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Millions of young people in the US are suffering, whether from abuse at home, pressure from social media or exposure to violence. But navigating the mental health care system can be disheartening.
Without supportive parents, children already under stress may experience a shrinkage in brain volume in an area of the brain that is important for learning and memory.
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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PhD student in Clinical and Developmental Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
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Director of Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab, Wellesley College
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Research scientist in Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine
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Pediatrician at Nemours Children's Health and Visiting Scholar at Wellesley College, Wellesley College
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
