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

Michael Laing, Durham County Council's corporate director for adult and health services, said an Adolescent Safeguarding and Exploitation team had been set up since Alfie's death, with support available for young people who needed it.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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

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

Soon, someone somewhere decided to give it a proper name: Idiopathic Adolescent Acute Neurodegeneration—IAAN for short.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken