Stephen provided comment in an AP story, Camp means community service for many young people, appearing in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer. In it, he outlines various service initiatives undertaken by campers, junior counselors and staff members at Cape Cod Sea Camps.
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Welcome to the online home of Stephen Wallace! As a school psychologist, adolescent counselor, SADD Chairman and CEO, camp director, researcher, motivational speaker, and college professor, Stephen has gained broad experience with teens and unique insights into their development, attitudes, and behavior. This site was created to share what he has learned! It is also intended to be a resource that empowers teens and parents to communicate openly about the critical issues young people face, collaborate on the choices they make, and celebrate the positive steps they take on the way to becoming happy, healthy, and productive men and women.
Recent Posts
Stephen provided comment in an AP story, Camp means community service for many young people, appearing in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. In it, he outlines various service initiatives undertaken by campers, junior counselors and staff members at Cape Cod Sea Camps.
Stephen’s new column for PsychologyToday.com, Flip – Changing gender roles in youth risk behavior, reflects newly released research from the Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) at Susquehanna University and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions).
Julie Barbera, Justin Deckert, Pierce Keegan and Stephen Wallace have published a new feature article, Change Agents – Social Entrepreneurship and the Summer Camp Experience in the May/June staff training edition of Camping Magazine.
Stephen’s new column for Psychology Today, Shattered – Impaired driving by millions of teens contributes to crash deaths, shares startling new data from SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance.
More Recent Posts
Recent Posts
On Saturday, April 6th Stephen addressed parents of accepted students at Susquehanna University’s annual Accepted Students Day. His remarks focused on transition to college and highlight new data from SU’s Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE). Following his remarks, Stephen greeted families and signed copies of his book Reality Gap.
Yesterday, February 6th Stephen addressed the Jupiter Tequesta (FL) Kiwanis Club during a 12:15 pm luncheon at Mangrove Bay, US Highway One. Stephen’s presentation, Does Character Count? Life Lessons and Social Entrepreneurship, revealed the links between character-forming relationships and social change. This marked Stephen’s third annual appearance before the club.
Stephen’s new Op-ed, Naughty or Nice, appears in the Christmas Day edition of the Herald News.
Today, Stephen delivered the keynote address at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Pediatric Trauma Conference. His remarks, The Power of Prevention – A Practitioner’s Guide to Risk Reduction, focused on the role of primary care givers in reducing youth risk behaviors and serving as a education source for children and families. Stephen also signed copies of his book, Reality Gap.
Last night, Stephen headlined a symposium sponsored by the Charlestown (MA) Against Drugs organization. The event was also supported by the Charlestown Substance Abuse Coalition, Charlestown Boys and Girls Club, Charlestown Community Center, Charlestown Mothers Association, Knights of Columbus, and Olivia Browning and Roycroft Design. Stephen’s remarks, which focused on substance use and abuse by young people as well as the powerful role that all adults can play in reducing youth risk behavior, was followed by a question and answer period and a book signing.
More Recent Posts
Recent Posts
Stephen provided comment in an AP story, Camp means community service for many young people, appearing in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. In it, he outlines various service initiatives undertaken by campers, junior counselors and staff members at Cape Cod Sea Camps.
Stephen’s new column for PsychologyToday.com, Flip – Changing gender roles in youth risk behavior, reflects newly released research from the Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) at Susquehanna University and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions).
Julie Barbera, Justin Deckert, Pierce Keegan and Stephen Wallace have published a new feature article, Change Agents – Social Entrepreneurship and the Summer Camp Experience in the May/June staff training edition of Camping Magazine.
Stephen’s new column for Psychology Today, Shattered – Impaired driving by millions of teens contributes to crash deaths, shares startling new data from SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance.
Thursday’s edition USA Today features new teen driving data from SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance revealing that nearly one-quarter of teens admit to driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana and other drugs.
More Recent Posts
Recent Posts
Stephen provided comment in an AP story, Camp means community service for many young people, appearing in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer. In it, he outlines various service initiatives undertaken by campers, junior counselors and staff members at Cape Cod Sea Camps.
SADD/Liberty Mutual teen driving research is highlighted in a CNN.com Tech article, 5 Tips for Saner Holiday Travel.
Tonight, Friday June 1 Stephen will appear for an hour (9:00 pm – 10:00 pm) on SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio station (SiriusXM81) on the About Our Kids, the Child Psych and Parenting Show. Topics will include children and teens who go to summer camp and how their counselors are trained to work with them.
Stephen was recently interviewed on the Ridin’ Dirty radio program.
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On Friday May 13th, Stephen appeared in a Making a Difference segment on the NBC affiliate in West Palm Beach, WPTV. In the interview, he discussed the important role of parent-child communication in helping teens to make safe choices.













