1. www.brainwave.org.nz Unravelling the mystery of the adolescent brain From child to adult

2. The evidence Reference: Gilkerson & Klein (2008)

3. Risk and protective factors The balance... increases the likelihood of a good or a poor outcome Reference: Cicchetti (2006)

4. Relationships are vital Reference:Gerhardt (2004), Parsons et al (2010), Perry (2002).

5. Stress Positive Toxic Tolerable Reference:Mueller et al (2010), National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2005).

6. Chaos, conflict, maltreatment

7. Early experiences can last Reference:Felitti et al (1998) Hillis et al (2001) Dong et al (2004)

8. Adolescence Reference:TO BE ADDED

9. Brain in transition Reference:Lenroot RK & Giedd JN. Brain Development in children and adolescents: insights from anatomical magnetic resonance imaging. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2006; 30:718-29.

10. Development Age Adolescence Decision Making Reference:Somerville and Casey 2010 Subcortical regions Prefrontal regions Increased risk

11. Reward Circuit

12. Hormones

13. Thinking adolescent Adolescence is an optimum time for new, exciting and creative thinking

14. Emotional & social

15. Risk taking

16. Alcohol

17. Effects of alcohol on the brain Hippocampus Prefrontal cortex Corpus collosum White matter (Myelinated axons) Reference:De Bellis, M.D.; Clark, D.B.; Beers, S.R.; et al. Hippocampal volume in adolescent-onset alcohol use disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry 157:737–744, 2000. Image:Brain Facts. A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System. Society for Neuroscience.

18. Cannabis Reference: National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Institutes of Health (USA). www.nida.nih.gov

19. The role of adults Listen to me – I am your prefrontal cortex... for now

20. Early years the foundation

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