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The Adolescent Brain: New Research and its Implications for Young People Transitioning from Foster Care

Freundlich, Madelyn; Greenblatt, Sarah

Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative

2011

Neuroscience has revealed that in adolescence, the brain experiences a period of major development. Adolescents must take on distinct developmental tasks—and young people in foster care often lack the supports needed to complete these tasks.