina Bethell, a social epidemiologist and director of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative at Johns Hopkins University, said the pandemic had certainly exacerbated the mental health crisis affecting young people nationwide.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024
“Well, everyone’s crazy these days, Dr. Singh. Adolescent sanity is so twentieth century.”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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