Stephen Wallace

Stephen weighed in on the relationship between failure, resiliency and youth suicide in a new piece from TeenLife Media, Letting Your Kid Fail Could Help Prevent Teen Suicide.  The piece also references research from SADD and Liberty Mutual Insurance and the work of The Resilience Project at the University of Chicago. TeenLife Media is a […]

Stephen’s new column for Psychology Today, Driven – “Always on” lifestyle may hold hidden dangers, shares new research from SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance.  Psychology Today has named this piece an “Essential Read.”

Stephen provided commentary for the Deseret News article, “What every parent needs to know about their teen driver.” The piece focuses on new driving research from SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance. SADD and Liberty Mutual have been researching teen attitudes and behaviors since 2000.

Stephen’s feature article for the September/October edition of Camping Magazine, “SOS – Youth at Risk and Seven Survival Skills from Summer Camp,” focuses on mental health disorders and risk behaviors, including substance use. It includes original research from the Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) and The Resilience Project at the University of Chicago.

On Thursday, August 6th Stephen appeared on ABC News’ Good Morning America Program to discuss new driving research from SADD and Liberty Mutual Insurance. Since 2000, these two entities have been reporting on emerging driving behaviors among youth, including talking and texting while driving, the influence of parents and peers on safety, and the use

Stephen’s new column on youth mental health and suicide, Young People, Not Alone in Their Despair, has been named as an “essential Read” by PsychologyToday.com.

Stephen’s new column for Psychology Today, Young People, Not Alone in Their Despair, focuses on rising mental health issues among young people, including college students, and highlights the work of The Resilience Project at the University of Chicago.

Stephen’s new column for The Huffington Post, Used To Be, discusses the advent of so-called “free range parenting,” free play and federal crime statistics.

Stephen provided expert commentary in a new article, “Should We/Shouldn’t We? The Great Parent (and Kid) Drinking Debate” in Urban Family magazine.

On June 9, 2015 Stephen presented a day-long “train-the trainer” seminar to professionals of The Jewish Education Project in New York City. His remarks focused on the role that Jewish educators play in the educational, spiritual and civic development and engagement of Jewish youth, particularly teens. The Jewish Education Project helps congregations create new models of