From time to time, researchers, policy makers, philanthropy and practitioners all join together in a coordinated response to the most pressing issues facing America’s youth. I’ve been involved with this process for long enough to have participated in each of these roles. I recall during the early 1990s experts promoted the term “resiliency” which is the capacity to adapt, navigate and bounce back from adverse and challenging life experiences. Researchers and practitioners ali

Ariana Grande just revealed to British Vogue that she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the Manchester Arena bombing—when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at one of her concerts last May, killing 22 people and injuring 59. “It's hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss. But, yeah, [my PTSD is] a real thing,” she says. She also says she feels a tremendous amount of guilt for even discussing her s

NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES ON social media are more impactful than positive ones in determining the likelihood young adults report depressive symptoms, a new study found. Published in the journal Depression and Anxiety, the study found every 10 percent increase in negative social media experiences was associated with a 20 percent increase in the odds of reporting depressive symptoms, a statistically significant finding. On the other hand, each 10 percent increase in positive experi